THE COMPLETE FAITH'S CHORD CHART
compilated by: graph_sas
Words and music by: The Cure
From the recognized 1981's album Faith from The Cure
ANNO DOMINI: 2009, April 13th
Please contribute to this compilation by sending corrections and or
additions to me: graph_sas@hotmail.com Thanks! ^^
AMENDMENT INTENTION: The following compilation of chords is personal and free on the
published by Fiction Records in 1982 for The Cure and only with didactic and philanthropic
All songs are copyrighted by the publishers and these tabs are property of his respective authors.
The Tabbers are:
graph_sas [tabs: 1,2,3,4,6,7] graph_sas@hotmail.com
Sir Douglas [tab 2]
Winston Campbell [tab 3]
Gallagher2006 [tab 5,8]
Unregistered [tab 6] (your bass tab is great!! Contact with me!)
The Songs are:
1. The Holy Hour
2. Primary
3. Other Voices
4. All Cats Are Grey
5. The Funeral Party
6. Doubt
7. The Drowning Man
8. Faith
NOTE OF THE AUTHOR: For me, this is really the best album of The Cure and one of the
of all the times. Thanks a lot Robert, Simon and Lol!!
THE HOLY HOUR
Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: graph_sas
Bass tab:
/ Fig.1
Fig.2 Bridge
Guitar: (repeat all the chords 4 times)
I kneel and wait in silence
As one by one the people slip away
Into the night
The quite and empty bodies
Kiss the ground before they pray
Kiss the ground
And slip away
(x4)
I sit and listen dreamlessly
A promise of salvation makes me stay
Then look at your face
And feel my heart pushed in
As all around the children play
The games they tired of yesterday
They play
They play
(x4)
I stand and hear my voice
Cry out
A wordless scream at ancient power
It breaks against stone
I softly leave you crying
I cannot hold what you devour
The sacrifice of penance
the last chord is:
In the holy hour
PRIMARY
Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: Sir Douglas & graph_sas
(played by guitar 1)
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2nd Intro (played by both guitars) (x4)
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Guitar 2 plays....
Guitar 1 plays....
:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
The innocence of [] sleeping children
Dressed in white
And [] slowly [] dreaming
Stops all time [, , , ]
Slow my steps and [] start to blur
So [] many years have [] filled my [] heart
I [] never thought I'd [] say those [] words [, ]
Pre Chorus (Played by Guitar 2) (x2)
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The [] further we go
And [] older we grow
The [] more we know ...
The [] less we [] show ... (x2)
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Guitar 2 plays....
Guitar 1 plays....
:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
The [] very first time I [] saw your face
I [] thought of a song
And [] quickly [] changed the [] tune [,
, ]
The [] very first time I [] touched your skin
I [] thought of a story
And [] rushed to [] reach the [] end too soon [, , , ]
Coda 1 (dunno if I should call it this but.. ah who cares?)
====== (played by guitar 2) (x1)
:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Oh [] remember
Oh [] Please
Don't [] change [, , , ,
x2
2nd Intro (played by both guitars) (x2)
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Guitar 2 plays....
Guitar 1 plays....
:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
So the fall came
Thirteen years
[] shiny ring
And [] how I could for[]get your name [, , , ]
The [] air no longer [] in my throat
Another perfect [] lie is choked
But it al[]ways []feels []the same [, ]
Coda 2 (this is the proper Coda... or so the book says)
====== (oooh.... loads a high notes)
(Played by guitar 2) (x1)
:12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
then.....
:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-17-17-17-17-|
:8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--15-15-15-15-|
:16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
:14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
So they []close together
Dressed in []red and yellow
Inno[]cent forever
Sleeping children in their blue soft [] rooms
Still []dream
Bit after Coda2 (x4)
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Guitar 2 plays...
Guitar 1 plays...
The [] further we go
And [] older we grow
The [] more we know ...
