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Chords: Corey Pham-Lu
bottom of the page as well as finger picking for the verses. Learnt this
Standard Tuning
e
B
G
D
A
E
Key: Ab Major
Notes: C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb  
Capo on the first fret.
Intro
Em C G D
Em C G D
Verse 1:
You want more spEmace
I want less distCance
You want more wEmords
I want less nCoise
You speak in rEmhythms
I dream in wCishes
We've got noEmwhere left to hCide
You sDee the sun
I see the buEmrning
You see gCood things in everGyoneD  
Chorus:
 EmThe closer my Cheart is
 The Gfurther my hDead is from you
 EmThe more that I nCeed you
 The Gless I can sDee what to do
Repeat Chorus.
Instrumental:
Em C G D
Em C G D
Verse 2:
You want my hEmand
I want the daCrkness
You want the wEmarmth
I want the cCold
You walk ahEmead
I walk in ciCrcles
We've got nowEmhere left to Cgo
You sDee the sun
I see the bEmurning
You see gCood things in everyGoneD  
Chorus:
 EmThe closer my Cheart is
 The Gfurther my hDead is from you
 EmThe more that I nCeed you
 The Gless I can sDee what to do
Repeat x2
Instrumental:
Em C G D
EmEnd CoGn DEm
Capo 1st fret
Standard Tuning
e-|----Em--------C------G---------D---------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|----7------7------7-----------------|
D-|--5---5--5---5--5---5--7--9--7--5---|
A-|------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
e-|----Em--------C------G---------D---------|
B-|-------------8----------------------|
G-|----7------7------7-----------------|
D-|--5---5--5------5---5--7--9--7--5---|
A-|------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
2nd Guitar or 1st Guitar picking on Verses instead of playing the chords
e-|----Em--------------------C------------|
B-|----0------------------0------------|
G-|------2-0----------------2-0--------|
D-|---2--------------------------------|
A-|---------------------3--------------|
E-|------------------------------------|

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Closer

by Lovers Electric

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords: Corey Pham-Lu

bottom of the page as well as finger picking for the verses. Learnt this

Standard Tuning

Key: Ab Major

C Db Eb F G Ab Bb

Notes: , , , , , ,

Capo on the first fret.

Intro

Em C G D

Verse 1:

You want more space

I want less distance

You want more words

I want less noise

You speak in rhythms

I dream in wishes

Em C

We've got nowhere left to hide

You see the sun

I see the burning

C G D

You see good things in everyone

Chorus:

Em C

The closer my heart is

G D

The further my head is from you

Em C

The more that I need you

G D

The less I can see what to do

Repeat Chorus.

Instrumental:

Em C G D

Verse 2:

You want my hand

I want the darkness

You want the warmth

I want the cold

You walk ahead

I walk in circles

Em C

We've got nowhere left to go

You see the sun

I see the burning

C G D

You see good things in everyone

Chorus:

Em C

The closer my heart is

G D

The further my head is from you

Em C

The more that I need you

G D

The less I can see what to do

Repeat x2

Instrumental:

Em C G D

End on Em

Capo 1st fret

Standard Tuning

Em C G D

e-|------------------------------------|

B-|------------------------------------|

G-|----7------7------7-----------------|

D-|--5---5--5---5--5---5--7--9--7--5---|

A-|------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------|

Em C G D

e-|------------------------------------|

B-|-------------8----------------------|

G-|----7------7------7-----------------|

D-|--5---5--5------5---5--7--9--7--5---|

A-|------------------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------|

2nd Guitar or 1st Guitar picking on Verses instead of playing the chords

Em C

e-|------------------------------------|

B-|----0------------------0------------|

G-|------2-0----------------2-0--------|

D-|---2--------------------------------|

A-|---------------------3--------------|

E-|------------------------------------|

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