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Closest Thing to Heaven by Tears for Fears
Verse 1:
Em2Twenty eight days of rain, Flash floods in February,
CBack in our boats again, Bath water and the baby.
Em2What am I gonna do ? There's been a lot of drinking,
CLooking at ghosts of you, While all the world is sinking.
GTen thoAusand miles intCo the atmosphere,
GMy body shakesA, Is there a welCcome here ?
Refrain :
Em(2) - Em(2)		 C(5)  
	Closest thing to heaven
	           C(5)  Em(2)
	How do you do it ?
Em(2)                        C(5)  Am(7)
	Closest thing to heaven, heaven.
Verse 2 (Repeat Verse 1 Chords) :
Throw you arms round the world, Make love your destination,
Here we go boys and girls, Act like a generation,
Give me that ball and chain, By now it must be hurting
Dragging your feet again,Just like a beast of burden.
When one and one and one and one make two
I know I'm high because I've captured you, yeah
Refrain :
Closest thing to heaven
Yeah, it's you
Closest thing to heaven, heaven
Bridge:
F2Look the worGld right in the eye
F2Eat the countries that are Gmaking billions
F2Sweet as homemade apple Gpie
ASaved by crumbs C(5)for all the starving millions, yeah
				        Closest thing to heaven
Refrain (ad lib) :
 C- Em(2) - Em(2)             C  
		Closest thing to heaven
How do you do it?
Closest thing to heaven
Hey!
Closest thing to heaven
Chords:  	Em(022000)	Em2(022002)	A(x02220)	 Am(x02210)
		 C(x32010)	G(320003)	G7(320000)	F7(xx3210)
		C5(x32013)	Am7(x02213)	F2(xx3213)	A7(x02223)

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Closest Thing To Heaven

by Tears For Fears

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C(5)

Am7

Closest Thing to Heaven by Tears for Fears

Verse 1:

Em2

Twenty eight days of rain, Flash floods in February,

Back in our boats again, Bath water and the baby.

Em2

What am I gonna do ? There's been a lot of drinking,

Looking at ghosts of you, While all the world is sinking.

G A C

Ten thousand miles into the atmosphere,

G A C

My body shakes, Is there a welcome here ?

Refrain :

Em Em C(5)

(2) - (2)

Closest thing to heaven

C(5) Em

(2)

How do you do it ?

Em C(5) Am

(2) (7)

Closest thing to heaven, heaven.

Verse 2 (Repeat Verse 1 Chords) :

Throw you arms round the world, Make love your destination,

Here we go boys and girls, Act like a generation,

Give me that ball and chain, By now it must be hurting

Dragging your feet again,Just like a beast of burden.

When one and one and one and one make two

I know I'm high because I've captured you, yeah

Refrain :

Closest thing to heaven

Yeah, it's you

Closest thing to heaven, heaven

Bridge:

F2 G

Look the world right in the eye

F2 G

Eat the countries that are making billions

F2 G

Sweet as homemade apple pie

A C(5)

Saved by crumbs for all the starving millions, yeah

Closest thing to heaven

Refrain (ad lib) :

C Em Em C

- (2) - (2)

Closest thing to heaven

How do you do it?

Closest thing to heaven

Hey!

Closest thing to heaven

Em A Am

Chords: (022000) Em2(022002) (x02220) (x02210)

C G G7 F7

(x32010) (320003) (320000) (xx3210)

C5 Am7 F2 A7

(x32013) (x02213) (xx3213) (x02223)

About Closest Thing To Heaven Chords by Tears For Fears

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