The Caterpillar Tab by The Cure
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Intro 1
(B flat5) [Piano Effects]
(B flat5) [Violin Effects]
Intro 2
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
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(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
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(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
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(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
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Verse 1
(G5) Flicker, flicker, flicker, (Gsus2) flicker,
flicker, flicker, (G6) flicker, flicker
(D major) Here you (Dsus2) are (D major)
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata- (D major) caterpillar girl (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) Flowing in (Gsus2) and filling (G6) up my (D major) hopeless (Dsus2) heart
(D major) Oh, (G5) never, (Gsus2) never (G6) go (D major) (Dsus2)
Chorus 1
Oh, (D major) I'll (F sharp7) dust my lemon lies (B minor7)
With (F sharp7) powder, pink and sweet (B minor7)
The (F sharp7) day I stop is the day (B minor7) you change
And (F sharp7) fly away from me (B minor7)
Interlude 1
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2)
Verse 2
(D major) You (G5) flicker (Gsus2) and you're (G6) (D major) beautiful (Dsus2)
You (D major) (G5) glow in (Gsus2) side my (G6) head (D major)
You (Dsus2) hold me (D major) (G5) hyp no (Gsus2) tized (G6)
I'm (D major) mesmer (Dsus2) ized
(D major) Your (G5) flames, the (Gsus2) flames
(G6) that (D major) kiss me (Dsus2) dead
Chorus 2
(D major) I'll (F sharp7) dust my lemon lies (B minor7)
With (F sharp7) powder, pink and sweet (B minor7)
The (F sharp7) day I stop is the day (B minor7) you change
And (F sharp7) fly away from me (B minor7)
Interlude 2
(A sharpdim) (F sharp7add4)
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(A sharpdim) (F sharp7add4)
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A|-1--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(A sharpdim) (F sharp7add4)
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A|-1--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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Interlude 3
(A sharpdim) (A sharpdim) (G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
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B|---------0-----------0-------0----|---------0-----------0------------|
G|-----3-------3-----------3--------|-----3-------------------3--------|
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A|-1--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2)
Verse 3
(D major) (G5) Flicker, flicker, flicker, (Gsus2) flicker,
flicker, flicker, (G6) flicker, flicker
(D major) Here you (Dsus2) are (D major)
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata- (D major) caterpillar girl (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) Flowing in (Gsus2) and filling (G6) up my (D major) hopeless (Dsus2) heart
(D major) Oh, (G5) never, (Gsus2) never (G6) go (D major) (Dsus2)
Chorus 3
Oh, (D major) I'll (F sharp7) dust my lemon lies (B minor7)
With (F sharp7) powder, pink and sweet (B minor7)
The (F sharp7) day I stop is the day (B minor7) you change
And (F sharp7) fly away, (B minor7) away
Interlude 4
(G5) (Gsus2) (from (G6) me) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) (Gsus2) (G6) (D major) (Dsus2) (D major)
Outro 1
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata- (D major) caterpillar girl (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata- (D major) caterpillar girl (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata- (D major) caterpillar girl (Dsus2) (D major)
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata
(G5) Cata-cata- cata- (Gsus2) cata-
cata-cata- (G6) cata-cata-
(G major) caterpillar girl
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