Closer Than Most chords by The Beautiful South

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Well I  (G major) kept
fantasizing your eyes were wide open
A 
and it  (A major) made me long for little last night
C 
 (C major) Yes it was frantic, it was young,
it was sweet
G 
But a  (G major) sweet worth every bite

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Verse 2

Now I'm not normally one to be greedy

But I had to be greedy with you

5 days, 6 days. the whole

of the month

wouldn't satisfy my only

sweet tooth

Verse 3
G 
[chorus] Well it can  (G major) 
take many years
to forge a friendship
A 
It can  (A major) take a lifetime to get close
C 
But we  (C major) took all the shortcuts,
used our hearts as a map
G 
and we  (G major) still got closer than most

Verse 4

hey hey

hey hey hey hey

Verse 5
G 
Well excuse  (G major) my staring
but it's just your looks
A 
are a  (A major) standard well above myself
C 
Your  (C major) face might mean zip to you
G 
But to me  (G major) it's something else

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) All I can do is thank you
A 
and wish that  (A major) every dream you
have will come true
C 
 (C major) 5 years, 6 years,
the whole of your life
G 
I'll be  (G major) wishing for the
riches for you

Verse 7
A 
[chorus] You  (A major) 
C 
G 
 (C major)  (G major) 
A 
C 
G 
Bb 
 (A major)  (C major)  (G major)  (B flat major) 
A 
Bb 
C 
G 
 (A major)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (G major) dashed
A 
pretty's only chance of a com (A major) pliment
C 
and gave the plain the blues  (C major) 
G 
Turned supermodel into  (G major) last year's pull
and got her down shining your shoes

Verse 8

And I don't mean to be hod carrier

of the ordinary folks bad news

But tell Miss World to fly to Mars

If she really doesn't like to lose.

Outro 1
[chorus]
G 
A 
C 
G 
 (G major)  (A major)  (C major)  (G major) 
A 
C 
G 
 (A major)  (C major)  (G major) 
A 
C 
 (A major)  (C major) 
G 
A 
C 
 (G major)  (A major)  (C major) 
G 
A 
C 
 (G major)  (A major)  (C major) 
G 
 (G major) 