The Cure Chords by Olivia Rodrigo
Here are the guitar chords and full chord progression for "the cure" by Olivia Rodrigo, along with the song's background, meaning and the official video.
Song details
- Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
- Song: the cure
- Album: You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (3rd studio album)
- Released: 22 May 2026 — second single (Geffen Records)
- Written by: Olivia Rodrigo & Daniel Nigro
- Genre: Indie rock
- Chords you need: Asus2, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Dm, F, C, G/B, G
Chord progression
The whole song moves between a small set of shapes — here is the order for each section:
[Intro] Asus2 - Cmaj7 (x2) [Verse] Asus2 - Cmaj7 ... Fmaj7 - Cmaj7 [Chorus] Dm - F - C - G/B [Refrain] F - C - G [Bridge] C - G - F - Dm - F - C - G/B [Outro] Dm - F - C - G/B
[Intro]
Asus2 Cmaj7
Asus2 Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
Asus2 Cmaj7
All the pretty girls in the foreground of my mind
Asus2 Cmaj7
I thought I'd done enough, but they keep moving the line
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I thought I'd found the antidote this time
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I thought I'd found the antidote this time
[Verse 2]
Asus2 Cmaj7
All the nights I spent fighting bad thoughts in my room
Asus2 Cmaj7
Feeling so alone, might as well be on the moon
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I thought I'd found the antidote with you
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I thought I'd found the antidote with you
[Chorus]
Dm F
But my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt
C G/B
I got toxins in my bloodstream, you tried hard to suck 'em out
Dm F
And it feels like medication, and it's good for me, I'm sure
C G/B
But it don't matter how your love feels anymore
Dm F
It'll never be the cure
C G/B
It'll nеver be the curе
[Verse 3]
Asus2 Cmaj7
I used to play a game in my head when I'd date a guy
Asus2 Cmaj7
Tally up the girls that he fucked 'til I start to cry
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I thought I'd found the antidote this time
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I thought I'd found the antidote this time
F
But I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
C G
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
F
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
C G
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
[Chorus]
Dm F
And my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt
C G/B
I got toxins in my bloodstream, you tried hard to suck 'em out
Dm F
And it feels like medication, and it's good for me, I'm sure
C G/B
But it don't matter how your love feels anymore
Dm F
It'll never be the cure
C G/B
It'll nеver be the curе, oh
F
'Cause, baby, I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
C G
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
F
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
C G F
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled, I'm unraveled)
[Bridge]
C
Why can't you come stitch me up? (I'm unraveled)
G F
Why can't it ever be enough? (I'm unraveled)
C
Why can't you come stitch me up? (I'm unraveled)
G Dm
Why can't it ever be enough?
F
Ooh-oh
C G/B
It's not enough
[Chorus]
Dm F
All because my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt (I'm
unraveled)
C G/B
I got toxins in my bloodstream, you tried so hard to suck out (I'm unraveled)
Dm F
And it feels like medication, and it's good for me, I'm sure (I'm unraveled)
C G/B
But it don't matter how your love feels anymore (I'm unraveled)
Dm F
It'll never be the cure
C G/B
It will never be the cure
It'll never be
[Outro]
Dm F C G/BAbout the song
"the cure" is the second single from Olivia Rodrigo's third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, released on 22 May 2026. Written by Rodrigo with her long-time producer Daniel Nigro, the indie-rock track leans on medicinal imagery, casting love as a "medication" that in the end cannot heal her doubt and mistrust. It debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and Rodrigo named her upcoming Unraveled Tour after one of its lines.
About Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo is an American singer-songwriter, born in 2003 in California. She broke through in 2021 with the global hit "drivers license" and her debut album SOUR, followed by GUTS in 2023, winning multiple Grammy Awards. She is known for confessional, emotionally raw songwriting that blends pop, rock and pop-punk, and writes most of her music with producer Daniel Nigro.
Watch the official video
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