The Cure – Like Cockatoos (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro]
   F     G     F
e|--------------------|   4x
B|---------0----------|
G|-------0---0--------|
D|-----3-------3------|
A|---3-----------3----|
E|-1---------------1--|

[Main riff]
   F  C  F F     Bb  G      Ab   Bb      Ab G  F
e|-------------|---------|-------------|-----------|
B|-------6-6---|---------|-------------|-----------|
G|----5--5-5---|-3-3-----|-------------|-----------|
D|-3--5--3-3---|-3-3-5-5-|--6-6--8-8-8-|-6--5--3-3-|
A|-3--3--------|-1-1-5-5-|--6-6--8-8-8-|-6--5--3-3-|
E|-1-----------|-----3-3-|--4-4--6-6-6-|-4--3--1-1-|
[Chords] F: 133211 C: 335553 F: 333565 Bb: 113331 G: 355433 Ab: 466544 Bb: 688766 [Verse 1]
F                        C
- She walked out of her house

             Bb               G
And looked around at all the gardens

             Ab              Bb
That looked back around her house

             Ab                         F
Like all the faces that quiz when you smile
[Verse 2]
             C              Bb
And he was standing at the corner

           G
Where the road turned dark

   Ab           Bb
A part of shiny wet like blood

     Ab                            F
The rain fell black down on the street
[Verse 3]
                        C
As kissed his feet she fell

             Bb             G
Her head an inch away from heaven

        Ab
And her face pressed tight

          Bb        Ab
And all around the night

                     F
Sang out like cockatoos
[Interlude] | C | Bb | G | Ab | Bb | Ab | F | F | [Verse 4]
               C                  Bb
"There are a thousant things" he said

             G                  Ab
"I'll never say those things to you again

    Bb
And turning on his heel

    Ab
He left a trace of bubbles

                  F
Bleeding in his stead
[Verse 5]
               Bb            G
In her head, a picture of a boy

         Ab             Bb
Left and lonely in the rain

Ab           Bb
-- And all around the night

      F
Sang out like cockatoos.
[Outro] C Bb G Ab
Bb Ab  F  F
(repeat and fade out)