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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Cupid’s Arrow Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Cupid’s Arrow by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
Cm  B Cm
Cm    B Cm

[Verse 1]
Cm
There, I lost my dream
On the corner of your street
Pink roses at my feet
And you said love,
it ain't what it seems

[Chorus]
               G#
Yeah, you said love
    Cm            B
It ain't what it seems
           G#
That Cupid arrow
          Cm          B
Makes it harder to breathe
            G#
And now my lungs
           Cm       B
They have fallen asleep
                        Bb
And I am panic in your sheets
                             B
And if my heart is yours to keep
Why do you drag it
                    Cm
through the street?

[Verse 2]
Cm
There, I found my dream
On the corner where it runs
to Hoxton street
Pink rosé in the back seat
You said love, it ain't what it seems

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[Chorus]
               G#
Yeah, you said love
    Cm            B
It ain't what it seems
           G#
That Cupid arrow
          Cm          B
Makes it harder to breathe
            G#
And now my lungs
           Cm       B
They have fallen asleep
                        Bb
And I am panic in your sheets
                             B
And if my heart is yours to keep
Why do you drag it
                    Cm
through the street?

[Bridge]
Cm
You were a bad girl when I met you
With a smile that could kill
I was a bad guy when I met you
And now I'm badder still
So don't try to deny it
You been looking for a
partner in crime
There's no need to hide it
I can give you what you want anytime

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[Chorus]
               G#
Yeah, you said love
    Cm            B
It ain't what it seems
           G#
That Cupid arrow
          Cm          B
Makes it harder to breathe
            G#
And now my lungs
           Cm       B
They have fallen asleep
                        Bb
And I am panic in your sheets
                             B
And if my heart is yours to keep
                               G#
Why do you drag it through the..
    Cm            B
It ain't what it seems
           G#
That Cupid arrow
          Cm          B
Makes it harder to breathe
            G#
And now my lungs
           Cm       B
They have fallen asleep
                        Bb
And I am panic in your sheets
                             B
And if my heart is yours to keep
Why do you drag it
through the street?

How to play Cupid’s Arrow: key, chords and progression

Cupid’s Arrow by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 4 chords: Cm, B, G# and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – G# – Cm – B (♭VII – V – vii – ♭VII in D♭ major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Bm, Bb, G, A (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.