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The Closer I Get To You
Written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas (former members of Miles Davis' band
 and Roberta Flack's band)
Performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1977)
Capo 2
   Am:x02210
  Bm7:x24232
Cmaj7:x32000
   D7:xx0212
   Em:022000
Gmaj7:320002
  F/G:333211
   G7:323x3x 
  G/B:x20003
[Intro]
   Gmaj7     G/B     Cmaj7     Bm7    Em[Repeat x 3]
[Female Solo 1]
      Gmaj7The closer I get G/Bto  yCmaj7ouBm7  Em  
     Gmaj7The more you make G/Bme  sCmaj7eeBm7  Em  
      Gmaj7By giving me all yoG/Bu've Cmaj7gotBm7  Em  
       Gmaj7our love has captG/Bured Cmaj7meBm7  Em  
[Male Solo 1]
      Cmaj7Over and over aBm7gain
I tried to tF/Gell mysG7elf that Cmaj7we
Could never be more than fBm7riends
And all the wF/Ghile insG7ide
I knCmaj7ew it was rBm7eal
The way you F/Gmake me fD7eel
[Female Solo 2]
GLying here next G/Bto  yCouBm7  Em  
GTime just seems G/Bto  fClyBm7  Em  
GNeeding you more G/Band mCoreBm7  Em  
GLet's give love G/Ba   tCryBm7  Em  
]Male Solo 2]
     Cmaj7Sweeter and sweeter love Bm7grows
And HeF/Gaven's tG7here for tCmaj7hose
Who fooled the tricks of Bm7time
With the hF/Gearts of lG7ove they fiCmaj7nd
True Bm7love in a spF/Gecial wD7ay
[Female Solo 1]
     Gmaj7The closer I get G/Bto   Cmaj7youBm7  Em  
     Gmaj7The more you make G/Bme  Cmaj7seeBm7  Em  
     Gmaj7By giving me all youG/B've Cmaj7gotBm7  Em  
     Gmaj7Your love has capG/Btured Cmaj7meBm7  Em  
[Male Solo 1]
     Cmaj7Over and over Bm7again
I tried to F/Gtell mysG7elf that Cmaj7we
Could never be more than frBm7iends
And all the wF/Ghile insG7ide
I knCmaj7ew it was Bm7real
The way you mF/Gake me feD7el
[Female Voice]
     Gmaj7The closer I get G/Bto  yCmaj7ouBm7  Em  
     Gmaj7The more you make G/Bme  Cmaj7seeBm7  Em  
     Gmaj7By giving you all G/BI’ve Cmaj7gotBm7  Em  
      Gmaj7Your love has capG/Btured Cmaj7meBm7  Em  
[Male Voice]
         Gmaj7The closer I get G/Bto yCmaj7ouBm7  Em  Gmaj7  
        Gmaj7The feeling comes G/Bover Cmaj7meBm7  Em  Gmaj7  
G/BMe too   Cmaj7(Female-speaking)
Pulling cBm7loser sEmweet as the grGmaj7avity 
[Instrumental Ending]
G/B  Cmaj7  Bm7  Em  Gmaj7

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The Closer I Get To You

by Roberta Flack

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

G/B

Cmaj7

Bm7

F/G

The Closer I Get To You

Written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas (former members of Miles Davis' band

and Roberta Flack's band)

Performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1977)

Capo 2

Am:x02210

Bm7:x24232

Cmaj7:x32000

D7:xx0212

Em:022000

Gmaj7:320002

F/G:333211

G7:323x3x

G/B:x20003

[Intro]

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

[Repeat x 3]

[Female Solo 1]

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

The closer I get to you

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

The more you make me see

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

By giving me all you've got

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

our love has captured me

[Male Solo 1]

Cmaj7 Bm7

Over and over again

F/G G7 Cmaj7

I tried to tell myself that we

Bm7

Could never be more than friends

F/G G7

And all the while inside

Cmaj7 Bm7

I knew it was real

F/G D7

The way you make me feel

[Female Solo 2]

G G/B C Bm7 Em

Lying here next to you

G G/B C Bm7 Em

Time just seems to fly

G G/B C Bm7 Em

Needing you more and more

G G/B C Bm7 Em

Let's give love a try

]Male Solo 2]

Cmaj7 Bm7

Sweeter and sweeter love grows

F/G G7 Cmaj7

And Heaven's there for those

Bm7

Who fooled the tricks of time

F/G G7 Cmaj7

With the hearts of love they find

Bm7 F/G D7

True love in a special way

[Female Solo 1]

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

The closer I get to you

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

The more you make me see

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

By giving me all you've got

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

Your love has captured me

[Male Solo 1]

Cmaj7 Bm7

Over and over again

F/G G7 Cmaj7

I tried to tell myself that we

Bm7

Could never be more than friends

F/G G7

And all the while inside

Cmaj7 Bm7

I knew it was real

F/G D7

The way you make me feel

[Female Voice]

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

The closer I get to you

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

The more you make me see

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

By giving you all I’ve got

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em

Your love has captured me

[Male Voice]

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Gmaj7

The closer I get to you

Gmaj7 G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Gmaj7

The feeling comes over me

G/B Cmaj7

Me too (Female-speaking)

Bm7 Em Gmaj7

Pulling closer sweet as the gravity

[Instrumental Ending]

G/B Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Gmaj7

About The Closer I Get To You Chords by Roberta Flack

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