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down a half step
Verse
CI'm not GsatisfEmied in tChis lDifetime
CI'm folGlowing Emyou to tChe otDher side
CThere's GnothinEmg that cCan chDange my mind
CYou're Gall I nEmeedC  D  
Interlude
     C            G             C            D
Verse
CYou're Gthe onlEmy tie thCat biDnds my heart
CAway frGom you EmI'm fallCing aDpart
CWe need Gto be Emcloser tChan wDe are
CYou're Gall I nEmeedC  D  
Chorus
CSo what cGan I do to Cget cloDser?
CI know thGere is morCe my heaDrt can bear
CI give you Gcontrol 'causDe I need you
CTo take Dme thereG  
Verse
CLike a biGrd flying sEmouth I'm seeCking Dyou out
CAnd thereG's no rope Emthat can tiCe me Ddown
CI'm runniGng home, EmI'm a slavCe set Dfree
CYou'rGe alEml I neCedD  
Bridge
Em7I am Bm7waiting 
Bm7* Bm7**
Draw me closer
Em7I am wDaiting
Dadd9Make me Cstronger
Guitar 1 
       Em7      Bm7  Bm7* Bm7**    Em7       D   Dadd9  C  
eb||----------|--10----7--|-----------|--0----0--|
Bb||--8----10-|--7-----7--|--8----7---|--3----1--|
Gb||--7----7--|--7-----7--|--7----7---|--0----0--|
Db||--9----9--|--7-----7--|--9----7---|--4----2--|
Ab||----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
Eb||----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
Solo 
eb||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb||--12------12------12------12--13--|--13------13------12------12------|
Gb||------12------12------12----------|------12------12------12------12--|
Db||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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|--12------12------12------12------|--------------------------|
|------12------12------12------12--|---14------12-------------|
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|--12-------12------------------|------------------------15--17--|
|--15b------15b------15--17-----|--15----15--17--15—-17b---------|
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|--17--15--15--17--19--17--17------|--17--19--19--20--20--19--19--17—15-|
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Solo Chords
    Em|D\   F#|    G|   C|

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Closer

by Sanctus Real

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7

Dadd9

down a half step

Verse

C G Em C D

I'm not satisfied in this lifetime

C G Em C D

I'm following you to the other side

C G Em C D

There's nothing that can change my mind

C G Em C D

You're all I need

Interlude

C G C D

Verse

C G Em C D

You're the only tie that binds my heart

C G Em C D

Away from you I'm falling apart

C G Em C D

We need to be closer than we are

C G Em C D

You're all I need

Chorus

C G C D

So what can I do to get closer?

C G C D

I know there is more my heart can bear

C G D

I give you control 'cause I need you

C D G

To take me there

Verse

C G Em C D

Like a bird flying south I'm seeking you out

C G Em C D

And there's no rope that can tie me down

C G Em C D

I'm running home, I'm a slave set free

C G Em C D

You're all I need

Bridge

Em7 Bm7

I am waiting

Bm7 Bm7

* **

Draw me closer

Em7 D

I am waiting

Dadd9 C

Make me stronger

Guitar 1

Em7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Em7 D Dadd9 C

* **

eb||----------|--10----7--|-----------|--0----0--|

Bb||--8----10-|--7-----7--|--8----7---|--3----1--|

Gb||--7----7--|--7-----7--|--7----7---|--0----0--|

Db||--9----9--|--7-----7--|--9----7---|--4----2--|

Ab||----------|-----------|-----------|----------|

Eb||----------|-----------|-----------|----------|

Solo

eb||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Bb||--12------12------12------12--13--|--13------13------12------12------|

Gb||------12------12------12----------|------12------12------12------12--|

Db||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Ab||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Eb||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|--------------------------|

|--12------12------12------12------|--------------------------|

|------12------12------12------12--|---14------12-------------|

|----------------------------------|--------------------------|

|--12-------12------------------|------------------------15--17--|

|--15b------15b------15--17-----|--15----15--17--15—-17b---------|

|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--17--15--15--17--19--17--17------|--17--19--19--20--20--19--19--17—15-|

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Solo Chords

Em D F# G C

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