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VERSE 1 
CWhat's it gonna take for meEm?
I'm on my hands and knGees,
while all the poets fill the pages of loose leaf
CI feel chEmeap, and I feel GemptyD  
CWe will bathe in the sEmea of disbeliefG, but we will not go quickly.
No we wiCll not die so eaEmsilyG  D  
BRIDGE 
ACnd EmI     G  Dknew that this would haCppenEm, it always dGoes  HDmmm
And CI     Em     G  Dcouldn't stop my reacCtion, Emso I let it GcomeD  
DI let Dit coDme!
CHORUS 
CI still hold the belief Gthat we are free,D  
that we don't neeEmd the rules to see
Cthat despite what we've done, Gwe're not alone D  
We're closer than we tDhink Gto Chome
VERSE 2 
CIt didn't take me long to believe Emthat I could do anythingG,
Gwe turn the songs up lDoud so we can singC  
CI am tEmrue and I am lGivingD  
CWe will walk through the Emvalley of the shadow of the boGring and burn it allD  
CNo we will not go quieEmtlyG  D  
BRIDGE 
ACnd EmI     G  Dknew that this would haCppenEm, it always dGoes  HDmmm
And CI     Em     G  Dcouldn't stop my reacCtion, Emso I let it GcomeD  
DI let Dit coDme!
CHORUS 
CI still hold the belief Gthat we are free,D  
that we don't neeEmd the rules to see
Cthat despite what we've done, Gwe're not alone D  
We're closer than we tDhink to hEmome
To homBe, to hoCme,  To hoDmeB  
CAcross the wEmater you caGll me, but ID'm not listening Cas EmI sink dGownD  
CWaEmter    GfGills my lungs aCs EmI begin to dGrown
I kDnew that this would [happen]
BREAK 
C    G   Em  D
CHORUS 
CI still hold the belief Gthat we are free,D  
that we don't neeEmd the rules to see
Cthat despite what we've done, Gwe're not alone D  
We're closer than we tDhink Gto Chome

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Closer Than We Think

by The Classic Crime

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VERSE 1

C Em

What's it gonna take for me?

I'm on my hands and knees,

while all the poets fill the pages of loose leaf

C Em G D

I feel cheap, and I feel empty

C Em G

We will bathe in the sea of disbelief, but we will not go quickly.

C Em G D

No we will not die so easily

BRIDGE

C Em G D C Em G D

And I knew that this would happen, it always does Hmmm

C Em G D C Em G D

And I couldn't stop my reaction, so I let it come

D D D

I let it come!

CHORUS

C G D

I still hold the belief that we are free,

that we don't need the rules to see

C G D

that despite what we've done, we're not alone

D G C

We're closer than we think to home

VERSE 2

C Em G

It didn't take me long to believe that I could do anything,

G D C

we turn the songs up loud so we can sing

C Em G D

I am true and I am living

C Em G D

We will walk through the valley of the shadow of the boring and burn it all

C Em G D

No we will not go quietly

BRIDGE

C Em G D C Em G D

And I knew that this would happen, it always does Hmmm

C Em G D C Em G D

And I couldn't stop my reaction, so I let it come

D D D

I let it come!

CHORUS

C G D

I still hold the belief that we are free,

that we don't need the rules to see

C G D

that despite what we've done, we're not alone

D Em

We're closer than we think to home

B C D B

To home, to home, To home

C Em G D C Em G D

Across the water you call me, but I'm not listening as I sink down

C Em G G C Em G

Water fills my lungs as I begin to drown

I knew that this would [happen]

BREAK

C G Em D

CHORUS

C G D

I still hold the belief that we are free,

that we don't need the rules to see

C G D

that despite what we've done, we're not alone

D G C

We're closer than we think to home

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