The Hungry Ghost Chords by The Cure

Tempo:
109.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

A

E

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Hungry Ghost chords
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[C#m] [B] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[B] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [A]
[E] [C#m]
All the things we never [B] know we need Looks [A] like we get them in the [B] end
[C#m]
Measure time in letter [B] time and greed And [A] by that time we get to spend
[E] [C#m] Up for take that, head of stone A [B] home book into every phone
[C#m]
Mono-chrome for a pair [B] Exclusive since that's not reclusive
[C#m] No it doesn't come for free [B] It's the price we pay for [A] happiness
[E] [B]
No [F#m] time [B] to remember to [E] examine [F#m] Do you know what [B] we need?
No one [E]
knows [B]
Nothing [C#m] we miss
[A] So [F#m]
[B] long ago [E]
It's like [Em] no one knows
Every [A] [B] time our two folks [A] Will never [D] satisfy the hungry [C#m]
ghosts
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B] All [C#m]
[B] [A]
[E] [C#m]
the stuff we know we [B] never want Seems [A] like we get it anyway
[B] Safe [C#m]
to say it isn't [B] really wrong Not [A] when we know we owe it
[E] Yeah, I know it [C#m] all the way
[B] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [A]
[E] Yeah, [C#m]
all of this we never [B] know we want It's [A] like we get it anyway
[B] [C#m]
Safe to say it isn't [B] ever wrong It's [A] hard to get down to do [E] it
I [C#m] 3D screen a bit A [B] bit pulled out of every hit
But [A] it's in latest sketches designed [B] Caprice to make the headlines
[C#m] No it doesn't come for free [B] It's the price we pay for [C#m]
happiness
[E] [B]
No time to remember to [E] examine Do
[B] you know what we need?
No one [E] knows [B]
Nothing we miss
So [C#m]
[A] long ago [F#m]
[B] [E]
[F#m] It's [E] like no one [A] knows
Every [B] time our two folks [A] Will never [D] satisfy the hungry [C#m]
ghosts
[E] All [A]
[B] [C#m]
of this we know we [B] never need Well, [A] it's the price we pay for happiness
Key:  
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Cure - The Hungry Ghost chords, practice playing E, C#m, B, C#m, B, A, E, A and C#m in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 54 BPM and then match the original tempo of 110 BPM. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m]
All the things we never [B] know we need Looks [A] like we get them in the [B] end
_ _ _ [C#m]
Measure time in letter [B] time and _ greed And [A] by that time we get to spend
[E] _ _ [C#m] Up for take that, head of stone A [B] home book into every phone
[C#m]
Mono-chrome for a pair [B] Exclusive since that's not reclusive
[C#m] No it doesn't come for free [B] It's the price we pay for [A] happiness
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
No [F#m] time [B] to remember to [E] examine _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Do _ you know what [B] we need?
No one _ [E]
knows _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Nothing _ _ _ [C#m] we miss
_ [A] So _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [B] long ago _ [E] _
It's like [Em] no one knows
Every [A] [B] time our two folks [A] Will never _ [D] satisfy the hungry [C#m] _
_ ghosts
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ [B] All _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
the stuff we know we [B] never want Seems [A] like we get it anyway
[B] _ _ Safe [C#m]
to say it isn't [B] really wrong Not [A] when we know we owe it
[E] _ Yeah, I know it [C#m] all the way
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] Yeah, _ _ [C#m]
all of this we never [B] know we want It's [A] like we get it anyway
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Safe to say it isn't [B] ever wrong It's [A] hard to get down to do [E] it
I [C#m] 3D screen a bit A [B] bit pulled out of every hit
But [A] it's in latest sketches designed [B] Caprice to make the headlines
[C#m] No it doesn't come for free [B] It's the price we pay for _ [C#m]
happiness
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
No time to remember to _ [E] examine _ _ _ _ _ Do _
[B] you know what we need?
No one [E] knows _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Nothing we miss
_ So [C#m] _
_ _ [A] long ago _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] It's [E] like no one _ [A] knows
Every [B] time our two folks [A] Will never _ [D] satisfy the hungry [C#m] _
ghosts
_ [E] _ _ All [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
of this we know we [B] never need Well, [A] it's the price we pay for happiness _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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