The Cure - The Caterpillar: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Caterpillar" 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
Flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker,
flicker, flicker, flicker
D
Here you are
G
Cata-cata-cata-cata-cata-cata-cata-cata
D
Caterpillar girl
G
Flowing in
                    D
And filling up my hopeless heart
     G           D
Oh, never never go

Chorus:
 F#m           Bm
Dust my lemon lies
      F#m             Bm
With powder pink and sweet
    F#m
The day I stop
        Bm
Is the day you change
    F#m           Bm
And fly away from me

     G
You flicker
            D
And you're beautiful
      G             D
You glow inside my head
             G
You hold me hypnotized
     D
I'm mesmerized
      G
Your flames
                 D
The flames that kiss me dead

Chorus:
I'll dust my lemon lies
With powder, pink and sweet
The day I stop's the day you change
And fly away from me

Flicker, flicker, flicker,
flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker, flicker
Here you are
Cata-cata-cata-cata-cata-cata-cata-cata
Caterpillar girl
Flowing in and filling up my hopeless heart
Oh, never, never go

Chorus:
Oh, I'll dust my lemon lies
With powder, pink and sweet
The day I stop's the day you change
And fly away, away from me

G       D
From me

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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

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