The Closest Thing To Crazy

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Song: The closest thing to crazy
Artist: Katie Melua
Composer: Mike Batt
Album: Call off the search
Tabbed by: DJ 23rd Feb 2014
NOTE: Katie Melua plays it in E without a capo,
but this is another option.
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
D = xx0232 Bm = x24432 (Em) = 0xxxxx
A = x02220 Bm/A = x04432 (Em/F#) = 2xxxxx
D/F# = 20023x F#m = 244222 Gm = 355333
G6 = 320030 A7sus4 = x02030 G/A = x00003
G = 320033 Bm9 = x24222 Bb = x13331
A7 = x02020 Em7 = 022030 Gsus4 = 355533
A7/E = 002020 A6 = x02222 Asus4 = x02230
D/A = x00232 Em = 022000 N.C. = No chords
(Chords in brackets are intended to be played
as passing bass notes only)
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[Intro]
D A D/F# G6 G D A A7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
D A7/E D/F# D
How can I think I'm standing strong-----,
G6 G D
Yet feel the air be - neath my feet?
D/A Bm Bm/A G
How can happiness feel so wrong?
F#m A7 D A A7
How can misery feel so sweet?
[Verse 2]
D A7/E D/F# D
How can you let me watch you sleep-----,
G6 G D
Then break my dreams the way you do?
D/A Bm Bm/A G
How can I have got in so deep?
F#m A7 D A7
Why did I fall in love with you?
[Chorus]
A7sus4 D D/A Bm9
This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been,
Em7 A6
Feeling twenty two, acting seventeen,
A D D/A Bm9
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known,
Em EmEm/F#Gm
()()
I was never crazy ...on my own,
D D/A Bm
And now I know-----------...
G G/A Bb
...That there's a link between the two,
D D/A Bm
Being close to craziness,
A A7 D A7/E
And being close to you-----------!
D/F# D Gsus4 Gm
| / / / /__/ | / / / / |
D
e|--2------2--------|------------------|
B|--3---------3-----|--/7---5---3---2--|
G|------2-----------|------------------|
D|--0---------------|--/7---5---4---2--|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
/ = Slide notes up
[Verse 3]
D A7/E D/F# D
How can you make me fall a - part--------,
G6 G D
Then break my fall with loving lies?
D/A Bm Bm/A G
It's so easy to break a heart,
F#m A7 D A A7
It's so easy to close your eyes
[Verse 4]
D A7/E D/F# D
How can you treat me like a child-------?
G6 G D
Yet, like a child, I yearn for you!
D/A Bm Bm/A G
How can anyone feel so wild?
F#m A7 D A7
How can anyone feel so blue?
A7sus4 D D/A Bm9
This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been,
Em7 A6
Feeling twenty two, acting seventeen,
A D D/A Bm9
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known,
Em EmEm/F#Gm
()()
I was never crazy ...on my own,
D D/A Bm
And now I know-----------...
G G/A Bb
...That there's a link between the two,
D D/A Bm
Being close to craziness,
A A7 D D/A Bm Bm/A G
And being close to you--------...
[Coda]
Asus4 A D D/A Bm Bm/A G
And being close to you - oo---oo-oo-oo,
Asus4 D
N.C.
And being close ...to ...you
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Song: The closest thing to crazy
Artist: Katie Melua
Composer: Mike Batt
Album: Call off the search 
Tabbed by: DJ   23rd Feb 2014
NOTE: Katie Melua plays it in E without a capo,
      but this is another option.
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
D    = xx0232   Bm     = x24432  (Em)    = 0xxxxx
A    = x02220   Bm/A   = x04432  (Em/F#) = 2xxxxx
D/F# = 20023x   F#m    = 244222   Gm     = 355333
G6   = 320030   A7sus4 = x02030   G/A    = x00003
G    = 320033   Bm9    = x24222   Bb     = x13331
A7   = x02020   Em7    = 022030   Gsus4  = 355533
A7/E = 002020   A6     = x02222   Asus4  = x02230
D/A  = x00232   Em     = 022000   N.C.   = No chords
(Chords in brackets are intended to be played
as passing bass notes only)
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Coda]
=====================================================
For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord
legend suggestions you will need to manually select
the following options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below seven of the diagrams.
The remaining chord boxes can be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting. As long
as you are logged into your account, these choices
will be saved automatically for every time you view
this tab.
   D/F#       G6          G         Bm9
        Em7         A6        Asus4

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