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Liz Phair
Closer To You
Somebody's Miracle
2005
Key: D  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
      Dxx0232
   A/C#x476xx
      Ax02220
     Bmx24432
      G320033
    F#m244222
      Cx32010
Intro:    Dx4
Verse 1:
  DI see the things you A/C#do
Do you think I wander
   F#mthrough half Gblind?
  DI see the things you A/C#hide
The fear you have 
inF#mside is nothing Gnew
Refrain 1:
But BmI  Awould Gnever 
want to find Dout
EveryF#mthing about Gyou
Cause BmI  Awould Gnever 
want to find Dout
What I F#mthought wasn't Gtrue
Chorus 1:
Your Gmind is a place
I don't Dneed to erase
What Gyou've got in
your heart is eDnough
For me to start
breaAking through
and BmCloAser to Gyou
GCloAser to Dyou
Verse 2:
  DI love you as you A/C#are
Here and not too   F#mfar
Out of Gview DI love
the way you A/C#walk
To hear it when
you   F#mtalk Like you Gdo
Refrain 2:
But BmI  Awould Gnever
want to Dchoose
What I like F#mbest
About Gyou
Cause BmI  Awould
Gnever want to sDpoil
That mysF#mtery
With a Gclue
Chorus 2:
Your Gmind is a place 
I don't Dneed to erase
What Gyou've got in 
your heart is eDnough
For me to start
With enough Gholes
in my soul
I don't Dneed your 
rock and roll
to stay in Atune
And Bmo  Apen to Gyou
GO Apen to Dyou
Interlude:   D    C    G     Dx2  C   G   D    A  
Verse 3:
  DOh the aA/C#byss             
Mess of all those
F#mfrustrating Gfools
  DThey wander all aA/C#round
Black and white
F#mno sound no imGprovements
Refrain 3:
But BmI  Asee
Gsomething
on a DTV
With a sF#mmell
and a Gchoice
When BmI  Afeel Gyours and
my heart Dbeating
With the F#mwealth of
the Guniverse
Chorus 3:
Your Gmind is a place 
I don't Dneed to embrace
What you've Ggot in
your heart is eDnough
For me to start
making your
Ghappiness my own
Open Dup and let me
show what I can Ado
When I am BmcloAser
      G    G        A    D  D(hold)
to you Closer to you

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Closer To You

by Liz Phair

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Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

F#m

Liz Phair

Closer To You

Somebody's Miracle

2005

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

xx0232

A/C#

x476xx

x02220

x24432

320033

F#m

244222

x32010

Intro: x4

Verse 1:

D A/C#

I see the things you do

Do you think I wander

F#m G

through half blind?

D A/C#

I see the things you hide

The fear you have

F#m G

inside is nothing new

Refrain 1:

Bm A G

But I would never

want to find out

F#m G

Everything about you

Bm A G

Cause I would never

want to find out

F#m G

What I thought wasn't true

Chorus 1:

Your mind is a place

I don't need to erase

What you've got in

your heart is enough

For me to start

breaking through

Bm A G

and Closer to you

G A D

Closer to you

Verse 2:

D A/C#

I love you as you are

F#m

Here and not too far

G D

Out of view I love

A/C#

the way you walk

To hear it when

F#m G

you talk Like you do

Refrain 2:

Bm A G

But I would never

want to choose

F#m

What I like best

About you

Bm A

Cause I would

G D

never want to spoil

F#m

That mystery

With a clue

Chorus 2:

Your mind is a place

I don't need to erase

What you've got in

your heart is enough

For me to start

With enough holes

in my soul

I don't need your

rock and roll

to stay in tune

Bm A G

And o pen to you

G A D

O pen to you

D C G D C G D A

Interlude: x2

Verse 3:

D A/C#

Oh the abyss

Mess of all those

F#m G

frustrating fools

D A/C#

They wander all around

Black and white

F#m G

no sound no improvements

Refrain 3:

Bm A

But I see

something

on a TV

F#m

With a smell

and a choice

Bm A G

When I feel yours and

my heart beating

F#m

With the wealth of

the universe

Chorus 3:

Your mind is a place

I don't need to embrace

What you've got in

your heart is enough

For me to start

making your

happiness my own

Open up and let me

show what I can do

Bm A

When I am closer

G G A D D

(hold)

to you Closer to you

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