The Cure – Play For Today (Guitar)

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Transcribed first by [email protected] – 1993 Album: Seventeen Seconds (1980) The Em* chord in the final interlude is x79987 [Intro] (drums)

(Harmonics only)
e|---12--7------5---7---------------------12--7------5--7---------------------|
B|-12-----7----5-----7-----12-----------12-----7----5----7-----12-------------|
G|---------7--5-------7--12-----12----12--------7--5------7--12----12----12---|
D|---------------------7----------12-----------------------7---------12----12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Regular notes)
                                            Cmaj7
e|-------------------------------------------3---|
B|-------------------------------------------5---|
G|----6---6-------5----5-----------5---4-----4---|
D|------------6------------------------------5---|
A|--4---4---4---4----4---4-----3-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Bm A Bm A Bm A G Bm A Bm A Bm A G [Verse 1]

Bm         A                    Bm                   A               Bm
It's not a case of doing what's right, it's just the way I feel that matters

            A                     G
Tell me I'm wrong, I don't really care

Bm         A                 Bm             A             Bm
It's not a case of share and share alike, I take what I require

             A                       G
I don't understand, you say it's not fair

[Chorus]

C#m              D
You expect me to act like a lover

   C#m                  D
Consider my moves and deserve the reward

C#m         D              C#m
To hold you in my arms and wait ...

    Cmaj7
And wait ...

                          Bm     A
And wait for something to happen

[Interlude] Bm A Bm A G Bm A Bm A Bm A G [Verse 2]

Bm         A                   Bm                     A           Bm 
It's not a case of telling the truth, some lines just fit the situation

          A                      G
Call me a liar, you would anyway

Bm         A                 Bm                      A             Bm
It's not a case of aiming to please, you know you're always crying

               A           G
It's just your part in the play for today

[Interlude] Em* D Em* D Em* D C#m C Bm A Bm A Bm A G Bm A Bm A Bm A G [Outro] F# Em F# Em

     F#   Emadd11    F#    
e|---2---|---0---|---2---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---0---0-|
B|---2---|---0---|---2---|--0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3--0--2--3--0---2---3-|
G|---3---|---0---|---3---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---0---0-|
D|---4---|---2---|---4---|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2---2---2-|
A|---4---|---0---|---4---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---0---0-|
E|---2---|---0---|---2---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---0---0-|