The Closer You Are Chords
by Frank Zappa
The Closer You Are by Frank Zappa is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, F#m, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Part 1: A F#m D E
Part 2: D A E A D A F#m E
A F#m D
The closer you are
E A F#m D
The brighter the stars in the sky
E
And darling,
A F#m D
I realize
E A F#m
That you're the one in my life
D E
Oh oh
A F#m D
My heart skips a beat
E
Every time
A F#m D
You and I meet
E
My life, my love, my dear
A F#m D
I can't defeat
E A
This yearning deep in my heart
F#m D E
To have only you
D
When I first saw you,
A
I did adore you,
E A
And all your loving ways
D
But then you went away,
A F#m
But now you're back to stay,
E
And my love for you grows stronger every
Day-ahhh Way-ahhh Way
A F#m D
The closer you are,
E A F#m D
The brighter the flames in my heart,
E
And darling,
A F#m D
We'll never part
E A F#m D E
We'll always be in love