5 Seconds of Summer - Close As Strangers: Guitar Chords

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.

Learn Close As Strangers Guitar Chords and Lyrics by 5 Seconds of Summer

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 "Close As Strangers" smoothly on your guitar.

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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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord 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.