U2 - Iris (Hold Me Close) Chords

Tempo:
126.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Em

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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U2 - Iris (Hold Me Close) chords
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[B]
[G]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [G]
[Em] [A]
[C] [G]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[D]
[Am] The star that [A] gives us light [E]
has been [D] gone [C] a while, [A]
but it's [Em] not an [Bm] illusion.
[Am] The ache [A]
in my [Em] heart
[D] is so much [C] a part [A]
of [Em] who I [E]
am.
[G] Something in your [C] eyes [Em] took a thousand years [D] to get here.
[G] Something in your [C] eyes took a thousand [G] years, a thousand [D] years.
Hold [C] me close,
[D] hold [Em] me close and don't let me [D]
go.
Hold [C] me close, [D]
[Em] like I'm someone that [G] you might [D] know.
Hold [C] me close,
[D] [G] the darkness just lets us [D] see who [C] we are.
[F#] I [G] got your light inside
[D] me.
[C]
[Am] [Em]
[A] [C] [G]
[Em]
[D] [E] Once [G] we are [E] gone, we [D] begin to [Am] forget [A] the very reason [E] we [Am] [D] came.
[Gm] [C] But you,
[Am] [D] I am sure [Em] I met.
[G]
Lonely for [C] the night, the stars went [G] up, we're meeting up again.
Hold [C] me close, [D]
hold [Em] me close and don't let me [D]
go.
Hold [C] me close, [D]
[Em] like I'm someone that you might [G]
[D] know.
Hold [C] me close,
[D] [G] the darkness just lets us [D]
see who [C] we are.
[F#] I [G] got your light inside
[D] of [C] me.
[D]
[G] [Em]
[F#m] [C] [Em]
Eyes, [Am]
[G] [Am]
[Em] the stars [D] are bright but do they [G] know, [Am]
[Em] the [G] universe is beautiful but [C] no.
[Am] You took me by [C] the hand, I [D] thought that I was leaving [Em] you.
But it [D] was you made me your [C] man, my [D]
machine.
I [Em] dream where [D]
you are [C] standing [D]
in the hall.
[G] She tells me I can [D] do it all.
[C] Iris wakes to [D] my nightmares, [G] don't fear the world, [D] it isn't there.
[C] The playing [D]
of the strand, [G] she buries the boy [D] beneath the sand.
[C] Iris says [D] that I will be [G] the death of her, it [D] was [C] not me.
[G]
[Em]
[F#m] [C] [G]
[Em]
[D] [C] Free yourself to be [Em] yourself, only you can see [F#m] yourself.
[Em] Free yourself to be yourself, only you can see.
[D] [Em]
[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, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, G, D, G, D, C, Em, D, C and D in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 127. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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

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