Chord/Tab song: Hold Me Close

I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ... Garry Smythe
Please e mail me with any corrections or suggestions to:- g.smythe@sky.com
THIS SONG HAS BEEN TRANSPOSED INTO MANY KEYS AS LISTED BELOW
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Hold me Close ? David Essex
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David Essex sings this in the key of ? B ?,
It plays well in G with capo on 4th Fret
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INTRODUCTION

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]
VERSE 1

[G]Hold me cl[C]ose, don't let me [Bm]go, oh n[C]o [D]
[G]I, yes I l[C]ove you and I t[Am7]hink that you k[D]now, do you k[D7]now
With your l[G]ove light s[C]hining
Every c[Am]louds got a silver [C]li - n[D]ing
So h[G]old me c[C]lose, don't l[D]et me g[G]o

MUSIC

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]

VERSE 2

[G]Hold me c[C]lose, don't let me [Bm]go, oh [C]no [D]
[G]You and me, yes our l[C]ove it will s[Am7]top at the sh[D]ow, do you k[D7]now
With your l[G]ove light shining c[C]learly
It's so g[Am]ood to have you [G]near [D]me
So h[G]old me cl[C]ose, don't l[D]et me [G]go

BRIDGE

[G]And if that r[D]oad gets weary, oh I l[C]o ? [Bm]oo - [Am]ove y[G]ou
Waiting h[D]ere if you need me, 'Cause I l[C]ove the t[Am7]hings that [C]you [D]do

VERSE 3

So h[G]old me c[C]lose, don't let me [Bm]go, oh [C]no [D]
You see [G]I, yes I l[C]oved you and I t[Am7]hink that you kn[D]ow, do you k[D7]now
With your l[G]ove light sh[C]ining
Every clo[Am]ud?s got a silver [C]li - [D]ning
So ho[G]ld me cl[C]ose, don't l[D]et me g[G]o

MUSIC

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Am] [G]
BRIDGE

[G]And if that ro[D]ad gets tougher, oh I l[C]o ? o[Bm]o - o[Am]ve y[G]ou
No, I'll n[D]ever let you suffer, 'cause I l[C]ove the t[Am7]hings tha[C]t you d[D]o

VERSE 4

So h[G]old me c[C]lose, don't let me [Bm]go, oh [C]no [D]
You and m[G]e, yes our l[C]ove it will g[Am7]row and gr[D]ow, do you k[D7]now
With your l[G]ove light s[C]hining
Every c[Am]loud has a silver l[C]i - [D]ning
So h[G]old me c[C]lose, h[G]old me c[C]lose [D]
[G]Hold me cl[C]ose, PAUSE don't [Am]let [D]me [G]go

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]

------------ Hold me clo - se, 

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]

---------------Clo - ser gi - rl 

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]

------------- Hold me clo - se,

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [C] [D]

------------- Clo - ser gi - rl AND FADE

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INTRODUCTION
[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
VERSE 1

[A]Hold me cl[D]ose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh n[D]o [E]
[A]I, yes I l[D]ove you and I t[Bm7]hink that you k[E]now, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light s[D]hining
Every c[Bm]louds got a silver [D]li - n[E]ing
So h[A]old me c[D]lose, don't l[E]et me g[A]o

MUSIC

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

VERSE 2

[A]Hold me c[D]lose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh [D]no [E]
[A]You and me, yes our l[D]ove it will s[Bm7]top at the sh[E]ow, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light shining c[D]learly
It's so g[Bm]ood to have you [A]near [E]me
So h[A]old me cl[D]ose, don't l[E]et me [A]go

BRIDGE

[A]And if that r[E]oad gets weary, oh I l[D]o ? [C#m]oo - [Bm]ove y[A]ou
Waiting h[E]ere if you need me, 'Cause I l[D]ove the t[Bm7]hings that [D]you [E]do

VERSE 3

So h[A]old me c[D]lose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh [D]no [E]
You see [A]I, yes I l[D]oved you and I t[Bm7]hink that you kn[E]ow, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light sh[D]ining
Every clo[Bm]ud?s got a silver [D]li - [E]ning
So ho[A]ld me cl[D]ose, don't l[E]et me g[A]o

MUSIC

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [C#m] [D] [E] [A] [Bm] [A]
BRIDGE

