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[Verse 1]
GAcross the miles
DIt's funny to me
EmHow far you Dare but how
CNear you seem to be
GI could talk all night
Just Dto hear you breathe
EmI could spend my Dlife
Just Cliving this dream
Am.                  D
You're all I'll ever need
[Chorus]
GYou give me sDtrength
You give me Emhope
You give me Csomeone to love sDomeone to hold
                GD  D#m  
When I'm in your arms
I need you to Emknow
I've Dnever been
I've Cnever Dbeen this Gclose
[Verse 2]
GWith all the loves
DI used to know
EmI kept my Ddistance I Cnever let go
GBut in your arms DI know I'm D#msafe
Em'Cause I've never been held
And I'Dve never been kissed in tChis way
Ohhh AmYou're all I'll ever Dneed
You're all I'll Gever need
[Chorus]
GYou give me sDtrength
You give me Emhope
You give me Csomeone to love sDomeone to hold
                GD  D#m  
When I'm in your arms
I need you to Emknow
I've Dnever been
I've Cnever Dbeen this Gclose
[Bridge]
FClose enough to see it's true
AmClose enough to trust in you
CCloser now than any words can Dsay - yeah
G D D#m Em C D
And when, when AI'm in your Earms,
I Fneed you to F#mknow I've never Ebeen
ID've never Ebeen this Bclose
[Chorus]
BYou give me F#strength
You give G#mme hope
You give me soEmeone to F#love someone to hold
BWhen I'm in your F#arms
GmI need you to G#mknow
F#I've never been
I've Enever bF#een
Oh Eno (I swear)
F#I've never been
I've Enever F#been this cBlose

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D#m

F#m

G#m

[Verse 1]

Across the miles

It's funny to me

Em D

How far you are but how

Near you seem to be

I could talk all night

Just to hear you breathe

Em D

I could spend my life

Just living this dream

Am. D

You're all I'll ever need

[Chorus]

G D

You give me strength

You give me hope

C D

You give me someone to love someone to hold

G D#m

When I'm in your arms

I need you to know

I've never been

C D G

I've never been this close

[Verse 2]

With all the loves

I used to know

Em D C

I kept my distance I never let go

G D D#m

But in your arms I know I'm safe

'Cause I've never been held

D C

And I've never been kissed in this way

Am D

Ohhh You're all I'll ever need

You're all I'll ever need

[Chorus]

G D

You give me strength

You give me hope

C D

You give me someone to love someone to hold

G D#m

When I'm in your arms

I need you to know

I've never been

C D G

I've never been this close

[Bridge]

Close enough to see it's true

Close enough to trust in you

C D

Closer now than any words can say - yeah

G D D#m Em C D

A E

And when, when I'm in your arms,

F F#m E

I need you to know I've never been

D E B

I've never been this close

[Chorus]

B F#

You give me strength

G#m

You give me hope

E F#

You give me someone to love someone to hold

B F#

When I'm in your arms

Gm G#m

I need you to know

I've never been

E F#

I've never been

Oh no (I swear)

I've never been

E F# B

I've never been this close

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