Closer chords by
Corinne Bailey Rae (Official Version)

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Key: C minorDifficulty: Advanced

Verse 1
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
I don't want to give you up
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I don't want to hold you up
I don't want ambiguous
I just know that I've had enough
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
I want you to travel with me
Let loose and let your mind go free
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Show  you things that you've never seen
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Eb9 Eb9 
 
But you    just go to go    with me
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Oh

Pre-chorus 1
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Your love is so good     that I want to show   you
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Don't make me responsible,
for something that you can't find
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Oh
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Your loving is so good,    so good
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Lay closer

Chorus 1
I want it, I want it
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Into   me
I want it, I want it
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Leave it here
I want it, I want it
I wanna get close to you baby
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Experience
I want it, I want it
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Generous
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Lay down, what's impeding you
'Cause I want to get close to you, baby
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 

Verse 2
G7#5 G7#5 
 
I don't want to give you up
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I'm tired of the pull and push
I"m tired of the making love
Don't you feel like you've had enough
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
I want you to journey with me,
explore all the innocence
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I     don't mind us to build tension
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Eb9 Eb9 
 
but we've  got to move in the same  direction
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Oh

Pre-chorus 2
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Your love is so good     that I want to show   you
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Don't make me responsible,
for something you that you can't find
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Oh
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Your loving is so good,    so good
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Lay closer

Chorus 2
I want it, I want it
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Into   me
I want it, I want it
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Leave it here
I want it, I want it
I wanna get closer to you baby
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Experience
I want it, I want want it
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Generous
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Lay down, what's impeding you
'Cause I want to get closer to you, baby
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
(Yeah)

Interlude 1
G7#5 G7#5 
 
G7b9 G7b9 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
(I wanna, I wanna get,  wanna...)
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
G13 G13 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Eb9 Eb9 
 
Oh, you    just got to go    with me
Abmaj7#5 Abmaj7#5 
 
Oh

Pre-chorus 3
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
G13 G13 
 
Your love is so good     that I want to show  you
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Don't make me responsible,
for something you that that can't find
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Oh
Dm7b5 Dm7b5 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Your loving is so good,    so good
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Lay closer

Chorus 3
I want it, I want it
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Into   me
I want it, I want it
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Leave it here
I want it, I want it
I wanna get close to you baby
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
Experience
I want it, I want want it
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Generous
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Lay closer
I want it, I want it, closer
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
I wanna

Outro 1
get clo-, I wanna
G7#5 G7#5 
 
I wanna  get close, I wanna
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I wanna get clo- closer
I wanna get close to you
Abmaj7 Abmaj7 
 
G7#5 G7#5 
 
Ooh baby, ooh    baby
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Ooh   baby, I wanna get, wanna get
Cm7 Cm7 
 

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ChordsAbmaj7 G7#5 Cm7 Bbm7 Eb9...

Chords

Abmaj7
G7#5
Cm7
Bbm7
Eb9
Dm7b5
G7b9
G13
Abmaj7#5

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
G7#5: 3-x-3-4-4-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Eb9: x-6-5-6-6-x
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
G7b9: x-x-5-4-6-4
G13: 3-x-3-4-5-x
Abmaj7#5: 4-x-5-5-5-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Closer by Corinne Bailey Rae, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Corinne Bailey Rae.

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