The Cure - Grinding Halt: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Grinding Halt' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Grinding Halt Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Cure

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Grinding Halt' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D      Bm D       Bm
No light, no people
No speak, no people
No cars, no people
No food, no people

Chorus:
G       A    Bm            G A
Stopped short, grinding halt
D                          Bm         D Bm
Everything's coming to a grinding halt

No sound, no people
No clocks, no people
No fine, no people
No me, no people

Chorus:
Stopped short, grinding halt
Everything's coming to a grinding halt
Everything's coming to a grinding halt

Slow down
Slow down
No people
Slow down

Everything's coming to a
Everything's coming to a
Everything's coming to a
Everything's coming to a


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Grinding Halt' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Grinding Halt' by The Cure.

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