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[Chords]
           Bmaj9x2132x
           Bmaj7x2434x
             Em702203x
             F#7242322
             C#mx4665x
             G#m466444
               G355433
               A577655
         Amaj7b5x0112x
          B6add9x2112x
         F#6sus22x112x
[Intro]
Bmaj9 Em7 F#7
[Verse]
     Bmaj9They’ve blown aEm7part
     F#7Real enough to be
To be a laugh somewhere
acBmaj9ross
The rituEm7al we
     F#7The dream and light down
     Bmaj7Just don’t wait too Em7long to mend
     F#7The failings of a world that’s yours
[Chorus]
Because you’re C#mmuch closer now
     G#mThan ever before
The Gwail is rising
AHigher sail
C#mDeep inside
     G#mYou wish and you try
But it Gnever works
ALeave it all alooo-Bmaj9ooone
[Verse]
Bmaj9Some feeling is Em7gone
So F#7why hesitate to jump into the cold
BeBmaj7cause the answer’s Em7there
And F#7nothing’s gonna kill
Never has before
[Chorus]
Because you’re C#mmuch closer now
     G#mThan ever before
The Gwail is rising
AHigher sail
C#mDeep inside
     G#mYou wish and you try
But it Gnever works
ALeave it all alooo-ooone
[Bridge]
     Amaj7b5You’ve gone
     B6add9Way west
     F#6sus2Had to follow somehow
     Amaj7b5You were
     B6add9Free here
     F#6sus2You don’t want to keep up
[Verse]
      Bmaj9You know your Em7heart is his
      F#7Sad no lie pretend your eyes
Hiii-Bmaj7iiim
You’ve been Em7OK despite
F#7If demand’s part of you
Of Bmaj7you

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Much Closer Now

by Idaho

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj9

Bmaj7

Em7

F#7

C#m

G#m

Amaj7b5

B6add9

F#6sus2

[Chords]

Bmaj9

x2132x

Bmaj7

x2434x

Em7

02203x

F#7

242322

C#m

x4665x

G#m

466444

355433

577655

Amaj7b5

x0112x

B6add9

x2112x

F#6sus2

2x112x

[Intro]

Bmaj9 Em7 F#7

[Verse]

Bmaj9 Em7

They’ve blown apart

F#7

Real enough to be

To be a laugh somewhere

Bmaj9

across

Em7

The ritual we

F#7

The dream and light down

Bmaj7 Em7

Just don’t wait too long to mend

F#7

The failings of a world that’s yours

[Chorus]

C#m

Because you’re much closer now

G#m

Than ever before

The wail is rising

Higher sail

C#m

Deep inside

G#m

You wish and you try

But it never works

A Bmaj9

Leave it all alooo-ooone

[Verse]

Bmaj9 Em7

Some feeling is gone

F#7

So why hesitate to jump into the cold

Bmaj7 Em7

Because the answer’s there

F#7

And nothing’s gonna kill

Never has before

[Chorus]

C#m

Because you’re much closer now

G#m

Than ever before

The wail is rising

Higher sail

C#m

Deep inside

G#m

You wish and you try

But it never works

Leave it all alooo-ooone

[Bridge]

Amaj7b5

You’ve gone

B6add9

Way west

F#6sus2

Had to follow somehow

Amaj7b5

You were

B6add9

Free here

F#6sus2

You don’t want to keep up

[Verse]

Bmaj9 Em7

You know your heart is his

F#7

Sad no lie pretend your eyes

Bmaj7

Hiii-iiim

Em7

You’ve been OK despite

F#7

If demand’s part of you

Bmaj7

Of you

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