Closer
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Capo 1
Intro: C D Em D (2x)
Verse
C D Em
Hey, I was doing just fine just before I met you
D C D Em D
I drank too much and that's an issue but I'm okay
C D Em
Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them
D C D Em D
But I hope I never see them again
Pre-Chorus
C D
I know it breaks your heart
Em D C
Moved to the city in a broke down car and
D
Four years, no calls
Em D
Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar and
C D Em D
I can't stop
C D Em D
No, I can't stop
[Refrão] C D Em D
So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover
C D
That I know you can't afford
Em D
Bite that tattoo on your shoulder
C D
Pull the sheets right off the corner
Em D
Of the mattress that you stole
C D
From your roommate back in Boulder
Em D
We ain't ever getting older
C D Em D C D Em D
We ain't ever getting older
C D Em D C D Em D
We ain't ever getting older
Verse
C D Em
You, look as good as the day I met you
D C D Em D
I forget just why I left you, I was insane
C D Em
Stay, and play that Blink-182 song
D C D Em D
That we beat to death in Tuscon, okay
Pre-Chorus
C D
I know it breaks your heart
Em D C
Moved to the city in a broke down car and
D
Four years, no calls
Em D
Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar and
C D Em D
I can't stop
C D Em D
No, I can't stop
[Refrão] C D Em D
So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover
C D
That I know you can't afford
Em D
Bite that tattoo on your shoulder
C D
Pull the sheets right off the corner
Em D
Of the mattress that you stole
C D
From your roommate back in Boulder
Em D
We ain't ever getting older
C D Em D C D Em D
We ain't ever getting older
C D Em D C D Em D
We ain't ever getting older
C D Em D
So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover
C D
That I know you can't afford
Em D
Bite that tattoo on your shoulder
C D
Pull the sheets right off the corner
Em D
Of the mattress that you stole
C D
From your roommate back in Boulder
Em D
We ain't ever getting older
Em D
No we ain't ever getting older
Outro
C D Em D C D Em D
How to play Closer
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.