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"Closer" by CAUTERIZE
Intro:   Em|  C|  G|   D(x2)
Verse 1:
  EmWhat started out Cas desire 
Gturned into a lDover's tryst
  EmWho knew a moth Cand a flame
could Gever spawn a love Dlike this
   EmNow you need sComething
To taste sGomething just
a Dlittle bit more swEmeet
But I am Csour and more Gsour 
every Dtime that our lips meet
Refrain:
  CIf you're a Dbutterfly
I'm suicide Emby insecticide
  CIf I am Dkerosene then you're
a spark Emjust begging to ignite
  CYou'll Dwish you never Emmet me
  CButterfly Dbutterfly float on by me
Chorus:
  EmNever Cmeant to cut so Gdeep
DJust enough to Embleed
Feel the sCting as 
you get Gcloser
DCloser and closer to me
  EmDon’t let me Chold
something so Gdelicate
I'll Dshatter it with a word
   EmDon't say a Cthing as we 
get Gcloser and closer
DDamn this is gonna hurt
Verse 2:
  EmThe ghost of pathCetic past is
Ghaunting me here Dmore and more
  EmSkeletons are Claughing Gat 
me through the Dcloset door
  EmAnd now past lovers 
Cshare these Gcovers
Sleeping Dwith my enEmemies
Thoughts of Cothers 
come betGween us
Trigger Dfits of jealousy
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Interlude:  Fm|  G/B|  C| D  
Bridge:
  AmYou can G/Bpaint me pretCty colours
And Ddress me how you Amlike
I'm just an G/Bugly moth iCn love
In a Dbutterfly diAmsguise
I've been thinking about G/Bleaving
since the day that we met
  CIf I don't get close when 
it's Dall over I'll just forget
  AmCause I have seen the end
So G/Bmany times I've 
played it in my mind
  CAnd I am scared to death
I Dnever wanna see your dark side
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

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Closer

by Cauterize

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G/B

"Closer" by CAUTERIZE

Em C G D

Intro: | | | (x2)

Verse 1:

Em C

What started out as desire

G D

turned into a lover's tryst

Em C

Who knew a moth and a flame

G D

could ever spawn a love like this

Em C

Now you need something

To taste something just

D Em

a little bit more sweet

C G

But I am sour and more sour

every time that our lips meet

Refrain:

C D

If you're a butterfly

I'm suicide by insecticide

C D

If I am kerosene then you're

a spark just begging to ignite

C D Em

You'll wish you never met me

C D

Butterfly butterfly float on by me

Chorus:

Em C G

Never meant to cut so deep

D Em

Just enough to bleed

Feel the sting as

you get closer

Closer and closer to me

Em C

Don’t let me hold

something so delicate

I'll shatter it with a word

Em C

Don't say a thing as we

get closer and closer

Damn this is gonna hurt

Verse 2:

Em C

The ghost of pathetic past is

G D

haunting me here more and more

Em C G

Skeletons are laughing at

me through the closet door

And now past lovers

C G

share these covers

D Em

Sleeping with my enemies

Thoughts of others

come between us

Trigger fits of jealousy

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Fm G/B C D

Interlude: | | |

Bridge:

Am G/B C

You can paint me pretty colours

D Am

And dress me how you like

G/B C

I'm just an ugly moth in love

D Am

In a butterfly disguise

G/B

I've been thinking about leaving

since the day that we met

If I don't get close when

it's all over I'll just forget

Cause I have seen the end

G/B

So many times I've

played it in my mind

And I am scared to death

I never wanna see your dark side

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

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