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INTRO
C Em C Em C
VERSE 1
        (C)                             Em  Am  
I've been walking a straight line
Living in my Gbest friend's pocketC  
I've been looking at Emmy life
AlGl the time, all the timeC  
How can I Emdo my work?F  
Always looking Gover my shoulderAm  
PRECHORUS
When everything Gfalls apartC  
When you meet a false Fheart
CHORUS
And then ya Gcan't turn the Fpages
And ya Gcan't find the Fdoor
When you're Gnobody's Fbaby
Not even Cclose to pulling Fthrou~oh~oh~oh~Goh~oh~ough  
CNo~oo
Em C Em C
VERSE 2
        (C)      Em  Am  
Fill up every hour,
We hunger for the Gtouch of moneyC  
Building crooked Emtowers
On the Gfaultline, faultlineC  
When I came running Emto yaF  
I was following the Glight from a dead starAm  
PRECHORUS
Then everything Gfalls apartC  
And when you make a false Fstart
CHORUS
And then ya Gcan't turn the Fpages
And ya Gcan't find the Fdoor
When you're Gnobody's Fbaby
Not even Cclose to pulling Fthrou~oh~oh~oh~Goh~oh~ough  
CNo~oo
Em C Em
BRIDGE
CWeave me a rope from this dark Emdespair
from this dullC-eyed pain
But ya Amcan't Gturn the pFages, oh~ooh
Weave Cme a rope
From this Emendless night from this Cdistant shore
But ya Amcan't Gfind the do~For
DmWeave me a rope that will pull me through
These imEmpossible times, oh~oh~Cooh  oh~oh~oohEm  
VERSE 3
CI've been walking a Emstraight line     Am  Gmmmm
CBeen looking at Emmy life
AlGl the time, all the timeC  
PRECHORUS
When everything Gfalls apartC  
When you meet a false Fheart
CHORUS
And then ya Gcan't turn the Fpages
And ya Gcan't find the Fdoor
When you're Gnobody's Fbaby
Not even Cclose to pulling Fthrou~oh~oh~oh~oh~oh~ough  
GNo~oo (Can't turn the Fpage.)
GNo~oo (Can't find the Fdoor.) oh~oh~oh
GOh (Nobody's Fbaby)
Not even Cclose to pulling Fthrou~oh~oh~oh~Goh~oh~ough
COo~oh

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Not Even Close

by Darren Hayes

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Chords in this song · guitar

INTRO

C Em C Em C

VERSE 1

C Em Am

()

I've been walking a straight line

G C

Living in my best friend's pocket

I've been looking at my life

G C

All the time, all the time

Em F

How can I do my work?

G Am

Always looking over my shoulder

PRECHORUS

G C

When everything falls apart

When you meet a false heart

CHORUS

G F

And then ya can't turn the pages

G F

And ya can't find the door

G F

When you're nobody's baby

C F G

Not even close to pulling throu~oh~oh~oh~oh~oh~ough

No~oo

Em C Em C

VERSE 2

C Em Am

()

Fill up every hour,

G C

We hunger for the touch of money

Building crooked towers

G C

On the faultline, faultline

Em F

When I came running to ya

G Am

I was following the light from a dead star

PRECHORUS

G C

Then everything falls apart

And when you make a false start

CHORUS

G F

And then ya can't turn the pages

G F

And ya can't find the door

G F

When you're nobody's baby

C F G

Not even close to pulling throu~oh~oh~oh~oh~oh~ough

No~oo

Em C Em

BRIDGE

C Em

Weave me a rope from this dark despair

from this dull-eyed pain

Am G F

But ya can't turn the pages, oh~ooh

Weave me a rope

Em C

From this endless night from this distant shore

Am G F

But ya can't find the do~or

Weave me a rope that will pull me through

Em C Em

These impossible times, oh~oh~ooh oh~oh~ooh

VERSE 3

C Em Am G

I've been walking a straight line mmmm

C Em

Been looking at my life

G C

All the time, all the time

PRECHORUS

G C

When everything falls apart

When you meet a false heart

CHORUS

G F

And then ya can't turn the pages

G F

And ya can't find the door

G F

When you're nobody's baby

C F

Not even close to pulling throu~oh~oh~oh~oh~oh~ough

G F

No~oo (Can't turn the page.)

G F

No~oo (Can't find the door.) oh~oh~oh

G F

Oh (Nobody's baby)

C F G

Not even close to pulling throu~oh~oh~oh~oh~oh~ough

Oo~oh

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