Pictures of You — The Cure
Chords and lyrics for Pictures of You by The Cure (key of A).
Intro
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
Verse 1
[A]I've been looking so
long at these [D]pictures
of [A]you That I almost
believe that they're
[D]real I've been living
so long with my
[D]pictures of you
[A]That I almost
believe that
[D]the pictures are
[A]All I can [D]feel [A] [D]
Verse 2
[A]Remembering
You standing
[D]quiet in the rain
[A]As I ran to your
heart to be [D]near
[A]And we kissed as
the sky fell in
[D]Holding you close
[A]How I always held
close in your [D]fear
Verse 3
[A]Remembering
You [D]running soft
through the [A]night
You were bigger
and brighter and
[D]whiter than snow
[A]And screamed at
the make believe
[D]Screamed at the
sky And you
[A]finally found
all your [D]courage
To let it all [A]go [D] [A] [D]
Verse 4
[A]Remembering
You fallen
[D]into my arms
[A]Crying for the
death of your
[D]heart You were
[A]stone white
So delicate
[D]Lost in the cold
[A]You were always
so lost in the [D]dark
Verse 5
[A]Remembering
You [D]how you
used to [A]be
Slow drowned
You were angels
[D]So much more than
everything [A]Hold
for the last time
[D]then slip away
[A]quietly Open my
eyes [D]But I never
see anything
Chorus 1
[E]If only I'd thought
of the right [D]words
[E]I could have held
onto your [D]heart
[E]If only I'd thought
of the right
[D]words [E]I wouldn't
be breaking
[D]apart All my
pictures of [A]you [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
Verse 6
[A]Looking so long at
these [D]pictures of
you [A]But I never
hold on to your
[D]heart [A]Looking so
long for the [D]words
to be true But
[A]always just
breaking [D]apart
My pictures of [A]you [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
Interlude
[A] [Bm] [A/C#] [D]
[A/C#] [D] [E] [D/F#]
Chorus 2
[A]There was nothing
in the world
That I ever [Bm]wanted
more Than to [A/C#]feel
you deep in my [D]heart
[A/C#]There was nothing in
the world That I
[D]ever wanted more Than
to never feel the
[E]breaking apart All
my pictures of [D/F#]you