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** Capo starts on 5 and moves to 6.
[Chords]
 Cx32013
[Intro]
  C    Am7    Fadd9    Cx4
[Verse 1]
You can Clisten to the Am7money
You can Fadd9listen to your Cfriends
But if you listen to your Am7heartbeat
You might Fadd9never go Chome again
You got a thousand Am7miles
Ten Fadd9thousand more to Cgo
You got blood on the Am7wheel and you feel
Like Fadd9everything's Cout of control
[Chorus]
Well, Gmaybe I'm just the Am7foolish kind
 Fadd9Keepin' record of what I'Cve left behind
 GStill I find there ain't Am7nothing I can doFadd9  
 GI'm getting closer to Cyou
Fadd9Closer and closer Cto youAm7  Fadd9  C  
[Verse 2]
There's Ctrouble down Am7here
There's Fadd9trouble down Cthere
But everyday that goes Am7by
I swear it's Fadd9harder and Charder to care
I fight the good Amfight
I Fdo the best I Ccan
But man sometimes it's imAm7possible
To Fadd9stand where you Cthink you should stand
[Chorus 2]
So Ghey mister give me Am7something strong
SomeFadd9times I feel so good and then that Cfeeling's gone
GAnd it won't be long before Am7I'll be coming throughFadd9  
 GI'm getting closer to CyouAm7  
Fadd9Closer and Ccloser to youAm7  
Fadd9Closer and Ccloser to youAm7  
Fadd9Closer and Ccloser to you,    Am7wFadd9hoah!C  
[Instrumental]
  C    Am7    Fadd9    Cx2
** Key Change - Capo 6 **
  C    Am7    Fadd9    Cx2
[Verse 3]
Yes, some Cpeople say Am7never
Some Fadd9people say Cnow
Some people get Am7together and do
What Fadd9some people dont alClow
Some Cpeople like to Am7laugh
At the Fadd9people who Ccry and my
Everybody wants to go to Am7heaven but
Fadd9Nobody's Cready to die
[Chorus]
So Gnevermind my Am7state of mind
 Fadd9Neon signs that cross the Cborderline
 GClosing time and I Am7think its time I Fadd9flew
 GI'm getting closer to CyouAm7  
Fadd9Closer and Ccloser to youAm7  
Fadd9Closer and Ccloser to you,      Am7  Fadd9whoah       C  Am7yea!Fadd9  C  
(I'm getting Cclose)Am7  Fadd9  C  
(I'm getting Cclose)Am7  Fadd9  C  
(I'm getting Cclose)Am7  Fadd9  C  

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Closer To You

by Jackie Greene

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fadd9

** Capo starts on 5 and moves to 6.

[Chords]

x32013

[Intro]

C Am7 Fadd9 C

[Verse 1]

C Am7

You can listen to the money

Fadd9 C

You can listen to your friends

Am7

But if you listen to your heartbeat

Fadd9 C

You might never go home again

Am7

You got a thousand miles

Fadd9 C

Ten thousand more to go

Am7

You got blood on the wheel and you feel

Fadd9 C

Like everything's out of control

[Chorus]

G Am7

Well, maybe I'm just the foolish kind

Fadd9 C

Keepin' record of what I've left behind

G Am7 Fadd9

Still I find there ain't nothing I can do

G C

I'm getting closer to you

Fadd9 C Am7 Fadd9 C

Closer and closer to you

[Verse 2]

C Am7

There's trouble down here

Fadd9 C

There's trouble down there

Am7

But everyday that goes by

Fadd9 C

I swear it's harder and harder to care

I fight the good fight

F C

I do the best I can

Am7

But man sometimes it's impossible

Fadd9 C

To stand where you think you should stand

[Chorus 2]

G Am7

So hey mister give me something strong

Fadd9 C

Sometimes I feel so good and then that feeling's gone

G Am7 Fadd9

And it won't be long before I'll be coming through

G C Am7

I'm getting closer to you

Fadd9 C Am7

Closer and closer to you

Fadd9 C Am7

Closer and closer to you

Fadd9 C Am7 Fadd9 C

Closer and closer to you, whoah!

[Instrumental]

C Am7 Fadd9 C

** Key Change - Capo 6 **

C Am7 Fadd9 C

[Verse 3]

C Am7

Yes, some people say never

Fadd9 C

Some people say now

Am7

Some people get together and do

Fadd9 C

What some people dont allow

C Am7

Some people like to laugh

Fadd9 C

At the people who cry and my

Am7

Everybody wants to go to heaven but

Fadd9 C

Nobody's ready to die

[Chorus]

G Am7

So nevermind my state of mind

Fadd9 C

Neon signs that cross the borderline

G Am7 Fadd9

Closing time and I think its time I flew

G C Am7

I'm getting closer to you

Fadd9 C Am7

Closer and closer to you

Fadd9 C Am7 Fadd9 C Am7 Fadd9 C

Closer and closer to you, whoah yea!

C Am7 Fadd9 C

(I'm getting close)

C Am7 Fadd9 C

(I'm getting close)

C Am7 Fadd9 C

(I'm getting close)

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