The [] less we [] show ... (x2)
FINAL CHORUS (x4)
============
Both Guitars play......
:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
OTHER VOICES
Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: Winston Campbell & graph_sas
The Tab part tabbed by: Winston Campbell [jieuryli@eden.rutgers.edu]
After waiting such a long time for some one to transcribe this song, I just
decided to figure it out by myself. I tried doing that months ago and
failed. But this time around it was not as hard as I thought it was.
Basically (maybe skipping notes), but basically this is how I play it:
The strange intro is something like this:
The bass riff starts out as:
Riff 1:
The double lines means that you must repeat the riff ending and starting at
the double lines (you are not supposed to play those first two intro notes
again). This riff (within the double lines) is repeated seven times, then
you play:
You play Riff 1 again throughout the verse. Now, this is the part that may
not be accurate: the guitar tablature. I am sure I am pretty close, this is
how I play the guitar part during the verse:
-4--4-4-4/7--6-6--6-x-|-3--3-3-3/4--4--4--4-|
-4--4-4-4/7--7-7--7-x-|-4--4-4-4/5--5--5--5-|
If you listen to how the guitar is played, you will get the idea. Now, this
song, believe it or not, has two choruses. The first chorus comes after the
first verse (obviously). The bass for it (and I am not perfect on this) is:
This is played four times. It is good to slip that A note for the last time
when going back into Riff 1 for the second verse. The guitar part for Riff 2
is:
Guitar Riff 1A:
Guitar Riff 1B:
You play Guitar Riff 1A three times, then you play Guitar Riff 2B once. You
can play around a bit, especially at the to part. The second chorus
goes something like this:
You play this three times, and on the fourth time, you play only half of it.
Listen to the tape or CD and you will know what I mean. Anyway, the guitar
for that part is:
||-6--6-6--6-|-7-7--7-7-7-|-11--11-11-11\-9--9--9--9-|-6--6-6-6/-9--9--9-||
Like the bass, repeat this three times and then play half of it. The song
ends with Riff 1 repeating and there are inaudible sounds of the intro going.
I hope this has helped. It may not be perfect and maybe you can formulate
your own transcription of it or whatever. By the way, here are the lyrics:
The Chords part, tabbed by: graph_sas [graph_sas@hotmail.com]
Whisper your name in an empty room
You brush past my skin as soft as fur
Taking hold I taste your scent
Distant noises of other voices
Pounding in my broken head
Commit the sin, commit yourself
And all the other voices said
Change your mind you're always wrong
(always wrong)
Repeat the main riff through the Verse: [, , ]
Come around at christmas I really have to see you
smile at me slyly Another festive compromise
But i live with desertion and eight million people
Distant noises, other voices
Repeat the bridge chords: [, , , ]
Pulsing in my swinging arms
Caress the sound, so many dead
and all the other voices sing
change your mind You're always wrong
(Wrong...)
ALL CATS ARE GREY
Words by: L.Tolhurst Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: graph_sas
SYNTH CHORDS: , , , (x4)
, , (x4)
I never thought that I would find myself
In bed amongst the stones
The columns are all men
Begging to crush me
No shapes sail on the dark deep lakes
And no flags wave me home
In the caves
All cats are grey
In the caves
The textures coat my skin
In the death cell
A single note
Rings on and on and on
() play to the end
THE FUNERAL PARTY
Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: Gallagher2006
Tuning: Standard
Easy song to strum along to, but it's beautiful none the less.
I've arranged the song for a capo on the third fret, just to make
the whole thing even easier :P
Chords: (capo 3rd)
(x32010)
(x02210)
(x33210)
Two pale figures
Ache in silence
Timeless
in the quiet ground
side by side
in age and sadness
/
I watched
And acted wordlessly
As piece by piece
You performed your story
Moving through an unknown past
Dancing at the funeral party
(transition chord for two bars)
Memories of childrens' dreams
Lie lifeless fading
Lifeless
Hand in hand with fear and shadows
Crying at the funeral party
I heard a song
And turned away
As piece by piece
You performed your story
Noiselessly across the floor
Dancing at the funeral party
/ until end
Enjoy!
