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Too Close to the Ground
Status Quo
Back to Back 1983
12/8 time
|D| |B7/ D#  C#7/E#| |F#m| | B7  E9|
| A   A7/G   D/F#  Dm6/F| | A/E  E9|
              A  C#7/      G#           F#m        D  D/E  
When the light hits your eyes in the morning
             A  C#7/ G#                     F#m    B7   C#7  C#7/E#
And the fight to survive is breaking you down
You see a cF#mhance for an answer to fAill the A7/C#empty spDaces
         B7/       D#  C#7/E#       F#m  B7  
But you still don't know what to do
                       E9   A   A7/G   D/F#  Dm6/ F   A/E  E9  
You're too close to the ground
When the night closes in like an old friend
And the last of your pills is taking you down
You know the doctor's prescription ain't working like it used to
But you still don't know what to do
(B7)     E7  C#7/E#          F#m   B7  E9  
You're too close to the ground
              A   A7/G   D/F#  Dm6/ F   A  A7  
Still going down
|D| |G| |A| | A  A7|
|D| |B7| |A/E| |E9|
|A...
All your life you were waiting
Just to pass up the dream and leave my town
You blew your chance for an answer to fill the empty spaces
Oh, you just don't know what to do
You're too close to the ground
Too close to the ground
Still going down
| A   A7/G   D/F#  Dm6/F| |A7...

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Too Close To The Ground

by Status Quo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

F#m

A7/G

D/F#

Dm6

A/E

D/E

A7/C#

Too Close to the Ground

Status Quo

Back to Back 1983

12/8 time

D B7 D# C#7 F#m B7 E9

|| |/ /E#| || | |

A A7/G D/F# Dm6 F A/E E9

| /| | |

A C#7 G# F#m D D/E

When the light hits your eyes in the morning

A C#7 G# F#m B7 C#7 C#7

/ /E#

And the fight to survive is breaking you down

F#m A A7/C# D

You see a chance for an answer to fill the empty spaces

B7 D# C#7 F#m B7

/ /E#

But you still don't know what to do

E9 A A7/G D/F# Dm6 F A/E E9

You're too close to the ground

When the night closes in like an old friend

And the last of your pills is taking you down

You know the doctor's prescription ain't working like it used to

But you still don't know what to do

B7 E7 C#7 F#m B7 E9

() /E#

You're too close to the ground

A A7/G D/F# Dm6 F A A7

Still going down

D G A A A7

|| || || | |

D B7 A/E E9

|| || || ||

|...

All your life you were waiting

Just to pass up the dream and leave my town

You blew your chance for an answer to fill the empty spaces

Oh, you just don't know what to do

You're too close to the ground

Too close to the ground

Still going down

A A7/G D/F# Dm6 F A7

| /| |...

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