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Joshua Radin - Closer
Capo on 3rd fret.
Chord names represent the shapes played from the third fret
F*: x       G*: 3        C*: x
    3           2            3
    3           0            2-3-2
    2-0-2       0            0
    1           0-1-0        1
    x           x            x
[Verse 1]
F*         G*       C*
so we're alone again
               F*                G*     C*
i wish it were over, we seem to never end
          F*             G*                     C    G  F  
only get closer, to the point where i can take no more
    F*              G*                   C      G  F  
the clouds in your eyes, down your face they pour
F*   G*       Am         G         C  F*
wont you be the new one burn to shine
         Am           G       C  F*
i take the blue ones every time
      Am           G        C  F*
walk me down your broken line
              Am       G  C*
all you have to do is cry
                  Am       G  C*
yes all you have to do is cry
[Verse 2]
F*      G*   C*
hush my baby now
                F*                G*      C*
your talking is just noise and wont lay me down
             F*        G*                     C    G  F  
amongst your toys in a room where i can take no more
    F*              G*                  C      G  F  
the clouds in your eyes down your face they pour
F*   G*       Am         G         C  F*
wont you be the new one burn to shine
         Am           G       C  F*
i take the blue ones every time
      Am           G        C  F*
walk me down your broken line
              Am       G  C*
all you have to do is cry
                  Am       G  C*
yes all you have to do is cry
[Chorus]
DmphotogAmraphs and Fbrightly cColored Gpaper
Dmare your Ammask you Fwear Cin this Gcaper
Cthat is a Glife we walk right Cinto the Gstrife and
a Ctear from your Geye Cbrings me Ghome
[Outro]
              Am         G         C  F*
wont you be the new one burn to shine
         Am           G       C  F*
i take the blue ones every time
      Am           G        C  F*
walk me down your broken line
Amall you have to Gdo is Ccry

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Closer

by Joshua Radin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Joshua Radin - Closer

Capo on 3rd fret.

Chord names represent the shapes played from the third fret

F*: x G*: 3 C*: x

3 2 3

3 0 2-3-2

2-0-2 0 0

1 0-1-0 1

x x x

[Verse 1]

F G C

* * *

so we're alone again

F G C

* * *

i wish it were over, we seem to never end

F G C G F

* *

only get closer, to the point where i can take no more

F G C G F

* *

the clouds in your eyes, down your face they pour

F G Am G C F

* * *

wont you be the new one burn to shine

Am G C F

i take the blue ones every time

Am G C F

walk me down your broken line

Am G C

all you have to do is cry

Am G C

yes all you have to do is cry

[Verse 2]

F G C

* * *

hush my baby now

F G C

* * *

your talking is just noise and wont lay me down

F G C G F

* *

amongst your toys in a room where i can take no more

F G C G F

* *

the clouds in your eyes down your face they pour

F G Am G C F

* * *

wont you be the new one burn to shine

Am G C F

i take the blue ones every time

Am G C F

walk me down your broken line

Am G C

all you have to do is cry

Am G C

yes all you have to do is cry

[Chorus]

Dm Am F C G

photographs and brightly colored paper

Dm Am F C G

are your mask you wear in this caper

C G C G

that is a life we walk right into the strife and

C G C G

a tear from your eye brings me home

[Outro]

Am G C F

wont you be the new one burn to shine

Am G C F

i take the blue ones every time

Am G C F

walk me down your broken line

Am G C

all you have to do is cry

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