Closer To The Light

Closer To The Light - Bruce Cockburn

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Transcribed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz) 1995

Standard tuning, Capo 2

Slow: 4/4, MM=72

Notes: This songs has deceptively simple chords, but, as with

many Cockburn tunes, it's not as easy as it first seems!

Alternating bass, travis-style fingerpicking.

Bracketed notes are optional.

Full lyrics are at the end.

Feedback appreciated. Enjoy!

Key: 0** in measure 6 = 0h1p0 (trill)

3'** in measure 7 = 3(bend)p1p0

n = downstroke (strum)

v = upstroke (strum)

> = accent (downstrum)

} = arpeggiate chord

1 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|

|-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------|

|-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2-------2---------2---------|

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

3 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---0-|---------------0-------------0---|

|-0-----0-------------------------|-----------1-------------1-3-----|

|---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|-------2---------------2---------|

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

5 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------0-----------------|

|-3---------3-----3-------0-1-3p1-|-1---------1-------------0**---0-|

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

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

G Am n v

7 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------0-----0-------3'**----|-----1-1-------------------1-----|

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

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------|

There you

9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|

|*0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|

|*----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---|

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

go Swimming deeper into mystery Here I re-

11, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|

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

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

-main Only seeing where you used to be Stared at the cei-

13, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|

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

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

-ling 'Til my ears filled up with tears Never got to

G Am cresc.

15, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-3---------3-----3-------5p3-3-0-|-1p0-----------------------1-----|

|-0-----0-------0-------0(4)------|-----2-----0---2-------2-------2-|

|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-----0-x-2-----2-------2---|

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

know you And suddenly you're out of here

% n v v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v

17, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

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

|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|

Gone from mystery into mystery

n v n v n v n v n v n v n v > v n

19, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

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

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

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

|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-----0-------0-------0---|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

Gone from daylight into night Another step

21, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------|

|-----------------------1---------|---------------1------(0h1-0)----|

|-------2-------------------------|---2---0------------(2)-----(2)--|

|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|

|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---|

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

deeper into darkness

23, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|

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

|-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)|

|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---|

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

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

Clo - -ser to the light. (Another step)

________ _ _ _

| 1.

| , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-0---------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------|

|-------1---------------1---------|---------------1-----------------|

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

|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|

|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---|

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

_ _ _ ________

Csus4/G C ||

27, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . ||

|----------------}0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------||

|-----------1----}1-------1-------|-1---------1---------------3------||

|-------0--------}0-------0-----0-|-0-----0---------------0------(0)*||

|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|(2)--2-------2h3-2---2-------0---*||

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

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------||

Verse 2: Walked out-

________ _ _ _

| 2,3.

| Am F +

45, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------|

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

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

|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|

|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---|

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

deeper into darkness +

47, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|

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

|-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)|

|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---|

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

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

Clo - -ser to the light.

Middle 8:

49, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|

|-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------|

|-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2---2-------------2---------|

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

51, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---1-|---0-----------0-------------0---|

|-0-----0-------------------------|-------1-----------------3p1-----|

|---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|---2-------2-----------2---------|

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

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

53, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------------------------0---|---------------0-----------------|

|-3---------3-----3-----0-3p0--(0)|-1-0-------1-------------3p1-----|

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

|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------x---|

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

55, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||

|-0---------0-----0-------3'**----|-------1-------------------1-----||

|-------0-------0-------0-----2-0h|-2-----2---0---2-------2-------2-||

|-----0-------0-------0---------0h|(2)--2-------2-------2-------2---||

|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------||

|-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------||

ds% al coda+

+Coda

Csus4/G ritardando...... C

67, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------||

|-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1-------------------------------||

|-------0-------0-------0---0-----|-0-------------------------------||

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

|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||

|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------||

Clo - -ser to the light.

Closer To The Light

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There you go

Swimming deeper into mystery

Here I remain

Only seeing where you used to be

Stared at the ceiling

'Til my ears filled up with tears

Never got to know you

And suddenly you're out of here

Gone from mystery into mystery

Gone from daylight into light

Another step deeper

Into darkness

Closer to the light

Walked outside

Summer moon was nearly down

Mist on the fields

Holy stillness all around

Death's no stranger

No stranger than the life I've seen

Still I cried

Still I begged to get you back again

Gone from mystery into mystery

Gone from daylight into light

Another step deeper

Into darkness

Closer to the light