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[Verse 1]
 EmLate 
 AmNight Gcalls 
 AmAre Emall Amwe Gare
 (But) if Emyou Amcould Ggive
 AmMe Emmore of Amyour Gheart
 [Pre-Chorus]
 EmI would never let you Amgo
 GI would never let you Amgo
 EmI would never let you Amgo
 GI would never 
 I would never
 [Chorus]
         C             G               D       G(D)  
 We could be a little closer if you wanted to 
 CWe could Gbe a little Dcloser still
         C             G               D       G(D)
 We could be a little closer if you wanted to 
 CWe could Gbe a little Dcloser
 EmcloserAm  G  
 ohAmoh  EmcloserAm  G  
 [Verse 2]
 EmWalk AmawaGy 
 AmIf Emyou Amwant Gto 
 (But) if Emyou AmconGfess 
 That Amyou Emneed Amme Gtoo 
 [Pre-Chorus]
 EmI would never let you Amgo
 GI would never let you Amgo
 EmI would never let you Amgo
 GI would never 
 I would never
 [Chorus]
         C             G               D       G(D)  
 We could be a little closer if you wanted to 
 CWe could Gbe a little Dcloser still
         C             G               D       G(D)
 We could be a little closer if you wanted to 
 CWe could Gbe a little Dcloser
 EmcloserAm  G  
 ohAmoh  EmcloserAm  G  
 [Bridge]
 Remember Amred lights were shining 
 On that Ccold city skyline 
 We were Emlost 
 We were smiling all the Dway 
 Now your Ameyes they don’t see me late 
 And I Cdoubt you’re thinking clearly 
 When you Emsay I dreamt it all up in my Dhead
 [Chorus]
 CCloser 
         C             G               D       G(D)  
 We could be a little closer if you wanted to 
 CCloser 
 CWe could Gbe a little Dcloser still
 CCloser 
         C             G               D       G(D)  
 We could be a little closer if you wanted to 
 CCloser 
 CWe could Gbe a little Dcloser still

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Closer

by Kelvin Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Late

Am G

Night calls

Am Em Am G

Are all we are

Em Am G

(But) if you could give

Am Em Am G

Me more of your heart

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Am

I would never let you go

G Am

I would never let you go

Em Am

I would never let you go

I would never

[Chorus]

C G D G

(D)

We could be a little closer if you wanted to

C G D

We could be a little closer still

C G D G

(D)

We could be a little closer if you wanted to

C G D

We could be a little closer

Em Am G

closer

Am Em Am G

ohoh closer

[Verse 2]

Em Am G

Walk away

Am Em Am G

If you want to

Em Am G

(But) if you confess

Am Em Am G

That you need me too

[Pre-Chorus]

Em Am

I would never let you go

G Am

I would never let you go

Em Am

I would never let you go

I would never

[Chorus]

C G D G

(D)

We could be a little closer if you wanted to

C G D

We could be a little closer still

C G D G

(D)

We could be a little closer if you wanted to

C G D

We could be a little closer

Em Am G

closer

Am Em Am G

ohoh closer

[Bridge]

Remember red lights were shining

On that cold city skyline

We were lost

We were smiling all the way

Now your eyes they don’t see me late

And I doubt you’re thinking clearly

Em D

When you say I dreamt it all up in my head

[Chorus]

Closer

C G D G

(D)

We could be a little closer if you wanted to

Closer

C G D

We could be a little closer still

Closer

C G D G

(D)

We could be a little closer if you wanted to

Closer

C G D

We could be a little closer still

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