The Cure "A Letter to Elise" A E F#m D (3x) A Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you Esay . F#m I just can't stay here every yesterday . D Like keep on acting out the same the way we act out . A Every way to smile, forget, and make-believe we never Eneeded . F#m Any more than this, any more than Dthis . A E F#m D (2x) A Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you Edo . F#m I know I'll never really get inside of you . D To make your eyes catch fire the way they should . A The way the blue could pull me in, If they only would, if they only Ewould . F#m At least I'd lose this sense of sensing something Delse . That hides away . A From me and you there're worlds to part . E With aching looks and breaking hearts . F#m And all the prayers your hands can make . D Oh I just take as much as you can throw A . And then throw it all away E . Oh I throw it all away F#m . Like throwing faces at the sky D . Like throwing arms round yesterday I stood and stared E . Wide-eyed in front of you F#m . And the face I saw looked back E . The way I wanted to F#m . But I just can't hold my tears away the way you do E F#m . G Elise believe I never wanted this F#m . G I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises F#m . G I thought you were the girl always dreamed about F#m . G But I let the dream go, and the promises broke F#m . And the make-believe ran out... . Solo: E F#m (3x) E D A E F#m D (3x) A Oh elise it doesn't matter what you Esay . F#m I just can't stay here every yesterday . D Like keep on acting out the same . The way we act out . A Every way to smile, forget, . E And make-believe we never needed . F#m Any more than this . D Any more than this . A And every time I try to pick it up E . Like falling sand . F#m As fast as I pick it up . It runs away through my clutching hands D . A But there's nothing else I can really do . E There's nothing else I can really do . F#m There's nothing else . I can really do at all... D . .