Judas Priest - Close to You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Close to You" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

Gm       D                 Gm
So many years that we were one
    F                 A#
So many things we've done
     D        D#
The memories alive
     D              Gm
But most of me has died
        D            A#
As I struggle with events
    F                   A#
I'm offered words of strength
      D            D#
They do not comprehend
     D            Gm
The passion we possessed

Chorus:
Gm      F/A            A#
People tell me what to do
        Cm      D          Gm
Tell me how I should get through
         F/A            A#
But they haven't got a clue
       D/F#                 Gm
No one else comes close to you

A#          F                Gm
I see your eyes before they closed
             D               D#
They looked right inside my soul
         Cm                D
And they asked me not to grieve
    D/F#              Gm
I tried but still I bleed

I wake up, I break up
Try hard to shake off
The desolation as it grows
As nothing else comes close

And as I stand here by the grave
And the wind calls out your name
I know that time could never heal
The emptiness I feel

People try to give me hope
Tell me how I should let go
But they'll never really know
Because there's nothing else comes close

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 to You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Close to You" by Judas Priest.

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