The Cure - Seventeen Seconds: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Seventeen Seconds" 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.

Am F Time slips away, and the light begins to fade And everything is quiet now Feeling is gone, and the picture disappears And everything is cold now The dream had to end, the wish never came true And the girl starts to sing Chorus: Am F Seventeen seconds, a measure of life Seventeen seconds You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose -+Reset Font Size -+Reset Simplify chords by removing barre Guitar Chord Diagrams Am F 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.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Seventeen Seconds" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Seventeen Seconds" by The Cure.