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Getting Closer

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I went Asearching for the Gtruth
But in my Eminnocence I Afound
All the Acon men and their Gacrobats
Who Emstomped me in the Aground
If I cAount up their Gpercentages
I Emknow they're getting Arich
But tAhey haven't taken Geverything
Those Empaybacks are a Abitch
Though I've Clost quite a lot
I am Gstill in control
They can Ckeep what they've got
But they Acan't have my soul
And if DI don't Ghave this Aall worked Dout
Still I'm Dgetting Gcloser, Agetting clDoser
DI still have Gfar to Ago no Bmdoubt
But I'm Dgetting Gcloser, Agetting Dcloser
What was Aripped off by Gprofessionals
Is Emnot all that it Aseems
While I mAust live up to Gcontracts
I did Emnot give up my Adreams
If I sAee it as Gexperience
It Emhasn't gone to Awaste
Lately Aall the missing Gpieces
Have been Emfalling into Aplace
And if CI could go back and start Gover somehow
I would Cnot change that much
Knowing Awhat I know now
Thought there Dhave been Gsins
I Awill Dregret
Still I'm Dgetting Gcloser, Agetting Dcloser
I dDon't have Gall the Aanswers Bmyet
But I'm Dgetting Gcloser, Agetting Dcloser
SOLO:
G F A G (A could be Dm) (X4)
 A   G   Em   A(X4)
I'm a Amark for every Gshyster
From EmTopanga to ABerlin
And I Ashould have learned to Gkick them out
As Emsoon as they crawleAd in
So to Aevery bank in GSwitzerland
That Emstores my stolen Ayouth
I'm aAlright because Gdespite the laws
You Emcannot hide the Atruth
And Calthough you will say
I am Gstill too naive
Well I Chave not lost faith
In the Athings I believe
And if DI don't Ghave a this Aall worked Dout
Still I'm Dgetting Gcloser, Agetting Dcloser
I sDtill have Gfar to Ago no Bmdoubt
But I'm Dstill Ggetting Acloser, Dgetting closer

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Getting Closer

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A G

I went searching for the truth

Em A

But in my innocence I found

A G

All the con men and their acrobats

Em A

Who stomped me in the ground

A G

If I count up their percentages

Em A

I know they're getting rich

A G

But they haven't taken everything

Em A

Those paybacks are a bitch

Though I've lost quite a lot

I am still in control

They can keep what they've got

But they can't have my soul

D G A D

And if I don't have this all worked out

D G A D

Still I'm getting closer, getting closer

D G A Bm

I still have far to go no doubt

D G A D

But I'm getting closer, getting closer

A G

What was ripped off by professionals

Em A

Is not all that it seems

A G

While I must live up to contracts

Em A

I did not give up my dreams

A G

If I see it as experience

Em A

It hasn't gone to waste

A G

Lately all the missing pieces

Em A

Have been falling into place

C G

And if I could go back and start over somehow

I would not change that much

Knowing what I know now

D G

Thought there have been sins

A D

I will regret

D G A D

Still I'm getting closer, getting closer

D G A Bm

I don't have all the answers yet

D G A D

But I'm getting closer, getting closer

SOLO:

G F A G (A could be Dm) (X4)

A G Em A

(X4)

A G

I'm a mark for every shyster

Em A

From Topanga to Berlin

A G

And I should have learned to kick them out

Em A

As soon as they crawled in

A G

So to every bank in Switzerland

Em A

That stores my stolen youth

A G

I'm alright because despite the laws

Em A

You cannot hide the truth

And although you will say

I am still too naive

Well I have not lost faith

In the things I believe

D G A D

And if I don't have a this all worked out

D G A D

Still I'm getting closer, getting closer

D G A Bm

I still have far to go no doubt

D G A D

But I'm still getting closer, getting closer

About Getting Closer Chords by Billy Joel

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What key is "Getting Closer" in?

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