The Cure - Truth Goodness and Beauty: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Truth Goodness and Beauty" 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.

D                          A#
I've been waiting for the lies to end
Holding for the bad to go
I've been hanging for the ugliness to change
Waiting for a world too true
Holding for a world too good
Hanging for a world too beautiful

G
Wishing for a girl too true
Bm
Hoping for a girl too good

G                 Bm
Hungry for a girl too beautiful
'All I say is a lie,' she sighs
Nothing I say is true
'And all I do is bad,' she cries
Nothing I do is good
And yeah all I am is ugly
Nothing I am is beautiful at all

G     Em        Bm
Don't get this world
I don't get this girl

D                      Em
So look, but you won't see it
Listen, and you won't hear it
Reach out, and you won't hold it

            F                   Em
You can't know it, but you can free it
You can't name it, but could feel it

I've been waiting for the lies to end
Holding for the bad to go
I've been hanging for the ugliness to change
Waiting for a world too true
Holding for a world too good
Hanging for a world too beautiful

Wishing for a girl...like you
Hoping for a girl...like you

Hungry for a girl...like you
No...not like you...you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

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 "Truth Goodness and Beauty" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Truth Goodness and Beauty" by The Cure.

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