Closer than close
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Am Dm
She'll read your mind, she's smart as a whip.
Am Dm
She'll suck you dry, but look at how much I drip.
G E7/G#
At the point of ecstasy I write a symphony
Am
of poetry in motion, and leaving me there to die.
Am Dm
I tell myself let no one take her place.
Am Dm
To confide in someone and look at how much I paid.
G E7/G#
I want you next to me, call it telepathy.
Am
We drifted into vision and look how much we see.
F6 Am
Ah, ah, ah...
Dm Am
I just want to get closer than close to you.
Dm Am
I know that one way or the other
Dm
any test of my faith will do.
Em7
And lovers fall for lovers' friends.
We make each other cry,
F
living in each others lives
Ab C
and trying to make the fantasy come true.
Ab Am Dm Am
But I just want to get closer than close to you.
Dm Am Dm Am
Baby, I just want to get closer than close to you.
Am Dm
Your soul is naked, it tells you what it wants.
Am Dm
I read your letter and look at how close I've come.
G E7/G#
There's more for us to see in this philosophy.
Am
We both end up in heaven and look at how close we'd be.
Dm Am
I just want to get closer than close to you.
Dm Am
I know that one way or the other
Dm
any test of my faith will do.
Em7
I give my heart for you to break.
I give my final breath.
F
When nothing lasts forever see
Ab C
what we can turn eternity into.
Fm Bbm Fm
And I just want to get closer than close to you
Bbm Fm
to the mo ment you discover
Bbm
what the best of my love can do.
Cm7
And lovers fall for lovers' friends.
We make each other cry,
Db
living in each others lives
E Fm
and trying to make the fantasy come true.
Fm Bbm Fm
I just want to get closer than close to you.
Bbm
Baby, I just want to get closer than close to you....
How to play Closer than close
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.