[A]And if that ro[E]ad gets tougher, oh I l[D]o ? o[C#m]o - o[Bm]ve y[A]ou
No, I'll n[E]ever let you suffer, 'cause I l[D]ove the t[Bm7]hings tha[D]t you d[E]o

VERSE 4

So h[A]old me c[D]lose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh [D]no [E]
You and m[A]e, yes our l[D]ove it will g[Bm7]row and gr[E]ow, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light s[D]hining
Every c[Bm]loud has a silver l[D]i - [E]ning
So h[A]old me c[D]lose, h[A]old me c[D]lose [E]
[A]Hold me cl[D]ose, PAUSE don't [Bm]let [E]me [A]go

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

------------ Hold me clo - se, 

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

---------------Clo - ser gi - rl 

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

------------- Hold me clo - se,

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

------------- Clo - ser gi - rl AND FADE

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INTRODUCTION
[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]
VERSE 1

[C]Hold me cl[F]ose, don't let me [Em]go, oh n[F]o [G]
[C]I, yes I l[F]ove you and I t[Dm7]hink that you k[G]now, do you k[G7]now
With your l[C]ove light s[F]hining
Every c[Dm]louds got a silver [F]li - n[G]ing
So h[C]old me c[F]lose, don't l[G]et me g[C]o

MUSIC

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]

VERSE 2

[C]Hold me c[F]lose, don't let me [Em]go, oh [F]no [G]
[C]You and me, yes our l[F]ove it will s[Dm7]top at the sh[G]ow, do you k[G7]now
With your l[C]ove light shining c[F]learly
It's so g[Dm]ood to have you [C]near [G]me
So h[C]old me cl[F]ose, don't l[G]et me [C]go

BRIDGE

[C]And if that r[G]oad gets weary, oh I l[F]o ? [Em]oo - [Dm]ove y[C]ou
Waiting h[G]ere if you need me, 'Cause I l[F]ove the t[Dm7]hings that [F]you [G]do

VERSE 3

So h[C]old me c[F]lose, don't let me [Em]go, oh [F]no [G]
You see [C]I, yes I l[F]oved you and I t[Dm7]hink that you kn[G]ow, do you k[G7]now
With your l[C]ove light sh[F]ining
Every clo[Dm]ud?s got a silver [F]li - [G]ning
So ho[C]ld me cl[F]ose, don't l[G]et me g[C]o

MUSIC

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [Em] [F] [G] [C] [Dm] [C]
BRIDGE

[C]And if that ro[G]ad gets tougher, oh I l[F]o ? o[Em]o - o[Dm]ve y[C]ou
No, I'll n[G]ever let you suffer, 'cause I l[F]ove the t[Dm7]hings tha[F]t you d[G]o

VERSE 4

So h[C]old me c[F]lose, don't let me [Em]go, oh [F]no [G]
You and m[C]e, yes our l[F]ove it will g[Dm7]row and gr[G]ow, do you k[G7]now
With your l[C]ove light s[F]hining
Every c[Dm]loud has a silver l[F]i - [G]ning
So h[C]old me c[F]lose, h[C]old me c[F]lose [G]
[C]Hold me cl[F]ose, PAUSE don't [Dm]let [G]me [C]go

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]

------------ Hold me clo - se, 

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]

---------------Clo - ser gi - rl 

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]

------------- Hold me clo - se,

[C] [F] [Dm] [F] [Em] [F] [G]

------------- Clo - ser gi - rl AND FADE

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INTRODUCTION
[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]
VERSE 1

[D]Hold me cl[G]ose, don't let me [F#m]go, oh n[G]o [A]
[D]I, yes I l[G]ove you and I t[Em7]hink that you k[A]now, do you k[A7]now
With your l[D]ove light s[G]hining
Every c[Em]louds got a silver [G]li - n[A]ing
So h[D]old me c[G]lose, don't l[A]et me g[D]o

MUSIC

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]

VERSE 2

[D]Hold me c[G]lose, don't let me [F#m]go, oh [G]no [A]
[D]You and me, yes our l[G]ove it will s[Em7]top at the sh[A]ow, do you k[A7]now
With your l[D]ove light shining c[G]learly
It's so g[Em]ood to have you [D]near [A]me
So h[D]old me cl[G]ose, don't l[A]et me [D]go

