The Temper Trap - Closer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Closer" 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 Closer Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Temper Trap

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 "Closer" smoothly on your guitar.

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

               F#m                  E
She feels the walls with both hands open
  C#m                  B
Cracked and cold and white
A silent witness to the dying seconds of
a wasted life
A trail of events marches upwards where
the sun shines bright

        F#m            E
And she won’t make it out
     C#m               B
But she will free her heart

F#m E C#m              B
     She will free her heart -  x2

You used to live and breath, for the rage
Until the rage subsides
There′ll be a reckoning and all hell to pay
It's going down in style
Now he′s looking for a strangers arms
In the midnight hour

No he won't
Make it out
He can free his heart
(Ahhhh)
He can free his heart
(Ahhhh)
Lord keep me closer
Closer
Closer, still
Lord keep me closer
Closer
Closer, still
Lord keep me closer
Closer
Closer, still
Lord keep me closer
Closer
Closer, still
(Oooh, ahhhh)
Closer
closer, still


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Closer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Closer" by The Temper Trap.