blink-182 - A Letter To Elise (The Cure Cover): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Letter To Elise (The Cure Cover)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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    A
Oh Elise it doesn't
                E/G#
matter what you say
I just can't stay
           F#m
here every yesterday
Like keep on
D
acting out the same
The way we act out
A
Every way to smile
           E/G#
Forget And make believe
we never needed
F#m
Any more than this
D
Any more than this

    A
Oh Elise it doesn't
                E/G#
matter what you do
I know I'll never
       F#m
really get inside of you
             D
To make your eyes catch fire
The way they should
     A
The way the blue
could pull me in
        E/G#
If they only would
If they only would
   F#m
At least I'd lose this
sense of sensing
D
something else
That hides away
    A
But you and me
There're worlds to part
     E/G#
With aching looks
and breaking hearts
    F#m
And all your prayers
hands can make
   D
And Oh I just take as much

as you can throw
A                      E/G#
And then throw it all away
                   F#m
Oh I throw it all away
                    D
Like throwing faces at the sky
Like throwing arms around

Chorus:
E
Yesterday
I stood and stared
     F#m
Wide eyed in front of you
         E
And the face I saw looked back
          F#m
The way I wanted to
       E
But I just can't
hold my tears away
    F#m
T he way you do
 G                    F#m
Elise believe I never wanted this
    G
I thought this time I'd
               F#m
keep all of my promises
    G
I thought you were the girl
         F#m
I always dreamed about
       G
But I let the dream go
        F#m
And the promises broke
        Bm
And the make believe ran out

    A
And every time I try
           E/G#
to pick it up
Like falling sand
   F#m
As fast as I pick it up
          D
It runs away through
my clutching hands
             A
But there's nothing
else I can really do
        E/G#
There's nothing else
I can really do
        F#m
There's nothing else
                   D
I can really do At all


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A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Letter To Elise (The Cure Cover)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Letter To Elise (The Cure Cover)" by blink-182.

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