The Cure - A Short Term Effect: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Short Term Effect" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn A Short Term Effect Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Cure

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "A Short Term Effect" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm                      C              G   F
Movement, no movement, just a falling bird
Dm                    C            G F
Cold as it hits the bleeding ground
    Dm                    C                   G      F
He lived and died, catch sight, cover me with earth
Dm              C                  G  F
Draped in black, static white sound

Chorus:
A#                            C
A day without substance, a change of thought
A#                            C
An atmosphere that rots with time
A#                       C
Colours that flicker in water
         Dm        C G F
A short term effect

Scream as she tries to push him over
Helpless and sick
With teeth of madness, jump, jump, dance and sing
Sideways across the desert, a charcoal face bites my hand
Time is sweet, derange and disengage everything

Chorus

                Dm  C  G  F
A short term effect
   Dm             C                 G               F
An echo, and a stranger's hand, a short term effect
   Dm             C                 G               F
An echo, and a stranger's hand, a short term effect


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

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 Short Term Effect" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Short Term Effect" by The Cure.

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