Closer Chords
by Jill King
Closer by Jill King is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Eb, Gm, Cm, F and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Eb Gm
verse 1:
Eb Gm
There is nothing I
Eb
can say to do these
Gm
feelings justice
Eb Gm
And what could I do
Eb
to make it worth my
Cm
struggling heart?
Eb
you would
Refrain 1:
Gm
think that I'd find
F Eb
someone who responds
Bb F
to my affection
Gm
But I can't stay
F
away from you
Eb
no matter what
Bb F Eb Gm Eb Gm
you put me through
verse 2:
Eb Gm
You think I'm a silly girl
Eb Gm
who can't control her life
Eb Gm
And that may be true
Eb
but where I'm brave
Cm Eb
you're terrified
Refrain 2:
Gm
Yeah you run
F
away from closeness
Eb
to the shelter
Bb
of distractions
F Eb
Then your world
Bb
becomes so crowded
Eb
and I don't know
Bb F
how to get around it
Eb F
I just wanna get closer
Gm Bb
Closer to where your heart
Eb
beats And when the game
F Gm
is over Will you come
Bb
here to me? You've been
Eb
You've been keeping
F Gm
your distance But I know
Bb
that it's all a front you
Eb F Gm Gm
put up I just wanna get closer
Interlude: Eb Gm
Outro:
Eb Gm
Oh the moment is so rare
Eb Gm
when you let me look inside
Eb Gm
You're scared I'll become
Eb Eb
aware of things you try to hide