How Beautiful You Are Chords by The Cure

Tempo:
72.7 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Bm

C

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Cure - How Beautiful You Are chords
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[Am] [Em] [Am] [D] .
[A] [Em] [Am] [D] .
[Am] .
[D] [C] [G] .
[A] [D] [C] [D] [Em] .
[Am] [G] [C] [Bm] [G] .
[Am] [Bm] [C] [G] [Em].
[Am] You want to know [Bm] why I hate you?.
Well [C] I'll try and [Bm] explain.
[G].
[Am] You remember that day [Bm] in Paris, [C] when we wandered through [Bm] the [G] rain.
[Am] We promised to [Bm] each other that [C] we'd always think [Bm] the [Em] same.
[Am] We dreamed that dream [Bm] to be two [C] souls as one.
[D] [G].
[Bm] We stopped just [Am] as the sun set [Bm] and waited for [Am] the night.
.
[Bm] In the kitchen [Am] building, [Bm] a flickering glass and burning [Em].
[Am] light.
[Bm] [C] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [G] [C] [Bm] [G] .
[Am] [Bm] [C] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [G] [C] [G] .
[Am] [Bm] Across stood [C] a weary, gray [Bm]-faced man, [Am] who held a child [Bm] upon his back.
[C] A small boy by [Bm] the [Am] hand, three of them [D] dressed [Ab] in rags [C] and filled with a vile [D] [C] air.
[Am] With all six eyes [Bm] staring fixatively [C] on you.
[Dm] [G] .
[Bm] All the stars [Am] said, beautiful, [Bm] how beautiful [Am] you are.
[Bm] With boys eyes said, [Am] how beautiful, [Bm] since you were a [Em] cypress star.
[Am] With child's eyes I [Em] said nothing, with [F] a new sound of silly joy.
[G].
[Am] And filled my heart [Em] to sing for us, [F] that's the way we are.
[Am].
That's the way we [Em] are.
[F] [G] .
[Am] [Em] [F] [G] .
[Am] [G] [Am] .
[G] [Am] [F] .
[Am] [D] [Em] [C] [Bm] [G] .
[Am] [Bm] [C] [Bm] [Em] .
[Am] [Bm] [C] [G] .
[Am] [Bm] [C] [G] [Am].
I sat to look [Bm] at you, to read my [C] thoughts upon your [Bm] face.
[G].
[Am] Your face so deep [Bm] and so your eyes [C] so beautiful [G] I screamed.
[Am] Till you spoke [Bm] and showed me [C] understanding is [Bm] a [Em] dream.
[Am] I hate these people [Bm] staring, make [C] them go away [D] from [G] me.
[Bm] With fathers eyes [Am] said, beautiful, [Bm] how beautiful [Am] you are.
[Bm] With boys eyes said, [Am] how beautiful, [Bm] since you're crazy like a [B] star.
[Am] With child's eyes I [Em] said nothing, with [F] a quiet sound of silly joy.
[Am] And filled my heart [Em] with sadness for [F] the way we are.
[Am] For the way we [Em] are.
[F] [B].
[Am] For the way we are.
[Em] [F] [G].
This is why [Am] I hate you, [Dm] how I [Am] understand.
[G].
No [Dm] I'll never [Am] love [F] another, or love [Am] another.
[E]
Key:  
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
C
3211
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To learn The Cure - How Beautiful You Are chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, G, Am, Bm, C, Bm, Em and Am. Kick off your practice at a gentle 36 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 73 BPM. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ .
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Em].
[Am] You want to know [Bm] why I hate you?.
Well [C] I'll try and [Bm] explain.
[G].
[Am] You remember that day [Bm] in Paris, [C] when we wandered through [Bm] the [G] rain.
[Am] We promised to [Bm] each other that [C] we'd always think [Bm] the [Em] same.
[Am] We dreamed that dream [Bm] to be two [C] souls as one.
[D] _ [G].
[Bm] We stopped just [Am] as the sun set [Bm] and waited for [Am] the night.
_ .
[Bm] In the kitchen [Am] building, [Bm] a flickering glass and burning [Em].
[Am] light.
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ .
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ .
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ [Bm] Across stood [C] a weary, gray [Bm]-faced man, [Am] who held a child [Bm] upon his back.
[C] A small boy by [Bm] the [Am] hand, three of them [D] dressed [Ab] in rags [C] and filled with a vile [D] [C] air.
[Am] With all six eyes [Bm] staring fixatively [C] on you.
[Dm] _ [G] _ .
[Bm] All the stars [Am] said, beautiful, [Bm] how beautiful [Am] you are.
[Bm] With boys eyes said, [Am] how beautiful, [Bm] since you were a [Em] cypress star.
[Am] With child's eyes I [Em] said nothing, with [F] a new sound of silly joy.
[G].
[Am] And filled my heart [Em] to sing for us, [F] that's the way we are.
[Am].
That's the way we [Em] are.
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ .
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ .
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am].
I sat to look [Bm] at you, to read my [C] thoughts upon your [Bm] face.
[G].
[Am] Your face so deep [Bm] and so your eyes [C] so beautiful [G] I screamed.
[Am] Till you spoke [Bm] and showed me [C] understanding is [Bm] a [Em] dream.
[Am] I hate these people [Bm] staring, make [C] them go away [D] from [G] me.
[Bm] With fathers eyes [Am] said, beautiful, [Bm] how beautiful [Am] you are.
[Bm] With boys eyes said, [Am] how beautiful, [Bm] since you're crazy like a [B] star.
[Am] With child's eyes I [Em] said nothing, with [F] a quiet sound of silly joy.
[Am] And filled my heart [Em] with sadness for [F] the way we are.
[Am] For the way we [Em] are.
_ [F] _ _ _ [B].
[Am] For the way we are.
[Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G].
This is why [Am] I hate you, [Dm] how I [Am] understand.
[G].
No [Dm] I'll never [Am] love [F] another, _ or love [Am] another.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _

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