The Cure - Taking Off: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Taking Off" 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.

   G            D
Tomorrow I can start again
      Em                D/F#
With back to earth and carry on
G                 D
The same as I did yesterday
           Em              D/F#
Yeah I'll pick it up once more
     G              D
And morning I'll be onto it
       Em
From square one start
     D/F#          G
And push it for a bit
          D
Like I do everyday
     Em              D/F#
I'll get it down for sure

Chorus:
      Em       D/F#
But tonight I climb with you
Em          A
Tonight So high with you
Em         D/F#
Tonight I shine with you
Em              A             G D Em D/F#
Tonight Oh I'm so alive with you

Tomorrow I'll begin anew
With heavy head to hold it
As I do it all like yesterday
Yeah, I'll break it out again
And morning I'll be there in time
For clock back move
And make it for awhile
To get through everyday
I'll roll it out the same

Chorus:
But tonight I climb with you
Tonight So high with you
Tonight I shine with you
Tonight I'm so alive...

      C       Bm               C          D/F#
With you it's always here and never there
With you it's always here and never where
With you it's always here and never how
      C       Bm              C
With you it's always here and always now

Tomorrow I will start again
Back to earth and carry on
The same as I did yesterday
Yeah I'll pick it up once more
And morning I'll be onto it
Square one start
And bit a for it push
Like I do everyday
I'll get it down for sure

Chorus:
But tonight I climb with you
Tonight So high with you
Tonight I shine with you
Tonight


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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

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