The Cure - Bare: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bare" 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.

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

           A
If you've got something left to say
      Em7
You'd better say it now
A
Anything but "stay"
     Em7
Just say it now
     A
We know we've reached the end
        Em7
We just don't know how
         A
well at least we'll still be friends
              Em7
Yeah one last useless vow

There are different ways to live
Yeah I know that stuff
Other ways to give
Yeah all that stuff
But holding on to "used to be"
Is not enough
Memory's not life
And it's not love

Chorus:
G                    F#m
We should let it all go
G                   D
It never stays the same
G               F#m
So why does it hurt me like this
F                       Gm
When you say that I've changed?
F                      Gm
When you say that I've aged?
F          G
Say I'm afraid

And all the tears you cry
They're not tears for me
Regrets about your life
They're not regrets for me
It never turns out how you want
Why can't you see?
It all just slips away
It always slips away
Eventually

So if you've got nothing left to say
Just say goodbye
Turn your face away
And say goodbye
You know we've reached the end
You just don't know why
And you know we can't pretend
After all this time

Chorus:
We should just let it all go
Nothing ever stays the same
So why does it hurt me like this
To say that I've changed?
To say that I've aged?
Say I'm afraid

But there are long long nights when I lay awake
And I think of what I've done
Of how I've thrown my sweetest dreams away
And what I've really become
And however hard I try
I will always feel regret
However hard I try
I will never forget

I will never forget
I will never forget
I will never forget
I will never forget
I will never forget
I will never forget
I will never forget
I will never forget


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Bare" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bare" by The Cure.

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