Maybe Someday chords by
The Cure (Official Version)
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Key: E minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F#

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
No, I won't do it again
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
I don't want   to pretend
C C 
 
G G 
 
If it can't be like before,
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
I've got to let    it end
C C 
 
G G 
 
I don't want what I was,
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I had a change of head
C C 
 
G G 
 
But maybe someday
G/F# G/F# 
 
Yeah, maybe

Interlude 1

Em

C

G

G/F#

(someday)

Em

C

G

G/F#

Em

C

G

D

Em

C

G

G/F#

Verse 2

Em

C

G

G/F#

Em

I've got to let it go and leave it gone

C

G

G/F#

Em

Just walk away stop it going on

C

G

D

Em

Get too scared to jump if I wait too long

C

G

G/F#

But maybe someday, yeah

Chorus 1
C C 
 
D D 
 
D#m7b5 D#m7b5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
I'll see you smile     as you call my name
D D 
 
D#m7b5 D#m7b5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
And start to feel      and it feels the same
D D 
 
D#m7b5 D#m7b5 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
And I know that maybe     someday's come
Em Em 
 
Maybe someday's come again
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
So tell me someday's come
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
Tell me someday come   again

Interlude 2

Em

C

G

G/F#

Em

C

G

G/F#

Em

C

G

D

Em

C

G

G/F#

Verse 3
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
No, I won't do it some more,
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
it doesn't make   any sense
C C 
 
G G 
 
If we can't be like it was,
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
I've got to let    it rest
C C 
 
G G 
 
I don't want what I did,
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I had a change of tense
C C 
 
G G 
 
G/F# G/F# 
 
But maybe someday, yeah

Chorus 2

C

D

D#m7b5

Em

C

I'll see you smile as you call my name

D

D#m7b5

Em

C

And start to feel and it feels the same

D

D#m7b5

Em

C

And I know that maybe someday's come

Bridge 1
Maybe someday's come...
Am Am 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C C 
 
If I could do    it again,
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
maybe just once more
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C C 
 
Think I could make  it work
Am Am 
 
like I did it before
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C C 
 
If I could try   it out,
D D 
 
Fmaj7#11 Fmaj7#11 
 
if I could just be sure

Outro 1
That maybe someday is the last
Em Em 
 
(time)
Fmaj7#11 Fmaj7#11 
 
Em Em 
 
Yeah, maybe        someday is the end
Fmaj7#11 Fmaj7#11 
 
Em Em 
 
Or maybe        someday is when it all stops
Fmaj7#11 Fmaj7#11 
 
Em Em 
 
Or maybe        someday always comes again

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm C G G/F# D...

Chords

Em
C
G
G/F#
D
D#m7b5
Am
Bm7
Fmaj7#11

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D#m7b5: x-x-1-2-2-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Fmaj7#11: 1-3-3-2-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Maybe Someday by The Cure, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Cure's performance.

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