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A Short Term Effect

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“A SHORT TERM EFFECT”
Words by: R.Smith  Music by: The Cure  published by: Fiction Records, 1982
Album: Pornography
Tabbed by: graph_sas 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The powerchords are based on the bass line. But you can also play the Dm C G F chords instead. 
A wah wah pedal can help to reproduce the oppressive atmosphere.
[Intro]
(riff)
e|--------9---9------7------------7---------|
B|-----10-------10--------8----------8------|
G|----------9------------------9------------|
D|-7---------------7------------------------|
A|-------------------10---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
(drums)
(bass)
D5E5C5D5G5A5F5C5
           (x4)
[Verse 1]
Dm                     C               G      F
Movement, no movement, just a falling bird
Dm                  C               G      F
Cold as it hits the bleeding ground
   Dm                    C                     G      F
He lived and died, catch sight, cover me with earth
Dm               C                  G      F
Draped in black, static white sound
[Chorus]
Bb                          C
A day without substance, a change of thought
Bb                           C
An atmosphere that rots with time
Bb                      C
Colours that flicker in water
         Dm        C  G  F
A short term effect
[Instrumental]
D5E5C5D5G5A5F5C5
           (x4)
[Verse 2]
Dm                      C             G                  F
Scream, as she tries to push him over, helpless and sick
Dm                     C                    G      F
With teeth of madness, jump jump dance and sing,
Dm                     C                G                 F
Sideways across the desert, a charcoal face bites my hand
Dm               C               G              F
Time is sweet, derange and disengage everything
[Chorus]
Bb                          C
A day without substance, a change of thought
Bb                            C
The atmosphere that rots with time
Bb                      C
Colours that flicker in water
         Dm        C  G  F
A short term effect
[Outro]
               Dm  C  G  F
A short term effect
   Dm             C                G               F
An echo, and a stranger's hand, a short term effect
   Dm             C                G               F
An echo, and a stranger's hand, a short term effect
D5E5C5D5G5A5F5C5
           (x4)
D5

A Short Term Effect chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Short Term Effect by The Cure. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

“A SHORT TERM EFFECT”
Words by: R.Smith  Music by: The Cure  published by: Fiction Records, 1982
Album: Pornography
Tabbed by: graph_sas 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The powerchords are based on the bass line. But you can also play the Dm C G F chords instead. 
A wah wah pedal can help to reproduce the oppressive atmosphere.
D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 A5 F5 C5    (x4)
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 A5 F5 C5    (x4)
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 A5 F5 C5    (x4)
D5

A Short Term Effect Chords by The Cure

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