Close But No Cigar
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[{Intro} ]Gb7sus2
[Refrão]
N.C. Gb
You came close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
You didn't miss by far
Ebm B Db Ebm
You know you came this close
Ebm Gb
Close but no cigar
Instrumental:
Gb B Db
Ebm B Db
Gb B Db
Ebm B Db
Ebm B Db
Gb B Db
[Verso 1]
Gb B Db Gb
Some people sing love songs
Gb B Db Gb
Everybody's got one
Gb B Db
This isn't my love song
Ebm B Db Gb
It's more like my love-gone-wrong song
[Verso 2]
Gb B Db Gb
She came to breakfast
Gb B Db Gb
And stayed a week
Gb B Db Ebm
But the lie detectors
Ebm B Db Ebm
Broke down each time she tried to speak
Ebm B Db
Broke down when she said
[Refrão]
N.C. Gb
You came close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
You didn't miss by far
B Db Gb
You know you came this close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
No matter where you are
Ebm B Db B
You know you came this close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
Instrumental: 2
Gb B Db
Ebm B Db
Gb B Db
Ebm B Db
[Ponte]
D
I remember, I remember, I remember
A
The promise in your eyes
D A D
As black as the night I drove you to the airport
D
And I remember, I remember, I remember
Gb Db
The wide Brazilian sky that swallowed you
[Verso 3]
Gb B Db
Then I hit thirty
Gb B Db
Guess I can't complain
Gb B Db
But I must have been lonely
Ebm B Db Gb
The night I bumped into Lorraine
[Verso 4]
B Db Gb
She came for coffee
B Db
And stayed all night
Gb B Db
But the lie detectors
Ebm B Db Ebm
Broke down every time I tried to smile
B Db Ebm
Broke down like the story of my life
B Db Ebm
And each dream I missed by half a mile
B
Broke down when I told her
[Refrão]
Db Gb
You came close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
You didn't miss by far
Ebm B Db Gb
You know you came this close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
No matter where you are
B Db Gb
You know you came so close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
You didn't miss by far
B Db Gb
You know you came this close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
B Db Ebm
We're better off by far
B Db B
But you know we came this close
B Db Gb
Close but no cigar
Outro:
B Db Ebm
B Db Gb
B Db Ebm
B Db Gb
How to play Close But No Cigar
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.