Tears for Fears - Closest Thing to Heaven: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Closest Thing to Heaven" 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.

Em
28 days of rain
Flashfloods in February
C
Back in our boats again
Bathwater and the baby
Em
What am I gonna do?
There's been a lot of drinking
C
Looking at ghosts of you
While all the world is sinking
Ten thousand miles into the atmosphere
My body shakes, is there a welcome here?
G	      A             C
Ten thousand miles into the atmosphere,
G          A                   C
My body shakes, Is there a welcome here ?

Chorus:
Em              	 C
Closest thing to heaven
	   Em
How do you do it
                  C      Am
Closest thing to heaven, heaven.

Throw your arms 'round the world
Make love your destination
Here we go, boys and girls
Act like a generation
Give me that ball and chain
By now it must be hurting
Dragging your feet again
Just like a beast of burden
When one and one and one make two
I know I'm high because I've captured you
Yeah

Chorus:
Closest thing to heaven
Yes, you
Closest thing to heaven, heaven

 F   			     G
Look the world right in the eye
 F                          G
Eat the countries that are making billions
  F                      G
Sweet as homemade apple pie
 A			
Saved by crumbs for all the starving millions,

Chorus:
Closest thing to heaven
Closest thing to heaven
How do you do it?
Closest thing to heaven
Hey
Closest thing to heaven



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Closest Thing to Heaven" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Closest Thing to Heaven" by Tears for Fears.