Words by: R.Smith Music by: The Cure published by: Fiction Records, 1981 Tuning: normal Intro: Dm, Em, Bb Riff 1: (Dm, Em, Bb) Dm Em She stands twelve feet above the flood Bb She stares Alone Across the water Dm Em The loneliness grows and slowly Bb Fills her frozen body Sliding downwards Riff 2: (G, F#, Bb) G F# One by one her senses die Bb The memories fade And leave her eyes G F# Still seeing worlds that never were Bb Repeat Riff 1: (Dm, Em, Bb) x2 And one by one the bright birds leave her ... Repeat Riff 2: (G, F#, Bb) x 2 Dm Em Starting at the violent sound Bb She tries to turn But final Noiseless Dm Em Slips and strikes her soft dark head Bb The water bows Receives her G F# Bb And drowns her at its ease G F# Bb Drowns her at its ease Dm Em I would have left the world all bleeding Bb Could I only help you love Dm Em Bb The fleeting shapes so many years ago So young and beautiful and brave G F# Everything was true Bb It couldn't be a story G F# I wish it was all true Bb I wish it couldn't be a story Dm The words all left me Em Lifeless Hoping Bb Breathing like the drowning man Dm Em Oh Fushia You leave me Bb G, F#, Bb Breathing like the drowning man Bb G, F#, Bb Breathing like the drowning man Repeat Riff 1,and 2 two times alternately to the end...