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You Came So Close

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[Intro]
E A
[Verse 1]
EYou could no more kill the darkness
EThan you could raise the sun
AAnd the sky was cold and black
ALike the barrel of a gun
EAnd I remember the tremble
EIn the words you spoke
AAs you balanced there on the brink
AAt the end of your rope
EAnd you came so close
EYou came so close
AYou came so close to letting go
E A
[Verse 2]
EAnd you knew she would hate you
EShe would kick you out
AYou'd been lying in the bed that you made
AWhen you broke your vow
EThen you work in the wasteland
EOf the truth you told
AAnd you turned to see she strayed
AShe was bright as a band of gold
EAnd you came so close
EYou came so close
AYou came so close to letting go
ETo letting gC#moB  
[Bridge]
ESo don't let go, 'cEause you never know
ADon't let go, you nAever know for sure
EDon't let go, 'cause you never knowC#m  
You never knowB  
[Verse 3]
EAnd the sky in Nashville
EIt can bend you low
A'Cause the winter here is gray
AWithout a trace of snow
EBut there is no shadow
EOn the silver stars
AAnd the colder the night is
AThe closer the heavens are
EAnd we're so close, EWe're so close
AWe're so close, WAe're so close
ESo don't let go, 'CEause this I know
ADon't let go, TAhis I know for sure:
EDon't let go, 'CEause this I knowC#m  
This I know for sureB  
There's still hopeE  

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You Came So Close

by Andrew Peterson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

E A

[Verse 1]

You could no more kill the darkness

Than you could raise the sun

And the sky was cold and black

Like the barrel of a gun

And I remember the tremble

In the words you spoke

As you balanced there on the brink

At the end of your rope

And you came so close

You came so close

You came so close to letting go

E A

[Verse 2]

And you knew she would hate you

She would kick you out

You'd been lying in the bed that you made

When you broke your vow

Then you work in the wasteland

Of the truth you told

And you turned to see she strayed

She was bright as a band of gold

And you came so close

You came so close

You came so close to letting go

E C#m B

To letting go

[Bridge]

E E

So don't let go, 'cause you never know

A A

Don't let go, you never know for sure

E C#m

Don't let go, 'cause you never know

You never know

[Verse 3]

And the sky in Nashville

It can bend you low

'Cause the winter here is gray

Without a trace of snow

But there is no shadow

On the silver stars

And the colder the night is

The closer the heavens are

E E

And we're so close, We're so close

A A

We're so close, We're so close

E E

So don't let go, 'Cause this I know

A A

Don't let go, This I know for sure:

E E C#m

Don't let go, 'Cause this I know

This I know for sure

There's still hope

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