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[Verse 1]
So Dleave your taxi wDaiting  and tGurn and close my Gdoor 
And Dsit back down where Dyou were sitting  a little Gcloser than befoGre 
When Dyou look that seDrious it just Gmakes me want you Emmore 
And BmI've     been Ameaning to Emtell you Em  
[Chorus]
The closer you Dget, the better I fAeel 
The closer you F#mare, the more I Gsee 
Why everyone Dsays that I look Ahappier 
When you're aF#mround
The closer you Gget, the better I Dfeel D  
[Verse 2]
And Dyes I know you're Dnervous, never Gseen you so unGsure 
  DYou haven't touched your Dfood tonight and you're Gdrinking more and Gmore 
And tDhere's no need to Dhurry, take your Gtime, I'll still be Emhere 
And BmI've     been Ameaning to Emtell you Em  
[Chorus]
The closer you Dget, the better I fAeel 
The closer you F#mare, the more I Gsee 
Why everyone Dsays that I look Ahappier 
When you're aF#mround the better I Gfeel
The closer you Dget, the better you Asee 
The closer you F#mare, the more I Gsee 
Why everyone Dsays that I look Ahappier 
when you are aF#mround
The closer you Gget, the better I DfeelA  
the better I F#mfeelG  
[Bridge]
We've been Dcircling for Atime baby 
We're F#mcoming down to Gland tonight 
The Dwait is over and nAow it's easy 
F#mEverything is fGine G  
[Chorus]
The closer you Dget, the better I fAeel 
The closer you F#mare, the more I Gsee 
Why everyone Dsays that I look Ahappier 
When you're aF#mround the better I Gfeel
The closer you Dget, the better you Asee 
The closer you F#mare, the more I sGee, 
Why everyone Dsays that I look hAappier
When your aF#mround
The closer you Gget, the better I Dfeel

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Closer

by Dido

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F#m

[Verse 1]

D D G G

So leave your taxi waiting and turn and close my door

D D G G

And sit back down where you were sitting a little closer than before

D D G Em

When you look that serious it just makes me want you more

Bm A Em Em

And I've been meaning to tell you

[Chorus]

D A

The closer you get, the better I feel

F#m G

The closer you are, the more I see

D A

Why everyone says that I look happier

F#m

When you're around

G D D

The closer you get, the better I feel

[Verse 2]

D D G G

And yes I know you're nervous, never seen you so unsure

D D G G

You haven't touched your food tonight and you're drinking more and more

D D G Em

And there's no need to hurry, take your time, I'll still be here

Bm A Em Em

And I've been meaning to tell you

[Chorus]

D A

The closer you get, the better I feel

F#m G

The closer you are, the more I see

D A

Why everyone says that I look happier

F#m G

When you're around the better I feel

D A

The closer you get, the better you see

F#m G

The closer you are, the more I see

D A

Why everyone says that I look happier

F#m

when you are around

G D A

The closer you get, the better I feel

F#m G

the better I feel

[Bridge]

D A

We've been circling for time baby

F#m G

We're coming down to land tonight

D A

The wait is over and now it's easy

F#m G G

Everything is fine

[Chorus]

D A

The closer you get, the better I feel

F#m G

The closer you are, the more I see

D A

Why everyone says that I look happier

F#m G

When you're around the better I feel

D A

The closer you get, the better you see

F#m G

The closer you are, the more I see,

D A

Why everyone says that I look happier

F#m

When your around

G D

The closer you get, the better I feel

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