Iris Chords by U2

Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Em

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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U2 - Iris chords
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[B] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[Em]
[D]
[C] The [G]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[D]
[Am] star [A]
that gives [E] us light has been gone [C] a while, [A]
but it's not an [E] illusion.
[Bm] [Am] The ache
[A] in my [Em] heart [D]
is so much [C] a part [A]
of who [Em] I [D]
am.
[G] Something in [C] your eyes [Em] took a thousand years [D] to get here.
[G] Something in your [Am] eyes [Em] took a thousand [G] years, a [D] thousand years.
Hold [C] me close,
[D] hold [G] me close and don't let me [D]
go.
Hold [C] me [D]
close, [Em] like I'm someone that [G] you might [D] know.
Hold [C] me close, [F#]
[D] [G] the darkness just lets us [D]
be who [C] we are.
[F#] I got [G] your light inside
[D] me.
[C] All [D] [Em] I am,
[F#m] [Em]
all I am.
[D] [Am] Once we [E] are gone, we [D] begin to [C] forget [A] the very [E] reason we [F#]
[G] came.
[C] For you,
[A] [D] I'm sure [Em] I'm there.
[G]
Lonely for [C] the night, the stars went [G] out, we're meeting up again
Hold me [C] close, [D]
hold me [Em] close and don't let me [D]
go
Hold me [C] close, [D]
[F#] like [Em] I'm someone that you might [D]
know
Hold me [C] [D]
close, [G] the darkness just lets us [D]
see
Who [C] we are,
[F#] I got [G] your light inside
[D] me
[C] [Em]
Eyes,
[D] [F#m] [C] [Em]
eyes
The [D] [G] [Am]
[Em] stars are [D]
bright but do [G] they know
[Am]
[Em] The universe [D] is beautiful but [C] no
You [Am]
took me by [C] the hand
I [D] thought that I was needing [Em] you
But it [D] was you made me your [C] man
My [D]
ship, I [Em] dream [G] where [D] you are
[C] Standing [D] in the hall, [G] she tells me I [D] can do it [C] all
I was weak still [D] my nightmares, [G] don't fear the world, [D] it isn't there
[C] The playing [D] of the string, [G] she buried the boy [D] beneath the sand
[C] She says [D] that I will be [G] the death of her, [D] it was not [C] me
[G] [Em] Eyes
[Bm] [A] [C] [G]
[Em]
[D] She [Em] said, free yourself, be yourself, only you can see yourself
Free yourself, be yourself, only you can see
[A]
[Em]
[Am]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn U2 - (Hold Me Close) Iris chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, D, G, D, C, Em and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 63 BPM and then match the original tempo of 127 BPM. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] The _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] star _ _ [A]
that gives [E] us light _ _ _ has been gone [C] a while, _ [A] _ _
but it's not an _ _ [E] _ illusion.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ The ache _
[A] _ in my [Em] heart _ _ [D] _
is so much [C] a part _ [A] _ _
of who [Em] I _ _ _ [D]
am.
_ _ [G] Something in [C] your eyes [Em] took a thousand years [D] to get here.
_ [G] Something in your [Am] eyes [Em] took a thousand [G] years, a [D] thousand years.
Hold [C] me close, _ _ _
[D] _ hold [G] me close and don't let me [D]
go.
Hold [C] me _ _ _ [D] _
close, [Em] like I'm someone that [G] you might [D] know.
Hold [C] me close, _ [F#] _
_ [D] _ [G] the darkness just lets us [D]
be who [C] we are. _ _ _
[F#] _ I got [G] your light inside _
[D] _ me.
[C] _ _ _ All [D] _ [Em] I am, _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
all I am. _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ Once _ _ _ we [E] are gone, _ _ _ we [D] begin to [C] forget _ _ [A] the very [E] reason we _ [F#] _ _
[G] came.
_ [C] For you, _ _ _
[A] [D] I'm sure [Em] I'm there.
_ _ [G] _
Lonely for [C] the night, the stars went [G] out, we're meeting up _ again _ _
_ Hold me [C] _ close, _ [D] _
_ hold me [Em] close and don't let me [D]
go
Hold me [C] _ close, _ [D] _
[F#] _ like [Em] I'm someone that you might [D]
know
Hold me [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
close, [G] the darkness just lets us [D]
see
Who [C] we are, _ _ _
[F#] _ I got [G] your light inside _
[D] _ me
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ Eyes, _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ eyes
_ The [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ stars are [D]
bright but do [G] they know
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ The universe [D] is beautiful but [C] no _ _ _
_ _ You _ [Am] _ _
took me by [C] the hand
I [D] thought that I was needing [Em] you
But it [D] was you made me your [C] man
My [D]
ship, I [Em] dream [G] where [D] you are
_ [C] _ _ Standing [D] in the hall, [G] she tells me I [D] can do it [C] all
I was weak still [D] my _ nightmares, [G] don't fear the world, [D] it isn't there
[C] The _ playing [D] of the string, [G] she buried the boy [D] beneath the sand
[C] She _ says [D] that I will be [G] the death of her, [D] it was not [C] me
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] Eyes _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D] She [Em] said, free yourself, be yourself, _ only you can see yourself
Free yourself, be yourself, _ only you can see _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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