Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) chords by Elton John, Ironik, Chipmunk (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C7
C
F/C
F
C/E
Dm
A9sus4

Intro 1

M U S I C (uhh uhh uhh)

Verse 1
C7 
 (C7) Hold me close, you're just to far
Or I can bring you in,
so you're right up with the stars
But still down to earth,
with our love, we're on Mars
I can give you the chance
to be what they can't
C 
F/C 
 (C major) I just wanna be  (F/C) sure
C 
That you're not the  (C major) type
F/C 
to just open  (F/C) doors
C 
F/C 
I've gone so  (C major) far to be what I  (F/C) can
C 
F/C 
I've worked so  (C major) hard to be where I  (F/C) am

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Chorus 1
So I'll just...
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Hold you closer  (C/E) and won't let go  (D minor) 
I need to know how you feel too
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) So hold me closer  (C/E) and don't let go  (A9sus4) 
F 
I'm falling so please just don't let  (F major) go
C/E 
Dm 
Hold me closer,  (C/E) tiny dancer  (D minor) 
(hold me closer, just hold me closer)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) Count the headlights  (C/E) on the highway  (A9sus4) 
(yeah, yeah, yeah)
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Lay me down  (C/E) in sheets of linen  (D minor) 
(lay me down, just lay me down)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) You had a busy  (C/E) day today  (A9sus4) 
(uhh uhh)

Verse 2
C7 
Mr  (C7) Munk is immaculate
I ain't stylish, I'm sky-lish,
yes, my levels so up there
My lady's adjacent, I smell her fragrance
And whats under my Armanis goes up there
C 
F/C 
 (C major) Now I'm in the mood,  (F/C) full salute
C 
F/C 
 (C major) No bubberoose  (F/C) just apple juice
C 
 (C major) And she ain't ever got
F/C 
to  (F/C) tell  me hold her closer
C 
 (C major) Cause the girls
F/C 
on the  (F/C) trol  ain't getting closer

Chorus 2
F 
 (F major) Munk
C/E 
Dm 
Hold you closer  (C/E) and won't let go  (D minor) 
I need to know how you feel too
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) So hold me closer  (C/E) and don't let go  (A9sus4) 
F 
I'm falling so please just don't let  (F major) go
C/E 
Dm 
Hold me closer,  (C/E) tiny dancer  (D minor) 
(hold me closer, just hold me closer)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) Count the headlights  (C/E) on the highway  (A9sus4) 
(yeah, yeah, yeah)
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Lay me down  (C/E) in sheets of linen  (D minor) 
(lay me down, just lay me down)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) You had a busy  (C/E) day today  (A9sus4) 

Bridge 1
C 
F/C 
C 
F/C 
 (C major)  (F/C)  (C major) M U  (F/C) S     I C
C 
I've  (C major) gone so far,
F/C 
C 
F/C 
I've  (F/C) worked so hard,  (C major) listen  (F/C) 
C 
F/C 
I  (C major) hope you recognise  (F/C) what  you really mean
C 
F/C 
Without  (C major) you, I couldn't do this  (F/C) song  I sing
C 
I  (C major) hope you like it too,
F/C 
cause it's  (F/C) nothing but the truth
C 
You're  (C major) not number one
F/C 
but you  (F/C) will  be soon, so

Chorus 3
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) (I'll) Hold you closer  (C/E) and won't let go  (D minor) 
I need to know how you feel too
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) So hold me closer  (C/E) and don't let go  (A9sus4) 
F 
I'm falling so please just don't let  (F major) go
C/E 
Dm 
Hold me closer,  (C/E) tiny dancer  (D minor) 
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) Count the headlights  (C/E) on the highway  (A9sus4) 
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Lay me down  (C/E) in sheets of linen  (D minor) 
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) You had a busy  (C/E) day today  (A9sus4) 
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Hold me closer,  (C/E) tiny dancer  (D minor) 
(hold me closer, just hold me closer)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) Count the headlights  (C/E) on the highway  (A9sus4) 
(yeah, yeah, yeah)
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Lay me down  (C/E) in sheets of linen  (D minor) 
(lay me down, just lay me down)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) You had a busy  (C/E) day today  (A9sus4) 
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Hold me closer,  (C/E) tiny dancer  (D minor) 
(hold me closer, just hold me closer)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) Count the headlights  (C/E) on the highway  (A9sus4) 
(yeah, yeah, yeah)
F 
C/E 
Dm 
 (F major) Lay me down  (C/E) in sheets of linen  (D minor) 
(lay me down, just lay me down)
F 
C/E 
A9sus4 
 (F major) You had a busy  (C/E) day today  (A9sus4) 

Outro 1

(uhh uhh uhh)

M U S I C legend

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C7
C
F/C
F
C/E
Dm
A9sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
A9sus4: 5-x-5-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) by Elton John, Ironik, Chipmunk, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) the way Elton John, Ironik, Chipmunk intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.