The Cure - One Hundred Years: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "One Hundred Years" 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.
Cm B It doesn’t matter if we all die Cm B Ambition in the back of a black car Cm B In a high building there is so much to do Cm B Going home time a story on the radio Cm B Something small falls out of your mouth, and we laugh Cm B A prayer for something better, a prayer for something better Cm B Please love me, meet my mother, but the fear takes hold Cm B Creeping up the stairs in the dark, waiting for the death blow A# Waiting for the death blow A# Cm Waiting for the death blow Stroking your hair as the patriots are shot Fighting for freedom on the television Sharing the world with slaughtered pigs Have we got everything?, She struggles to get away The pain and the creeping feeling, a little black haired girl Waiting for Saturday, the death of her father pushing her Pushing her white face into the mirror Aching inside me and turn me 'round Just like the old days Just like the old days Just like the old days Just like the old days Caressing an old man and painting a lifeless face Just a piece of new meat in a clean room The soldiers close in under a yellow moon All shadows and deliverance under a black flag A hundred years of blood, crimson The ribbon tightens round my throat I open my mouth and my head bursts open A sound like a tiger thrashing in the water Thrashing in the water Over and over, we die one after the other Over and over, we die one after the other One after the other One after the other One after the other One after the other F# It feels like a hundred years A hundred years A hundred years A hundred years A hundred years You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  F#  B  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 "One Hundred Years" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "One Hundred Years" by The Cure.