Closer You Get

"The Closer You Get"

by James P. Pennington and Mark Gray

performed by ALABAMA

4/4 time

G F C C D|Em Em D|C C D|Em Bm Am C/D

The Closer You Get,[G]

the further I fall.[C]

I'll be [Am]over the edge now [D]

in no time at [G]all. [D]

I'm fallin' [G]faster and faster and faster

with no time to stall.[C]

The Closer You Get,[Am] [C/D]

the further I fall[G]

G G F|C

verse 1:

The things that you say to me,[D]|[Em]

the look on your face, [D]

brings out the man in me.[D] [Em]

Do I see a trace[Bm] in your eyes[Am] of love?[C/D]

(repeat chorus)

verse 2:

Could I be dreamin'?

Is this really real?

'Cause there's something magic,

the way that I feel in your arms tonight.

(repeat chorus)

---goes into the bridge---

the further I fall[C]

keep fall-[D]in', oh, yeah [C]yeah, keep fall-[D]in'.

mmm fall-[D/C]in', oh, yeah [C]yeah, I'm fall-[D/C]in'.

Yes I'm fall-[D/C]in' [C] [D/C]

(Yes I'm fallin')

(yes I'm fallin')

Yes I'm fall-[D/C]in' [C] [D/C]

(Yes I'm fallin')

(yes I'm fallin')

Yes we're fall-[D/C]in' [C] [D]

(yes we're fallin')

(yes we're fallin')

-0---- --2--

-1---- --3--

-0---- --2--

-0---- --X--

-X---- --3--

-X---- --X--

I think electric guitar intro and chorus parts go like this:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------5-5-5/7-7/9--9-9--9\7\5----------------------------------------

--5--5/3--5-5-5/7-7/9--9-9--9\7\5-------------------------------------------

--5--5/3--3-3-3/5-5/7--7-7--7\5\3-------------------------------------------

--3--3/1--------------------------------------------------------------------

and hit these bar chords on their respective parts as well:

Bm Am D/C---same as D

---- ----

---- ----

---- ----

-9-- --7-

-9-- --7-

-7-- --5-

You can also hear another guitar doing an arpeggio with the minor chords when

they start with Em, Bm toward the verse/intro end.

Corrections welcomed!

Bishop of Nod

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