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Near Wild Heaven

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Dadd9= xx0770
Aadd2= 577600
G6= 355400
F#m11= x44200
If your hand is big enough, or your guitar neck slim enough, on the
the F#m11 you could use your thumb if you want to add the F# bass note
on the bottom string F#m11 = 244200
[Intro]
||: Dadd9/ / / / | Aadd2/ / / / | G6/ / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
Aadd2Whenever we G6hold each other, Aadd2we G6hold each other,
F#m11There's a feeling that's G6gone, F#m11something has gone G6wrong,
And I Aadd2don't know how much lG6onger I can Aadd2take it,
House G6made of heart, F#m11break it,
Take my G6head in your hands and F#m11shake it in this... G6near wild heaven...
[Chorus]
Not near e - Dadd9nough------- Aadd2  G6Near wild heaven!
(In - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
Dadd9   Aadd2It's G6near wild heaven!
(Living in - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
[Chorus]
Aadd2Whatever it G6takes I'm giving, Aadd2it's just a G6gift I'm given,
F#m11Try to live in - G6side, F#m11trying to move in - G6side,
And I Aadd2always thought that G6it would make me Aadd2smarter,
But it's G6only made me F#m11harder,
My G6heart thrown open F#m11wide in this G6...near wild heaven...
[Chorus]
Not near e - Dadd9nough------- Aadd2  G6Near wild heaven!
(In - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
Dadd9Oo-----wee, Aadd2oo-----oo! It's G6near wild heaven!
(Living in - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
Dadd9   Aadd2  G6Near wild heaven!
(Living in - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
Dadd9Oo-----wee, Aadd2-----oo! It's G6near wild heaven!
(Living in - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
[Bridge]
Aadd2I'm holding my G6hands together,
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba-----!)
Aadd2I'm holding my G6feet together,
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba-----!)
Aadd2I'm holding my - G6self together,
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba-----!)
Aadd2In this G6near wild heaven...
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba-----!)
[Chorus]
Not near e - Dadd9nough-------!Aadd2  
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba-----oo-oo---!)
G6Near wild heav - en------!Dadd9  Aadd2  
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba----! Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba-----oo-oo---!)
G6Near wild heav - en------!
(Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, ba----!)
[Coda - Repeat then end on Dadd9]
||: (Dadd9Ba - ba, ba, ba, ba, Aadd2ba----!) G6Near wild heaven!:||
(Living in - side, living in - side, living in - side!)
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