The Cure - Round & Round & Round: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Round & Round & Round" 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 Round & Round & Round 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 "Round & Round & Round" smoothly on your guitar.

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

A
Round and round and round and round and round we go
D                               A
Trying so hard to get a hold of everyone here
                       D
We've got to show how much we love them all
     A
We squeak with idiot fake surprise
  D
Flap our hands and flutter our eyes
     A
And lap up all their stupid lies
       D
We've got to love them all

Chorus:
       E                        D
And I really don't know why we do it like this
E                               D
Imitation smiles and how "it's wonderful to be here!"
     E                              D
I'm really not sure what we're so scared we'll miss

So round and round and round and round and round we go
Hanging on every shape they throw
It's strange the way we can't say no
Until we love them all
So we laugh at every stupid joke
And smoke and choke and point and poke
And gag on countless lines
How much we love them all!

Chorus

 E                            F#m
Maybe it's the sex with the drugs and the fools
    E                           F#m
Or maybe it's the promise of belief?
 E                               F#m
Maybe it's the pleasure and the pain of the cruel
    E                          F#m
Or maybe it's the promise of relief?

        G                              D
And I know that we've said it so many times before
G                      D
"once more and never again"
     G                             D
But however many times that we've said it before
G                      D
Once more is never the end...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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

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