| n | Hold Me Close - David Essex (1975) | n | Hold Me Close - David Essex |
| BPM 120 Tempo 4/4 Key D | | |
| DDUUDU | | [Intro w/ Whistling] |
| [Intro] | | |
| D G D G A | | D G D G A |
| D G D G A | | D G D G A |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| D G D G | | D G D G |
| Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no | | Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no |
| D G A A7 | | D G A A7 |
| I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know | | I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know |
| D D7 | | D D7 |
| With your love light shining | | With your love light shining |
| G G A | | G G A |
| Every clouds got a silver li - ning | | Every clouds got a silver li - ning |
| D G A D | | D G A D |
| So hold me close, don't let me go | | So hold me close, don't let me go |
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| n | [Instrumental] | n | [Instrumental + Whistling] |
| D G D G A | | D G D G A |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| D G D G | | D G D G |
| Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no | | Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no |
| D G A A7 | | D G A A7 |
| You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know | | You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know |
| D D7 | | D D7 |
| With your love light shining clearly | | With your love light shining clearly |
| G G A | | G G A |
| It's so good to have you near me | | It's so good to have you near me |
| D G A D | | D G A D |
| So hold me close, don't let me go [G] [D] | | So hold me close, don't let me go [G] [D] |
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| n | | n | Bridge: |
| A G D | | A G D |
| And if that road gets weary, oh I loooove you | | And if that road gets weary, oh I loooove you |
| A G A | | A G A |
| Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do | | Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| D G D G | | D G D G |
| So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no | | So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no |
| D G A A7 | | D G A A7 |
| You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know | | You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know |
| D D7 | | D D7 |
| With your love light shining | | With your love light shining |
| G G A | | G G A |
| Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning | | Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning |
| D G A D | | D G A D |
| So hold me close, don't let me go [G] [D] | | So hold me close, don't let me go [G] [D] |
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| n | | n | Bridge: |
| D A G D | | D A G D |
| And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you | | And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you |
| A G A | | A G A |
| No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do | | No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| D G D G | | D G D G |
| So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no | | So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no |
| D G A A7 | | D G A A7 |
| You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know | | You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know |
| D D7 | | D D7 |
| With your love light shining | | With your love light shining |
| G G A | | G G A |
| Every cloud has a silver li -ning | | Every cloud has a silver li -ning |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| D G D G | | D G D G |
| So hold me close, hold me close [A] | | So hold me close, hold me close [A] |
| [D] Hold me [G] close [Pause] | | [D] Hold me [G] close [Pause] |
| [NC] Don't let me [D] Go | | [NC] Don't let me [D] Go |
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| t | [Outro Instrumental] | t | [Outro Instrumental + Whistling] |
| D G D G A | | D G D G A |
| D G D G A | | D G D G A |
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| [D*] | | [D*] |
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