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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Verse 1
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G

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I'll have to be
C
C

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As brave as you
Em
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G

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With no star to guide us
C
C

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Blazing above;
G
G

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And no moonshiner's river
C
C

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D
D

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To carry us through
Em
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G

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And no way to speak
C
C

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When there aren't words enough
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G

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D

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Verse 2


Fair enough,
C
C

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G

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You asked me for nothing
D
D

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Fair enough
C
C

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D

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All you told me was true,
G
G

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I called down the flood

And I'm falling forever

But I was this close to you,
D
D

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G

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This close to you
Verse 3
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G

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It rained for a week
C
C

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D

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And I kept my head down
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G

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Trying to think what
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C

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G

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You reminded me of:

A fire that hat ravaged
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C

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D

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An Ohio town,
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G

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And spooked me at noon
C
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G

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With my headlights still on
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A

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Verse 4
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D

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Fair enough,
C
C

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You asked me for nothing
G
G

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D
D

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Fair enough
C
C

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D

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All you told me was true,
G
G

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I called down the flood
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C

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G

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And I'm falling forever

But I was this close to you,
D
D

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G

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This close to you
Interlude 1
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Em
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C
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G

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Verse 5
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G

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Well sometime at night
A
A

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I pretended to be sleeping
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F
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Just to hear what it is
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C

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That you say
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When you talk to yourself
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G

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And the darkness is keeping
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The hateful morning
Interlude 2

A goodnight away
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Verse 6
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G

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If I was much younger
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C

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D

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I might just forget it
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G

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If love was the habit of
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C

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Some borrowed room;
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G

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But it's all that I have
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C

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D

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And I'm doomed to regret it
Em
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If I can't forgive
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G

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Myself or you soon.
D
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Verse 7


Fair enough,
C
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G

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You asked me for nothing
D
D

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Fair enough
C
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D

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All you told me was true,
G
G

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I called down the flood
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G

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And I'm falling forever

But I was this close to you,
D
D

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G
G

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This close to you
Outro 1
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Em
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C
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • F

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of This Close To You by Joe Henry is G major.

The primary chords used in This Close To You are G, C, D, Em, A, F.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of This Close To You is approximately 128 beats per minute.

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