Closest Thing to You I'm Gonna Find chords by
Butch Walker

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Em

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C

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Verse 1

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California

girls they have a way

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Of moving their mouths just a certain way

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Saying things that always

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seem so right

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But when the shine wears off

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at the end of the day

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I'm left with the tab and not

C

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a word to say

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'cause I see your face when

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they turn out my light

Verse 2

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So I keep another night by this

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D

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Em

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fire and drink some wine

It's the closest thing to you I'm

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gonna find

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Verse 3

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C

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New York ladies that drive men crazy

G

G

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C

C

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Can't keep up I'm from the South and lazy

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G

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This town stays open too

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D

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late for these old bones

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And maybe it's because its got

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too many faces

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Crammed like fishes in compact places

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This is why all of them seem

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D

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desperate and alone

Verse 4

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So I pick back up the cigarettes

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Em

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but only for the night

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G

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It's the closest thing to

you I'm gonna find

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Hey!

Interlude 1

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C

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G

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Em

Em

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G

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

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Verse 5

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Georgia girls took all my pennies

every time I come back I fall for many

Wake up and wonder why

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I ever left here

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When we spend all night

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with a drink to the face

Em

Em

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Get caught up in politics and race

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I just smile and show the cotton

further down my ear

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And my

Verse 6

C

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hands are full of the sticky sap

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D

D

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Em

Em

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From your backyard Georgia pine

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It's the closest thing to you I'm

C

C

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gonna find .

Outro 1

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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C
D

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Closest Thing to You I'm Gonna Find by Butch Walker is G major.

The primary chords used in Closest Thing to You I'm Gonna Find are G, Em, C, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Em, C, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Closest Thing to You I'm Gonna Find is approximately 68 beats per minute.

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