Learn to play "Close As Strangers" 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.
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F#m Six weeks since I've been away A Now you’re saying everything has changed E And I’m afraid that I might be losing D F#m you And every night that we spend alone A It Gets me thinking of you on your own E And I wish I was D back home next to you F#m E Oh every day you feel A a little bit further D F#m away And I don’t E know what to say Chorus: A Are we wasting time D talking on a broken line Telling you I F#m haven’t seen your E face in ages I feel like we’re as close as A strangers I Won’t give F#m up even though it hurts so much Every night I’m E losing you in a thousand D faces Now it feels we’re as close as strangers Late night calls and another text Is this as good as we're gonna get? Another time zone taking me away from you Living dreams and fluorescent lights While you and I are runnin' out of time But you know that I'll always wait for you Oh, every day, you feel a little bit further away And I don't know what to say Chorus F#m On the phone I can tell that you want to move on D Through the tears I can hear that I shouldn't A have gone Every day it gets harder to E stay away from you So tell me are we So, tell me, are we wasting time talkin' on a broken line? Tellin' you I haven't seen your face in ages I feel like we're as close as strangers Chorus: Wasting time (Wasting time) talkin' on a broken line? (Broken line) Telling you I haven't seen your face in ages I feel like we're as close as strangers (Close as strangers) Won't give up (Won't give up), even though it hurts so much (Hurts so much) Every night, I'm losing you in a thousand faces Now it feels we're as close as strangers Six months since I went away I didn't know everything has changed But tomorrow I'll be comin' back to you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D E F#m 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 "Close As Strangers" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Close As Strangers" by 5 Seconds of Summer.