Close To Me Chords by The Cure

Tempo:
92.85 bpm
Chords used:

G#m

F#

B

C#m

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Cure - Close To Me chords
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[B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[F#] [B] [F#].
[G#m] Hello [C#m] [G#m] .
[F#] [B] my [C#] [G#m] darlin'.
[F#] I sleep [B] today and I never thought this day would end.
I never thought [C#] tonight [G#m] would ever be [F#] this close to [B] me.
.
[C#] [G#m] .
[F#] [B] I try to see it in the dark.
I just try to make [A] it [G#m] worth the fear.
.
[F#] Before you're [B] here, you make the shades in my eyes.
My eyes [A] are [G#m] open wide.
.
[F#] Until I see [E] your face.
When I look at your face, I can't say a thing.
.
[Fm] [E] I would think I was you.
But I [G] don't know if it's real.
.
[B] .
[E] [G#m] .
[F#] [F#m] [B] .
[G#m] .
[F#] [B] Without this, only myself [A] I'm [G#m] seeing.
I sleep, [F#] I sleep [B] today and I never thought this day would end.
I never [C#m] thought [G#m] tonight would ever be [F#] this close to [E] me.
But if I had your face, then [G#m] I'd make it safe for me.
.
[E] I would think I was you.
But my head's full of stories that really make me, me.
.
[B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[F#] [B] .
[F#] [G#m] .
[A] [F#] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[F#] [B] .
[Em] [G#m] .
[F#] [A] .
Key:  
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
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To learn The Cure - Close To Me chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C#, G#m, F#, B, A, G#m, B, C#m and G#m of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 93. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: B Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#].
[G#m] Hello _ _ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ my _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ darlin'.
[F#] I sleep [B] today and I never thought this day would end.
I never thought [C#] tonight [G#m] would ever be [F#] this close to [B] me.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] I try to see it in the dark.
I just try to make [A] it [G#m] worth the fear.
_ .
[F#] Before you're [B] here, you make the shades in my eyes.
My eyes [A] are [G#m] open wide.
_ .
[F#] Until I see [E] your _ face.
When I look at your face, I can't say a thing.
_ _ .
[Fm] _ _ [E] _ _ I would think I was you.
But I [G] don't know if it's real.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Without this, only myself [A] I'm [G#m] seeing.
I sleep, _ [F#] I sleep [B] today and I never thought this day would end.
I never [C#m] thought [G#m] tonight would ever be [F#] this close to [E] me.
_ _ But if I had your face, then [G#m] I'd make it safe for me.
_ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ I would think I was you.
But my head's full of stories that really make me, me.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ .
[F#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was authored by Robert Smith.

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