Closer chords by JP Cooper (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
Ebm
B
Gb
Ebm9
Bbm/F
Abm
Bbm
Dbadd9
Ebm7
Bmaj9
Bbm7
Abm7

Chorus 1
Db 
Ebm 
Don't  (D flat major) you know I wish I was closer  (E flat minor) 
B 
I'll be watching  (B major) over
Db 
and if you're too small  (D flat major) to see
Ebm 
I'll lift you on my shoulders  (E flat minor) 
Gb 
B 
If you're  (G flat major) feeling low I'll  (B major) hold you

Verse 1
Ebm9 
I wanna be there in the  (E flat minor9) morning,
B 
Gb 
so I'm  (B major) working through the night  (G flat major) 
Ebm9 
And I'll be smiling at you  (E flat minor9) yawning,
B 
Gb 
when you're  (B major) rubbing those brown eyes  (G flat major) 
Ebm9 
And if you ever leave me,  (E flat minor9) call   me,
B 
Gb 
I wanna  (B major) make sure you're alright  (G flat major) 
Bbm/F 
Abm 
Bbm 
B 
I don't  (B flat minor/F) wanna    be so  (A flat minor) far    (B flat minor) from   (B major) home

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Verse 2

You know you're daddy's little soldier

And your mother's handsome knight

Now don't you worry about darkness

Cause you're carrying the light

And those shadows fall

when you're a round

Chorus 2
Dbadd9 
Ebm7 
Don't  (D flatadd9) you know I wish I was closer?  (E flat minor7) 
Bmaj9 
I'd be watching  (B minoraj9) over
Dbadd9 
And if you're too small  (D flatadd9) to see
Ebm7 
I'll lift on my shoulders  (E flat minor7) 
Gb 
Bmaj9 
If you're  (G flat major) feeling low, I'll  (B minoraj9) hold     you

Verse 3
Ebm9 
B 
I want you close to me like  (E flat minor9) songbird  (B major) 
Gb 
Want the trees  (G flat major) 
Ebm9 
B 
Cause when your close to me my  (E flat minor9) worries  (B major) 
Gb 
flee from  (G flat major) me
Bbm7 
Cause when I'm with you my  (B flat minor7) feet don't
Abm7 
touch the ground  (A flat minor7) 
Gb 
Now I'm not a king  (G flat major) 
But when I'm with you
Bbm7 
Abm7 
I  (B flat minor7) feel   like I'm wearing a  (A flat minor7) crown
Gb 
And for you I  (G flat major) sing
Bbm7 
For you I  (B flat minor7) sing
Abm 
Bbm 
B 
For you I  (A flat minor) sing   (B flat minor)  (B major) 

Chorus 3
Dbadd9 
Ebm7 
Don't  (D flatadd9) you know I wish I was closer?  (E flat minor7) 
Bmaj9 
I'd be watching  (B minoraj9) over
Dbadd9 
And if you're too small  (D flatadd9) to see
Ebm7 
I'll lift on my shoulders  (E flat minor7) 
Gb 
Bmaj9 
If you're  (G flat major) feeling low, I'll  (B minoraj9) hold     you
Dbadd9 
Ebm7 
Oh, don't  (D flatadd9) you know I wish I was closer?  (E flat minor7) 
Gb 
Bmaj9 
 (G flat major) I'd be watching  (B minoraj9) over
Dbadd9 
And if you're too small  (D flatadd9) to see
Ebm7 
I'll lift on my shoulders  (E flat minor7) 
Gb 
Bmaj9 
If you're  (G flat major) feeling low, I'll  (B minoraj9) hold     you
Dbadd9 
Ebm7 
Don't  (D flatadd9) you know I wish I was closer?  (E flat minor7) 
Gb 
B 
 (G flat major) I'd be watching  (B major) over

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Db
Ebm
B
Gb
Ebm9
Bbm/F
Abm
Bbm
Dbadd9
Ebm7
Bmaj9
Bbm7
Abm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb minorBPM: 73

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

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ebm9: x-6-4-6-6-x
Bbm/F: 1-x-3-3-2-x
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Dbadd9: x-4-3-x-4-4
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Bmaj9: x-2-1-3-2-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Abm7: 4-6-4-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of Closer by JP Cooper, 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 Eb minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of JP Cooper.