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Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-   x02220
E -   022100
F#m - 244222
 D-   xx0232
Intro: 
D--F#m-E-F#m-D--F#m-E--A-D--F#m-E--D-A-E(hold)
Verse 1:
I cannot Atell
Can you tell?
Oh F#mI   Ecan't Dtell
Am AI lonely or do
I need to be alone?
  ATonight F#mthis Efight
BeAtween my head and my heart
Its getting heavy now
Refrain 1:
  DSo I'm just Ejust begging
   F#mJust begging for a breakEdown
   DSometime real Esoon
Cause I don't F#mknow what
else is there Eleft to do?
Chorus 1:
DIt's like we
Ajust can't winE  
And everytime we
get a little Dcloser
It Aall caves inE  
Verse 2:
And I just don't Aknow
(hold)
How do we know?
How do we know when to sEtop?
Baby don't stop baby F#mdon't sEtop
no Dwhen we don't even know
   EWhere to begin
   F#mYou ask the questions 
but Ayou aren't Elistening
Refrain 2:
   DSo my heart Egets heavy F#m  
with every letEter that I write
   DI can't deny Ewe're losing it
   F#mI've got no anEswers tonight
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Guitar Solo: D-A-E-- x2
Bridge:
Oh DIt's like we Ajust can't winE  
Oh DIt's like we Ajust can't winE  
Oh DIt's like we Ajust can't winE  
Oh DIt's like we Ajust can't winE  
Chorus 2:
DIt's like we
Ajust can't winE  
And everytime we
get a little Dcloser
It Aall caves inE  
DIt's like we Ajust can't winE  
DWe both know we'll Anever
ENo we just can't win
Outro:
D--F#m-E-F#m-D--F#m-E--A-D--F#m-E--D-A-E(hold)

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Closer

by Tonight Alive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

E - 022100

F#m - 244222

- xx0232

Intro:

D--F#m-E-F#m-D--F#m-E--A-D--F#m-E--D-A-E(hold)

Verse 1:

I cannot tell

Can you tell?

F#m E D

Oh I can't tell

Am I lonely or do

I need to be alone?

A F#m E

Tonight this fight

Between my head and my heart

Its getting heavy now

Refrain 1:

D E

So I'm just just begging

F#m E

Just begging for a breakdown

D E

Sometime real soon

F#m

Cause I don't know what

else is there left to do?

Chorus 1:

It's like we

A E

just can't win

And everytime we

get a little closer

A E

It all caves in

Verse 2:

And I just don't know

(hold)

How do we know?

How do we know when to stop?

F#m E

Baby don't stop baby don't stop

no when we don't even know

Where to begin

F#m

You ask the questions

A E

but you aren't listening

Refrain 2:

D E F#m

So my heart gets heavy

with every letter that I write

D E

I can't deny we're losing it

F#m E

I've got no answers tonight

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Guitar Solo: D-A-E-- x2

Bridge:

D A E

Oh It's like we just can't win

D A E

Oh It's like we just can't win

D A E

Oh It's like we just can't win

D A E

Oh It's like we just can't win

Chorus 2:

It's like we

A E

just can't win

And everytime we

get a little closer

A E

It all caves in

D A E

It's like we just can't win

D A

We both know we'll never

No we just can't win

Outro:

D--F#m-E-F#m-D--F#m-E--A-D--F#m-E--D-A-E(hold)

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