Queen - Pain Is So Close To Pleasure: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" 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 Pain Is So Close To Pleasure Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Queen

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 "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Chorus:
C                               G           Am
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, oh yeah
    Dm                         Am                        G
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
C                               G            Am
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure everybody knows
    Dm                                 Am                           G
One day we love each other then we're fighting one another all the time

C                     G
When I was young and just getting started
A#                            F
And people talked to me they sounded broken hearted
C                   G
Then I grew up and got my imagination
A#                       A7
And all I wanted was to start a new relation
Dm              Gm
So in love but love had a bad reaction
F                       A#
I was looking for some good old satisfaction
F                    G
But pain is all I got when all I needed was some love and affection

Chorus:
C                               G           Am
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, oh yeah
    Dm                         Am                        G
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
           G7
Pain and pleasure

A#                  Am                         F   G A#7
When your plans go wrong and you turn out the light
A#                 Am                         F   G A#7
But inside of your mind you have to put up a fight

C                                G
Where are the answers that we're all searching for
        A#                           F
There's nothing in this world to be sure of anymore
     C                             G
Somedays you're feeling good, somedays you're feeeling bad
    A#                              A
But if you're feeling happy someone else is always sad
         Dm                         A#
Let the sweetness of love wipe the tears from your face
     Am                   A#                         F           G
For better for worse, so let's make the best of the rest of our years

Chorus:
C                               G          Am
Ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, I told you so
   Dm                         Am                              G
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
            G7
Pain and pleasure
D                               A         Bm
ooh, ooh, pain is so close to pleasure, yeah, yeah
    Em                         Bm                             A
Sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together all your life
          Bm A Bm A
All your life.

Bm       A
Pain - pleasure...
Bm       A
Pain - pleasure...
Bm       A
Pain - pleasure...
Bm       A
Pain - pleasure...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

A7

Guitar chord A7

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" by Queen.

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