The Cure - The Hungry Ghost: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Hungry Ghost" 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.

C#m                              B
All the things we never know we need
               A                B
Looks like we get them in the end
  C#m                              B
Measure time in leisure time and greed
            A                  E
And by the time we get to spend
           C#m
A floating bed
A head of stone
         B
A home plugged into every phone
        A
Kimono coral floral print
           B
Exclusive tint and cut reclusive
       C#m
No it doesn´t come for free
               B
But it´s the price
                    A E
We pay for happiness

F#m                  D
No don´t talk about more
              C#m     A
to life than this
F#m
Dream a world maybe
 D         C#m A
no one owns
F#m
No don´t think about
D                C#m  A
all the life we miss
F#m                  G#m
Swallow doubt as the hunger grows
F#m                     E
Make believe it´s like no one knows
F#m             G#m
Even if we turn more to most
       A                 D      C#m
We'll never satisfy the hungry ghost

All the stuff we know we never want
Seems like we get it anyway
Safe to say it isn´t really wrong
Not when we know we only...
Throw it all away

Yeah all of this we never know we want
it´s like we get it anyway
Safe to say it isn´t ever wrong
Better to get than to delay
A 3d screen
A cleaner fit
A bit pulled out of every hit
Addicted latest greatest piece
Design caprice and make the headline
No it doesn´t come for free
But it´s the price
We pay for happiness

No don´t talk about more
to life than this
Dream a world maybe
no one owns
No don´t think about
all the life we miss

Swallow doubt as the hunger grows
Make believe its like no one knows
Even if we turn more to most
We'll never satisfy the hungry ghost
And all of this
We know we never need

Well it's the price
We pay for happiness


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord 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 "The Hungry Ghost" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Hungry Ghost" by The Cure.

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