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Not Even Close

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[Chords]
          C332010
      Cadd9330010
     C6add9330210
         Em022000
      Esus4022200
     Emadd9022202
         Am002210
      Fmaj7133210 [for all  Fmaj7consider alternating  Fmaj7sus2or  Fduring chorus according to taste]
  Fmaj7sus2133010
          F133211
          G320033
Main riff (play all down-stumming with palm-muting)
C  Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9  Em  Esus4    Em
C  Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9  Em  Esus4    Em
C  Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9  Em  Emadd9   Em
  G4 bars
[Verse 1]
CI've been walking the   Emstraight Esus4lineEm  
   Fmaj7been livin' in my Gbest friend's pocket
  CI've been lookin at   Emmy   Esus4lifeEm  
GAll the time All the time
  CHow can I dEmo my Esus4workEm  
 Fmaj7Always looking Gover my shoulder
[Chorus]
AmWhen everything     Gfalls apart
CWhen you make a false Fmaj7start and you
GCan't turn the pages        Fmaj7and you
GCan't find tFmaj7he        door    when you're
GNo body's bFmaj7aby  Not even  cClose to pulling tFmaj7hroughG  
[Main riff] (play all down-stumming with palm-muting)
C  Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9  Em  Esus4    Em
C  Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9  Em  Esus4    Em
C[VeCadd9rse 2]C6add9  Cadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em  
CWe filled up every houEmrEsus4  Em  
Fmaj7Hunger for the touch Gof money
CBuilding crooked towersEm  Esus4  Em  
GOn the floor plan, floor plan
CWhen I came rEmunninEsus4g to youEm  
Fmaj7I was following Gthe life in a dead star
[Chorus]
AmWhen everything     Gfalls apart
CWhen you make a false Fmaj7start and you
GCan't turn the pages        Fmaj7and you
Can't find the        door    when you're
GNo body's bFmaj7aby  Not even  cClose to pulling tFmaj7hroughG  
[Bridge]
Fmaj7   G   C
GWe need a rope on this dark despair, from this dulling pain
       GCanG't turFmaj7n the pages
GWe need a rope from this endless night, from this distant shore
       GCanG't finFmaj7d the door
DWe need a rope that will put me through these impossible times
[Verse 3]
CI've been walking the Emstraight liEsus4neEm  
C'been looking at my liEmfeEsus4  Em  
Gall the time
[Chorus 4]
AmWhen everything     Gfalls apart
CWhen you meet a false Fmaj7heart, and you
GCan't turn the pages        Fmaj7and you
Can't find the        door    when you're
GNo body's bFmaj7aby  Not even  cClose to pulling tFmaj7hroughG  
[Outro]
   G         Fmaj7    Cman...
When you    Gcan't Fmaj7find the Amdoor
When you're Gno -  Fma7body's   Cbaby
Not even Amclose to Gpulling  Fmaj7through
Fmaj7Main Riff ( ad Glib vocalCs )

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Not Even Close

by Tim Finn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

C6add9

Esus4

Emadd9

Fmaj7

Fmaj7sus2

Fma7

[Chords]

332010

Cadd9

330010

C6add9

330210

022000

Esus4

022200

Emadd9

022202

002210

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2 F

133210 [for all consider alternating or during chorus according to taste]

Fmaj7sus2

133010

133211

320033

Main riff (play all down-stumming with palm-muting)

C Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9 Em Esus4 Em

C Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9 Em Emadd9 Em

4 bars

[Verse 1]

C Em Esus4 Em

I've been walking the straight line

Fmaj7 G

been livin' in my best friend's pocket

C Em Esus4 Em

I've been lookin at my life

All the time All the time

C Em Esus4 Em

How can I do my work

Fmaj7 G

Always looking over my shoulder

[Chorus]

Am G

When everything falls apart

C Fmaj7

When you make a false start and you

G Fmaj7

Can't turn the pages and you

G Fmaj7

Can't find the door when you're

G Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 G

No body's baby Not even close to pulling through

[Main riff] (play all down-stumming with palm-muting)

C Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9 Em Esus4 Em

C Cadd9 C6add9 Cadd9 Em Emadd9 Em

[Verse 2]

C Em Esus4 Em

We filled up every hour

Fmaj7 G

Hunger for the touch of money

C Em Esus4 Em

Building crooked towers

On the floor plan, floor plan

C Em Esus4 Em

When I came running to you

Fmaj7 G

I was following the life in a dead star

[Chorus]

Am G

When everything falls apart

C Fmaj7

When you make a false start and you

G Fmaj7

Can't turn the pages and you

Can't find the door when you're

G Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 G

No body's baby Not even close to pulling through

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 G C

We need a rope on this dark despair, from this dulling pain

G G Fmaj7

Can't turn the pages

We need a rope from this endless night, from this distant shore

G G Fmaj7

Can't find the door

We need a rope that will put me through these impossible times

[Verse 3]

C Em Esus4 Em

I've been walking the straight line

C Em Esus4 Em

'been looking at my life

all the time

[Chorus 4]

Am G

When everything falls apart

C Fmaj7

When you meet a false heart, and you

G Fmaj7

Can't turn the pages and you

Can't find the door when you're

G Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 G

No body's baby Not even close to pulling through

[Outro]

G Fmaj7 C

man...

G Fmaj7 Am

When you can't find the door

G Fma7 C

When you're no - body's baby

Am G Fmaj7

Not even close to pulling through

Fmaj7 G C

Main Riff ( ad lib vocals )

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