The Lovecats chords by The Cure (Official Version)

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Am
G
F
Am7
F6
C
Cadd9
Dm
Dmadd9
Em7
Fmaj7
Amadd9
F7
F9
Em
F/E

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
We move like cagey tigers
G 
F 
G 
We couldn't get closer than this
Am 
The way we walk
Am7 
The way we talk
G 
F 
The way we stalk
F6 
The way we kiss
G 
Am 
We slip through the streets
While everyone sleeps
G 
F 
Getting bigger and sleeker
F6 
G 
And wider and brighter
Am 
We bite and scratch and scream all night
G 
F 
Let's go and throw
F6 
All the songs we know
G 

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Chorus 1
C 
Into the sea
Cadd9 
You      and me
Dm 
Dmadd9 
All these years and no one heard
C 
I'll show you in spring
Cadd9 
It's a treacherous thing
Dm 
Dmadd9 
Am 
We missed you hissed    the lovecats
G 
F 
G 
Am 
G 
We missed you hissed the lovecats
F 
G 
We're so

Verse 2
Am 
wonderfully, wonderfully,
G 
F 
wonderfully, wonderfully pretty!
G 
Am 
Am7 
G 
F 
F6 
Oh you know that I'd do anything for you
G 
Am 
We should have each other to tea huh?
G 
F 
F6 
We should have each other with cream
G 
Am 
Then curl up by the fire
And sleep for awhile
G 
F 
It's the grooviest thing
F6 
G 
It's the perfect dream

Chorus 2
C 
Into the sea
Cadd9 
You      and me
Dm 
Dmadd9 
All these years and no one heard
C 
I'll show you in spring
Cadd9 
It's a treacherous thing
Dm 
Dmadd9 
Am 
We missed you hissed    the lovecats
G 
F 
G 
Am 
We missed you hissed the lovecats
G 
F 
G 
Am 
We missed you hissed the lovecats
G 
F 
G 
Am 
We missed you hissed the lovecats
G 
F 
G 
We're so

Verse 3
Am 
wonderfully, wonderfully,
G 
F 
wonderfully, wonderfully pretty!
G 
Am 
Am7 
G 
F 
F6 
Oh you know that I'd do anything for you
G 
Am 
We should have each other to dinner
G 
F 
F6 
We should have each other with cream
G 
Am 
Then curl up by the fire
And sleep for awhile
G 
F 
It's the grooviest thing
F6 
G 
It's the perfect dream

Chorus 3
Em7 
Hand  in hand
Is the only way to land
Fmaj7 
And always the right way round
Em7 
Not broken in pieces
Like hated little meeces
Fmaj7 
How      could we miss
Am 
Someone as dumb as this?
G 
F 
G 
Am 
We missed you hissed the lovecats
G 
F 
G 
We missed
Am 
G 
F 
G 
Am 
G 
F 

Outro 1
Am 
Fmaj7 
I love you, let's go
Am 
Fmaj7 
Am 
Amadd9 
F7 
F9 
Am 
Amadd9 
F7 
F9 
Am 
Amadd9 
F7 
F9 
Am 
Amadd9 
F7 
F9 
Em 
F/E 
Em 
F/E 
Em 
F/E 
Em 
Em 

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Am
G
F
Am7
F6
C
Cadd9
Dm
Dmadd9
Em7
Fmaj7
Amadd9
F7
F9
Em
F/E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: A minorBPM: 92

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dmadd9: x-5-7-7-6-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Amadd9: x-0-7-5-0-0
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
F9: 1-3-1-2-1-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F/E: x-x-2-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of The Lovecats 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 A minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Cure.

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