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 ______________________________________________________________________________ Hold me Close – David Essex ______________________________________________________________________________ David Essex sings this in the key of “ B “, It plays well in G with capo on 4th Fret ______________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION G C Am C Bm C D G C Am C Bm C D VERSE 1 G C Bm C D Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no G C Am7 D D7 I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know G C With your love light shining Am C D Every clouds got a silver li - ning G C D G So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC G C Am C Bm C D VERSE 2 G C Bm C D Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no G C Am7 D D7 You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know G C With your love light shining clearly Am G D It's so good to have you near me G C D G So hold me close, don't let me go BRIDGE G D C Bm Am G And if that road gets weary, oh I lo – oo - ove you D C Am7 C D Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do VERSE 3 G C Bm C D So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no G C Am7 D D7 You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know G C With your love light shining Am C D Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning G C D G So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC G C Am C Bm C D G C Bm C D G Am G BRIDGE G D C Bm Am G And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you D C Am7 C D No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do VERSE 4 G C Bm C D So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no G C Am7 D D7 You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know G C With your love light shining Am C D Every cloud has a silver li - ning G C G C D So hold me close, hold me close G C Am D G Hold me close, PAUSE don't let me 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 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INTRODUCTION A D Bm D C#m D E A D Bm D C#m D E VERSE 1 A D C#m D E Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know A D With your love light shining Bm D E Every clouds got a silver li - ning A D E A So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC A D Bm D C#m D E VERSE 2 A D C#m D E Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know A D With your love light shining clearly Bm A E It's so good to have you near me A D E A So hold me close, don't let me go BRIDGE A E D C#m Bm A And if that road gets weary, oh I lo – oo - ove you E D Bm7 D E Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do VERSE 3 A D C#m D E So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know A D With your love light shining Bm D E Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning A D E A So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC A D Bm D C#m D E A D C#m D E A Bm A BRIDGE A E D C#m Bm A And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you E D Bm7 D E No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do VERSE 4 A D C#m D E So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know A D With your love light shining Bm D E Every cloud has a silver li - ning A D A D E So hold me close, hold me close A D Bm E A Hold me close, PAUSE don't let me 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 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INTRODUCTION C F Dm F Em F G C F Dm F Em F G VERSE 1 C F Em F G Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no C F Dm7 G G7 I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know C F With your love light shining Dm F G Every clouds got a silver li - ning C F G C So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC C F Dm F Em F G VERSE 2 C F Em F G Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no C F Dm7 G G7 You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know C F With your love light shining clearly Dm C G It's so good to have you near me C F G C So hold me close, don't let me go BRIDGE C G F Em Dm C And if that road gets weary, oh I lo – oo - ove you G F Dm7 F G Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do VERSE 3 C F Em F G So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no C F Dm7 G G7 You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know C F With your love light shining Dm F G Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning C F G C So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC C F Dm F Em F G C F Em F G C Dm C BRIDGE C G F Em Dm C And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you G F Dm7 F G No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do VERSE 4 C F Em F G So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no C F Dm7 G G7 You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know C F With your love light shining Dm F G Every cloud has a silver li - ning C F C F G So hold me close, hold me close C F Dm G C Hold me close, PAUSE don't let me 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 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INTRODUCTION D G Em G F#m G A D G Em G F#m G A VERSE 1 D G F#m G A Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no D G Em7 A A7 I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know D G With your love light shining Em G A Every clouds got a silver li - ning D G A D So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC D G Em G F#m G A VERSE 2 D G F#m G A Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no D G Em7 A A7 You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know D G With your love light shining clearly Em D A It's so good to have you near me D G A D So hold me close, don't let me go BRIDGE D A G F#m Em D And if that road gets weary, oh I lo – oo - ove you A G Em7 G A Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do VERSE 3 D G F#m G A So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no D G Em7 A A7 You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know D G With your love light shining Em G A Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning D G A D So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC D G Em G F#m G A D G F#m G A D Em D BRIDGE D A G F#m Em D And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you A G Em7 G A No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do VERSE 4 D G F#m G A So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no D G Em7 A A7 You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know D G With your love light shining Em G A Every cloud has a silver li - ning D G D G A So hold me close, hold me close D G Em A D Hold me close, PAUSE don't let me 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 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INTRODUCTION A D Bm D C#m D E A D Bm D C#m D E VERSE 1 A D C#m D E Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 I, yes I love you and I think that you know, do you know A D With your love light shining Bm D E Every clouds got a silver li - ning A D E A So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC A D Bm D C#m D E VERSE 2 A D C#m D E Hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 You and me, yes our love it will stop at the show, do you know A D With your love light shining clearly Bm A E It's so good to have you near me A D E A So hold me close, don't let me go BRIDGE A E D C#m Bm A And if that road gets weary, oh I lo – oo - ove you E D Bm7 D E Waiting here if you need me, 'Cause I love the things that you do VERSE 3 A D C#m D E So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 You see I, yes I loved you and I think that you know, do you know A D With your love light shining Bm D E Every cloud’s got a silver li - ning A D E A So hold me close, don't let me go MUSIC A D Bm D C#m D E A D C#m D E A Bm A BRIDGE A E D C#m Bm A And if that road gets tougher, oh I lo – oo - ove you E D Bm7 D E No, I'll never let you suffer, 'cause I love the things that you do VERSE 4 A D C#m D E So hold me close, don't let me go, oh no A D Bm7 E E7 You and me, yes our love it will grow and grow, do you know A D With your love light shining Bm D E Every cloud has a silver li - ning A D A D E So hold me close, hold me close A D Bm E A Hold me close, PAUSE don't let me 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 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