BRIDGE

[D]And if that r[A]oad gets weary, oh I l[G]o ? [F#m]oo - [Em]ove y[D]ou
Waiting h[A]ere if you need me, 'Cause I l[G]ove the t[Em7]hings that [G]you [A]do

VERSE 3

So h[D]old me c[G]lose, don't let me [F#m]go, oh [G]no [A]
You see [D]I, yes I l[G]oved you and I t[Em7]hink that you kn[A]ow, do you k[A7]now
With your l[D]ove light sh[G]ining
Every clo[Em]ud?s got a silver [G]li - [A]ning
So ho[D]ld me cl[G]ose, don't l[A]et me g[D]o

MUSIC

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [F#m] [G] [A] [D] [Em] [D]
BRIDGE

[D]And if that ro[A]ad gets tougher, oh I l[G]o ? o[F#m]o - o[Em]ve y[D]ou
No, I'll n[A]ever let you suffer, 'cause I l[G]ove the t[Em7]hings tha[G]t you d[A]o

VERSE 4

So h[D]old me c[G]lose, don't let me [F#m]go, oh [G]no [A]
You and m[D]e, yes our l[G]ove it will g[Em7]row and gr[A]ow, do you k[A7]now
With your l[D]ove light s[G]hining
Every c[Em]loud has a silver l[G]i - [A]ning
So h[D]old me c[G]lose, h[D]old me c[G]lose [A]
[D]Hold me cl[G]ose, PAUSE don't [Em]let [A]me [D]go

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]

------------ Hold me clo - se, 

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]

---------------Clo - ser gi - rl 

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]

------------- Hold me clo - se,

[D] [G] [Em] [G] [F#m] [G] [A]

------------- Clo - ser gi - rl AND FADE

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INTRODUCTION
[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
VERSE 1

[A]Hold me cl[D]ose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh n[D]o [E]
[A]I, yes I l[D]ove you and I t[Bm7]hink that you k[E]now, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light s[D]hining
Every c[Bm]louds got a silver [D]li - n[E]ing
So h[A]old me c[D]lose, don't l[E]et me g[A]o

MUSIC

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

VERSE 2

[A]Hold me c[D]lose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh [D]no [E]
[A]You and me, yes our l[D]ove it will s[Bm7]top at the sh[E]ow, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light shining c[D]learly
It's so g[Bm]ood to have you [A]near [E]me
So h[A]old me cl[D]ose, don't l[E]et me [A]go

BRIDGE

[A]And if that r[E]oad gets weary, oh I l[D]o ? [C#m]oo - [Bm]ove y[A]ou
Waiting h[E]ere if you need me, 'Cause I l[D]ove the t[Bm7]hings that [D]you [E]do

VERSE 3

So h[A]old me c[D]lose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh [D]no [E]
You see [A]I, yes I l[D]oved you and I t[Bm7]hink that you kn[E]ow, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light sh[D]ining
Every clo[Bm]ud?s got a silver [D]li - [E]ning
So ho[A]ld me cl[D]ose, don't l[E]et me g[A]o

MUSIC

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [C#m] [D] [E] [A] [Bm] [A]
BRIDGE

[A]And if that ro[E]ad gets tougher, oh I l[D]o ? o[C#m]o - o[Bm]ve y[A]ou
No, I'll n[E]ever let you suffer, 'cause I l[D]ove the t[Bm7]hings tha[D]t you d[E]o

VERSE 4

So h[A]old me c[D]lose, don't let me [C#m]go, oh [D]no [E]
You and m[A]e, yes our l[D]ove it will g[Bm7]row and gr[E]ow, do you k[E7]now
With your l[A]ove light s[D]hining
Every c[Bm]loud has a silver l[D]i - [E]ning
So h[A]old me c[D]lose, h[A]old me c[D]lose [E]
[A]Hold me cl[D]ose, PAUSE don't [Bm]let [E]me [A]go

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

------------ Hold me clo - se, 

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

---------------Clo - ser gi - rl 

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

------------- Hold me clo - se,

[A] [D] [Bm] [D] [C#m] [D] [E]

------------- Clo - ser gi - rl AND FADE

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