The Closer You Get chords by Alabama (Official Version)

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C
D
Em
Bm
Am
Dsus4
G
C/B
F
D/C
D7

Intro 1

Dsus4

Chorus 1
G 
C 
The closer you get, the further I fall
Am 
D 
G 
I'll be over the edge now in no time at all
D 
G 
I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster
C 
with no time to stall
C/B 
Am 
Dsus4 
The closer you   get,
G 
F 
the further I fall

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Verse 1

The things that you say to me

The look on your face

Brings out the man in me

Dsus4

Do I see a trace in your eyes of love

Chorus 2
G 
C 
The closer you get, the further I fall
C/B 
Am 
D 
G 
I'll  be over the edge now in no time at all
D 
G 
I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster
C 
with no time to stall
C/B 
Am 
Dsus4 
The closer you   get,
G 
F 
the further I fall

Verse 2

Could I be dreamin'

Is this really real

'Cause there's something magic

Dsus4

The way that I feel in your arms tonight

Chorus 3
G 
C 
The closer you get, the further I fall
C/B 
Am 
D 
G 
I'll  be over the edge now in no time at all
D 
G 
I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster
C 
with no time to stall
C/B 
Am 
Dsus4 
The closer you   get, the further I

Bridge 1
C 
D 
C 
D 
(fall) Keep falling, oh, yeah, yeah, keep falling
C 
D/C 
C 
D/C 
Mm, falling, oh, yeah, yeah, I'm falling
C 
D/C 
C 
D/C 
Yes, I'm falling
C 
D/C 
C 
D/C 
Yes, I'm falling
C 
D/C 
C 
D7 
Yes, we're falling

Chorus 4
G 
C 
The closer you get, the further I fall
C/B 
Am 
D 
G 
I'll  be over the edge now in no time at all
D 
G 
I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster
C 
with no time to stall
C/B 
Am 
D 
G 
The closer you   get, the further I fall
D 
The closer you get,

Chorus 5
G 
C 
the further I fall
C/B 
Am 
D 
G 
I'll  be over the edge now in no time at all
D 
G 
I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster
C 
with no time to stall
C/B 
Am 
Dsus4 
The closer you   get,
G 
the further I fall
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
D
Em
Bm
Am
Dsus4
G
C/B
F
D/C
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 112

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D/C: x-3-x-2-3-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of The Closer You Get by Alabama, 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 G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Alabama's performance.