Closer

Words & Music:

Joshua Radin

 

INTRO & VERSE VAMP:  [capo 1]

G  A  D  Dsus4  D  Dsus4  [2x for intro]

 

G      A          D                   G               A       D

So, we're alone again.  I wish it were over, we seem to never end.

G          A              D              A         G

Only get closer, to the point where I can take no more.

    G              A              D     A    G

The clouds in your eyes, down your face they pour.

 

CHORUS:

  G   A   Bm      A       D        G

Won't you be the new one, burn to shine?

Bm         A          D      G

I take the blue ones every time.

Bm         A        D      G

Walk me down your broken line.

Bm               A      D

All you have to do is cry.

    Bm               A      D

Yes, all you have to do is cry.

 

Hush, my baby, now.  Your talking is just noise & won't lay me down.

Amongst your toys, in a room where I can take no more.

The clouds in your eyes, down your face they pour.

 

CHORUS:

 

BRIDGE:

 Em      Bm        G         D      A

Photographs and brightly colored paper

    Em    Bm        G     D     A

Are your mask you wear in this caper.

  D        A                    D         A

That is a life we walk right into the strife and

   D               A      D      G

A tear from your eye brings me home.

 

CHORUS:   [omit last line]

 


Closer Tab in F (tabber unknown)

 

    F                G7              C

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

B|--1-----1-----1-1-|------0h1--1-1-|---------------|---------------|

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

D|--3--3--3--3--3-3-|------0----0-0-|-----2h3--3p2--|-----2h3--3p2--|

A|------------------|------2----2-2-|-3-3-3--3-3----|-3-3-3--3-3----|

E|------------------|-3--3----3-----|---------------|---------------|

 

   F                 G7               C

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

B|--------1----1-1--|------0h1--1-1-|---------------|---------------|

G|--------0h2--2-2--|------0----0-0-|-----0----0----|-----0----0----|

D|-3---3--3--3-3-3--|------0----0-0-|-----2h3--3p2--|-----2h3--3p2--|

A|------------------|------2----2-2-|-3-3-3--3-3----|-3-3-3--3-3----|

E|------------------|-3--3----3-----|---------------|---------------|

 

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Verse:

   F                  G7              C

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

B|--------1----1-1--|------0h1--1-1-|---------------|---------------|

G|--------0h2--2-2--|------0----0-0-|-----0----0----|-----0----0----|

D|-3---3--3--3-3-3--|------0----0-0-|-----2h3--3p2--|-----2h3--3p2--|x2

A|------------------|------2----2-2-|-3-3-3--3-3----|-3-3-3--3-3----|

E|------------------|-3--3----3-----|---------------|---------------|

 

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Pre-Chorus:

   Am                 G7                 C            G7

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

B|-------1-----1-1--|-------0h1---1-1--|-----1--1---|-----1--1---|

G|-------0h2---2-2--|-------0-----0-0--|-----0--0---|-----0--0---|

D|-------2-----2-2--|-------0-----0-0--|-----2--2---|-----0--0---|

A|-0--0------0------|-------2-----2-2--|--3--3--3---|-----2--2---|

E|------------------|-3--3-----3-------|------------|--3--3--3---|

 

   F

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

B|--------1----1-1--|

G|--------0h2--2-2--|

D|-3---3--3--3-3-3--|x2

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

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

 

   Am                 G7

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

B|-------1-----1-1--|-------0h1---1-1--|

G|-------0h2---2-2--|-------0-----0-0--|

D|-------2-----2-2--|-------0-----0-0--|

A|-0--0------0------|-------2-----2-2--|

E|------------------|-3--3-----3-------|

 

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Chorus:

 

  Am         G7          C           F

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

B|----1-1---|----1-1---|-----1--1---|--------1----1-1--|

G|----2-2---|----0-0---|-----0--0---|--------0h2--2-2--|

D|----2-2---|----0-0---|-----2--2---|-3---3--3--3-3-3--|x3

A|-0--------|----2-2---|--3--3--3---|------------------|

E|----------|-3--------|------------|------------------|


   Am        G7          C

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

B|----1-1---|----1-1---|---------------|

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

D|----2-2---|----0-0---|-----2h3--3p2--|

A|-0--------|----2-2---|-3-3-3--3-3----|

E|----------|-3--------|---------------|

 

   Am        G7         C

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

B|----1-1---|----1-1---|---------------|---------------|

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

D|----2-2---|----0-0---|-----2h3--3p2--|-----2h3--3p2--|

A|-0--------|----2-2---|-3-3-3--3-3----|-3-3-3--3-3----|

E|----------|-3--------|---------------|---------------|

 

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Verse:

 

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Pre-Chorus:

 

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Chorus:

 

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Bridge:

 

   D            Am             F         C           G7

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

B|-----3--3-3--|-----1--1-1--|----1-1---|----1-1---|-------0h1---1-1--|

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

D|-0--0--0-----|-----2--2-2--|-3--------|----2-2---|-------0-----0-0--|

A|-------------|-0-0---0-----|----------|-3--------|-------2-----2-2--|

E|-------------|-------------|----------|----------|-3--3-----3-------|

 

   D             Am            F          C         G7

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

B|-----3--3-3--|-----1--1-1--|----1-1---|----1-1---|----1-1---|

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

D|-0--0--0-----|-----2--2-2--|-3--------|----2-2---|----0-0---|

A|-------------|-0-0---0-----|----------|-3--------|----2-2---|

E|-------------|-------------|----------|----------|-3--------|

 

   C          G             C

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

B|-----1-1--|-----0-0--|  |---------------|---------------|

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

D|-----2-2--|-----0-0--|x3|-----2h3--3p2--|-----2h3--3p2--|

A|--3-------|-----2-2--|  |-3-3-3--3-3----|-3-3-3--3-3----|

E|----------|--3-------|  |---------------|---------------|

 

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Chorus:

 

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