The Cure – A Fragile Thing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Cure – A Fragile Thing Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEmF#mAmBmCD

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[Intro]
Em F#m Em Am Em Bm
Em Am Em C Bm Am Em
Am Bm C Bm Am


[Verse 1]
Em
"Every time you
kiss
me, I
       Am
could cry" she said
Bm
"Don't tell me how
you miss me
         C
I could die tonight
of a broken heart
D
This loneliness
will
         Am
change, and we've
been
too far apart
Em
And it's too late
now for
             Am
me to just forget
Bm
I never thought I'd
need to
   C
regret for all I
 never was
D
But all this time
 alone
 has left me
Am
hurt and sad and lost
Em
Yeah, every time
you kiss me
        Am
I could cry
Bm
Don't tell me how
you miss me
         C
I could die tonight
of a broken heart
D
This loneliness has
           Am
changed me, we have
been too far apart"


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[Chorus]
Bm
"And there's nothing
 you can
                Am
do to change it back"
 she said
Bm
"Nothing you can do
 but sing
C
This love is a fragile
 thing
Bm
Nothing you can do now
             C
but pretend again"
Bm
"Nothing you can do
 to change
    Am
it back" she said
Bm
"Nothing you can do
but sing
C
This love is a
fragile thing
D
This love is my
everything
But nothing you
can do
to change the
 Em  D Em Am
end"
Em
No nothing you can
 do
 D
(Nothing you can do)



[Solo]
Em Am Em C Bm Am Em Am Bm C Bm Am


[Verse 2]
Em
"Every time you leave me
      Am
is a lie" she said
     Bm
"You make believe you
need me,
          C
but you try too hard
And it feels so wrong
You
    D
promise me forever,
        Am
and you say it won't
 be long
Em
But it's too late now
 for me
         Am
to just forget
   Bm
I never thought I'd need
 to r
   C
egret for all I never was
Bm
But all this time alone
  Am
has left me hurt and sad
and lost
Em
Yeah, every time you
               Am
leave me is a lie
     Bm
You make believe you
 need me,
          C
 but you try too hard

And it feels so wrong You
     D
 promise me forever,
        Am
and you say it won't
 be long"

[Chorus]
Bm
"And there's nothing
you can do
             Am
to change it back"
she said
Bm
"Nothing you can do
but sing
C
This love is a
fragile thing
Bm
Nothing you can
do now but
         C
pretend again"
Bm
"Nothing you can
 do to
change
     Am
 it back" she said
Bm
"Nothing you can do
 but sing
C
This love is a
 fragile thing
D
This love is my
everything
But nothing you
can do to
change the
 Em  D Em Am
end"
Em
No nothing you can do
 D
to change the end

Watch: The Cure - A Fragile Thing (Official Lyric Video)

From TheCureVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play A Fragile Thing: key, chords and progression

A Fragile Thing by The Cure is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: Em, F#m, Am, Bm, C and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Em – Am – Bm (iv – i – iv – v in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F#m and Bm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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A Fragile Thing chords: questions

What key is A Fragile Thing in?

A Fragile Thing by The Cure is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in A Fragile Thing?

A Fragile Thing uses 6 chords: Em, F#m, Am, Bm, C, D.

What is the chord progression of A Fragile Thing?

The main progression is Am – Em – Am – Bm (iv – i – iv – v).

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