DOUBT
Words by: S.Gallup Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: unregisered & graph_sas
Unregistered was transcribed the line bass:
The Basic Rhythm
First Chorus - "Screaming Throw Myself..."
Second Chorus - "Kiss You Once..."
"Life...ooohhh..."
Repeat Rhythm And End On Open
These are my chords play over the verse: , ,
Stop my flight to fight
And die
And take a stand to change my life
, ,
So savage with red desperation
I clench my hands
You draw your claws
A hidden rage consumes my heart
Fuelled by years of wasted time
I close my eyes
And tense myself
These are my chords play over the brigde: , , ,
Bridge:
And screaming
Throw myself in fury over the edge
And into your blood
Tear at flesh
And rip at skin
And smash at doubt
I have to break you
Fury drives my vicious blows
I see you fall but still I strike you
Again and again
Your body falls
The movement is sharp and clear and pure
And gone
I stop and kneel beside you
Drained of everything but pain
Play the bridge chords: , , ,
And screaming
Throw myself in fury over the edge
And into your blood
into your blood
, (x2)
Kiss you once and see you writhe
, (x2)
Hold you close and hear you cry
, (x2)
Kiss your eyes and finish your life
Kiss your eyes
, (x2)
Finish your life
Interlude: , , , , (x3)
Again and again
Your body falls
The movement is sharp and clear and pure
And gone
I stop and kneel beside you
Knowing I'll murder you again tonight
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Knowing I'll murder you again
Tonight
THE DROWNING MAN
Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: graph_sas
Tuning: normal
, ,
Riff 1: [, , ]
She stands twelve feet above the flood
She stares
Alone
Across the water
The loneliness grows and slowly
Fills her frozen body
Sliding downwards
Riff 2: [, , ]
One by one her senses die
The memories fade
And leave her eyes
Still seeing worlds that never were
Repeat Riff 1: [, ,
x2
And one by one the bright birds leave her ...
Repeat Riff 2: [, , ] x 2
Starting at the violent sound
She tries to turn
But final
Noiseless
Slips and strikes her soft dark head
The water bows
Receives her
And drowns her at its ease
Drowns her at its ease
I would have left the world all bleeding
Could I only help you love
The fleeting shapes so many years ago
So young and beautiful and brave
Everything was true
It couldn't be a story
I wish it was all true
I wish it couldn't be a story
The words all left me
Lifeless
Hoping
Breathing like the drowning man
Oh Fushia
You leave me
, ,
Breathing like the drowning man
, ,
Breathing like the drowning man
Repeat Riff 1,and 2 two times alternately to the end...
FAITH
Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981
Tabbed by: Gallagher2006
Rhythm figure 1:
end rhythm figure 1
Rhythm figure 2:
end rhythm figure 2
Variation:
Catch me if I fall
I'm losing hold
I can't just carry on this way
And every time
I turn away
Lose another blind game
The idea of perfection holds me
Suddenly I see you change
Everything at once the same
But the mountain never moves
Rape me like a child
Christened in blood
Painted like an unknown saint
There's nothing left but hope
Your voice is dead
And old
And always empty
Trust in me through closing years
Perfect moments wait
If only we could stay
Please
Say the right words
Or cry like the stone white clown
And stand
Lost forever in a happy crowd
No one lifts their hands
No one lifts their eyes
Justified with empty words
The party just gets better and better
I went away alone
With nothing left
But faith
AMEN
All chord chats are taken from and feedback for ultimate-guitar.com
From the author of this compilation: Sergio Atencia Sánchez [graph_sas@hotmail.com]
Please, e-mail me for any question, suggestion or warning.
Thanks a lot to the others users and enjoy the tabs!! ^^