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[Intro]
E C#m B  E C#m B
[Verse 1]
 ETravelin' the winding C#mroads of TennesseeB  
 EI saw an anchor on a C#mmountain, a Bthousand miles from any sea
 ACan't be too Bcareful
 C#mYou never know what you might Bneed
 EYou know, Noah went from C#mfool to celebrityB  
[Chorus]
I'm getting Efurther from the things I thought I Aknew
EBut I'm closer to the Btruth
EThere's a distance to be Acrossed
And it's the Espace beC#mtween me and Byou
A B A B
[Verse 2]
 EThere's a silver mist C#mcurtain this morning in the pinesB  
 EThis road's a river, C#mrunning through this life of mineB  
I'm getting Atired, but I can't Bsleep
Too many C#mmiles in front of meA  B  
 EYou're the only C#mplace I really want to beB  
[Chorus]
I'm getting Efurther from the things I thought I Aknew
EBut I'm closer to the Btruth
EThere's a distance to be Acrossed
And it's the Espace beC#mtween me and Byou
[Bridge]
A B A B
[Chorus]
I'm getting Efurther from the things I thought I Aknew
EBut I'm closer to the Btruth
EThere's a distance to be Acrossed
And it's the Espace between me and Byou
[Outro]
I'm getting Efurther from the things I thought I Aknew
EBut I'm closer to the Btruth
EThere's a distance to be Acrossed
And it's the Espace between me and Byou
And it's the Espace between me and Byou
E A B E

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Closer To The Truth

by Trout Fishing in America

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C#m

[Intro]

E C#m B E C#m B

[Verse 1]

E C#m B

Travelin' the winding roads of Tennessee

E C#m B

I saw an anchor on a mountain, a thousand miles from any sea

A B

Can't be too careful

C#m B

You never know what you might need

E C#m B

You know, Noah went from fool to celebrity

[Chorus]

E A

I'm getting further from the things I thought I knew

E B

But I'm closer to the truth

E A

There's a distance to be crossed

E C#m B

And it's the space between me and you

A B A B

[Verse 2]

E C#m B

There's a silver mist curtain this morning in the pines

E C#m B

This road's a river, running through this life of mine

A B

I'm getting tired, but I can't sleep

C#m A B

Too many miles in front of me

E C#m B

You're the only place I really want to be

[Chorus]

E A

I'm getting further from the things I thought I knew

E B

But I'm closer to the truth

E A

There's a distance to be crossed

E C#m B

And it's the space between me and you

[Bridge]

A B A B

[Chorus]

E A

I'm getting further from the things I thought I knew

E B

But I'm closer to the truth

E A

There's a distance to be crossed

E B

And it's the space between me and you

[Outro]

E A

I'm getting further from the things I thought I knew

E B

But I'm closer to the truth

E A

There's a distance to be crossed

E B

And it's the space between me and you

E B

And it's the space between me and you

E A B E

About Closer To The Truth Chords by Trout Fishing in America

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The chords for "Closer To The Truth" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, B, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.