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The Chainsmokers - Closer Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, D, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[C]Hey, [D]I was doing just [Em]fine just before I met you [D] I drank too [C]much and that’s an issue [D]but I’m [Em]okay [D] [C]Hey, [D]you tell your [Em]friends it was nice to meet [D]them But I [C]hope I never [D]see them [Em]again. [D]

[C]I know it breaks [D]your heart, [Em]moved to the city in a broke [D]down car and [C]Four years, no [D]calls, [Em]now you’re looking pretty in a [D]hotel bar and [C]I [D]can’t [Em]stop, [D]no, [C]I [D]can’t [Em]stop. [D]

So [C]baby pull me [D]closer in the [Em]backseat of your [D]Rover That I [C]know you can’t [D]afford, bite that [Em]tattoo on your [D]shoulder Pull the [C]sheets right off the [D]corner, of the [Em]mattress that you [D]stole From your [C]roommate back in [D]Boulder, we ain’t [Em]ever getting [D]older.

[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D]We [Em]ain’t ever getting [D]older [C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D]We [Em]ain’t ever getting [D]older.

[C]You, [D]look as the [Em]good as the day as I met [D]you I [C]forget just why I [D]left you, I was [Em]insane [D] [C]Stay, [D]and play that [Em]Blink-182 [D]song That we [C]beat to death in [D]Tucson, [Em]okay. [D]

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Genres Pop, Electronic
Year 2016
Key A

How to Play Closer on Ukulele?

The Chainsmokers - Closer can be played in the key of A using the C, D, Em chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Closer with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.