The Drowning Man Chords by The Cure

The Drowning Man chords by The Cure

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Dm

Difficulty: Novice

Album: Faith (1981)

Chords:
Dm    xx0231      Dsus2  xx0230      Bb    x13331
G5/D  xx0033      D*     xx0032      D#/A# xxx343 or D#5 xx134x
When playing Bb you can sometime play x13330 by lifting your index up.

Intro:
(drums)
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
G5/D  D*     D#/A#

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Verse 1:
    Dm                  Dsus2
She stands twelve feet above the flood
    Bb
She stares alone across the water
    Dm                   Dsus2
The loneliness grows and slowly
          Bb
Fills her frozen body sliding downwards

Bridge 1:
G5/D              D*
One by one her senses die
    D#/A#
The memories fade and leave her eyes
       G5/D                 D*
Still seeing worlds that never were
     D#/A#                      Dm  Dsus2  Bb
And one by one the bright birds leave...
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
her...

Instrumental:
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
G5/D  D*     D#/A#

Verse 2:
Dm               Dsus2
Starting at the violent sound
     Bb
She tries to turn but final noiseless
Dm                    Dsus2
Slips and strikes her soft dark head
      Bb
The water bows receives her

Bridge 2:
     G5/D                D*    D#/A#
And drowns her at its ease
 G5/D                D*    D#/A#
Drowns her at its ease...

Instrumental:
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
G5/D  D*     D#/A#

Verse 3:
  Dm                  Dsus2
I would have left the world all bleeding
Bb
Could I only help you love
    Dm                 Dsus2          Bb
The fleeting shapes so many years ago

So young and beautiful and (brave)

Bridge 3:
G5/D               D*
Everything was true
            D#/A#
It couldn't be a story
   G5/D               D*
I wish it was all true
           D#/A#
I wish it couldn't be a story

Verse 4:
    Dm                Dsus2
The words all left me lifeless, hoping,
Bb
Breathing like the drowning man
    Dm      Dsus2
Oh Fucshia !    You leave me
Bb
Breathing like the drowning man

Outro:
G5/D  D*  D#/A#
          Breathing like the drowning man
G5/D  D*  D#/A#
          Breathing like the drowning...
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
...man...
Dm    Dsus2  Bb
             Breathing like the drowning man...
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
G5/D               D*           D#/A#
(Breathing like the drowning man...)
G5/D  D*     D#/A#
G5/D  D*     D#/A#

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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