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Closer To Love by Mat Kearney
Closer To Love
Standard Tuning
Piano Tab
e|----3------------|
B|--------5---3----|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
C
She got the call today
G
One out of the gray
Am
And when the smoke cleared
F
It took her breath away
C
She said she didn''t believe
G
It could happen to me
Am F C
I guess we''re all one phone call from our knees
G
We''re gonna get there soon
C
If every building falls
G
And all the stars fade
Am
We''ll still be singin'' this song
F
The one they can''t take away
C
I''m gonna get there soon,
G
She''s gonna be there too
Am
Cryin'' in her room
F C
Prayin'' Lord, come through
G
We''re gonna get there soon
Chorus:
C
Oh it''s your light,
G
Oh it''s your way,
Am
Pull me out of the dark
F
Just to show me the way
Dm7
Cryin'' out now
Am G
From so far away...
F C G
You pull me closer to love
F C G
Closer to love
Repeat same pattern
Verse:
Meet me once again
Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin'' down with the wind
And don''t apologize
For all the tears you''ve cried
You''ve been way too strong now for all your life
I''m gonna get there soon,
You''re gonna be there too
Cryin'' in your room,
Prayin'' Lord come through
We''re gonna get there soon
Chorus:
Oh, it''s your light
Oh, it''s your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Cryin'' out now
From so far away...
Pull me closer to love
Closer to love
C G
''Cause you are all that I''ve waited for
Am F
All of my life (We''re gonna get there)
C G
You are all that I''ve waited for
Am F
All of my life
C G
You pull me closer to love
Am F
Closer to love
C G Am F
Pull me closer to love
C G
Pull me closer to love
Am F
Closer to love, oh no
C G
Closer to love
Dm7 G
Closer to love
C G Am F C
Pull me closer to love
Outro: C G Am F C G Am G
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version 2
standard tuning
Verse:
C
She got the call today
G/B
One out of the gray
Am
And when the smoke cleared
G
It took her breath away
C
She said she didn''t believe
G/B
It could happen to me
Am
I guess we''re all one phone call
G F
from our knees
G
We''re gonna get there soon
C
If every building falls
G/B
And all the stars fade
Am
We''ll still be singing this song
G
The one they can''t take away
PreChorus
F
I''m gonna get there soon
G
She''s gonna be there too
Am
Cryin'' in her room
G F
Prayin'' Lord come through
G
We''re gonna get there soon
Chorus:
C
Oh it''s your life
Oh it''s your way
F
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Dm7
Cryin out now
From so far away
G F C G Am
You pull me closer to love
F C G
Closer to love
Verse:(Same as before)
Meet me once again
Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin
Down with the wind
And don''t apologize
For all the tears you''ve cried
You''ve been way too strong now for all your life
PreChorus: (same as before)
I''m gonna get there soon
You''re gonna be there too
Cryin'' in your room
Prayin'' Lord come through
We''re gonna get there soon
Chorus: (same)
Oh it''s your life
Oh it''s your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to show me the way
Cryin out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love
Bridge:
F C Am
Cause you are all that I''ve waited for
G F C G
All of my life
(We''re gonna get there)
F C Am
You are all that I''ve waited for
G F C G
All of my life
Outro:
C
You pull me closer to love hu huuh
Dm7
Closer to love hu huuuh
F G G/B
Pull me closer to love
C F G
You pull me closer to love
Am C
Closer to love oh no
F C
Closer to love
Am C
Closer to love
F C G Am F C
G
Pull me closer to love
F C G Am F C G
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Chords Used in this Song:
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| |
| C (x32010) |
| C/B (x20010) |
| Am (x02210) |
| G5 (3x0033) |
| Fmaj7 (x33210) |
| Gmaj6 (x55430) |
| Dm7 (xx0211) |
| |
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Note: In the studio version, SOMETIMES you can
hear Mat use this G chord: (x55433).
For Example, listen to 1:51-1:52.
(Right before he says "We''re gonna get there soon")
However, Mat just plays the Gmaj6 chord live
and sometimes doesn''t even hit the
high E string at all.
Verse 1:
C C/B
She got the call today, One out of the gray
Am G5
And when the smoke cleared, It took her breath away
C C/B
She said she didn''t believe, It could happen to me
Am G5 Fmaj7
I guess we''re all one phone call from our knees
Gmaj6
We''re gonna get there soon
C C/B
If every building falls, And all the stars fade
Am G5 Fmaj7
We''ll still be singing this song, The one they can''t take away
Gmaj6 Am
I''m gonna get there soon, She''s gonna be there too
G5 Fmaj7
Cryin'' in her room, Prayin'' Lord come through
Gmaj6
We''re gonna get there soon
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Chorus:
C
Oh it''s your light, Oh it''s your way
Fmaj7
Pull me out of the dark, Just to shoulder the weight
Dm7
Cryin'' out now, From so far away
G5 Fmaj7 C G5 Am
You pull me closer to looooooooooooooooooove
Fmaj7 C G5
Closer to loooooooooooooooooove
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Verse 2:
C C/B
Meet me once again, Down off Lake Michigan
Am G5
Where we could feel the storm blowin'' down with the wind
C C/B
And don''t apologize, For all the tears you''ve cried
Am G5
You''ve been way too strong now for all your life
Fmaj7 Gmaj6 Am
I''m gonna get there soon, You''re gonna be there too
G5 Fmaj7
Cryin'' in your room, Prayin'' Lord come through
Gmaj6
We''re gonna get there soon
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Chorus:
"Oh it''s your light
Oh it''s your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to shoulder the weight
Cryin'' out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love"
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Bridge (See Bottom For Strumming Pattern):
Fmaj7 C Am G5
Cause you are all that I''ve waited for all of my life
Fmaj7 C G5
(We''re gonna get there)
Fmaj7 C Am G5
You are all that I''ve waited for all of my life
Fmaj7 C G5
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Outro:
C
You pull me closer to love hooo hooooo
Dm7
Closer to love hooo hooooo
Fmaj7 Gmaj6
Pull me closer to looooooooooooooove
Am C
Fmaj7 Gmaj6
Pull me closer to love hooo hooooo
Am C
Closer to love oh no
Fmaj7 Gmaj6
Closer to love hooo hooooo
Am C
Closer to looooooooovvveee
Fmaj7 C Am G5
Fmaj7 C
G5
Pull me closer to love
Fmaj7 C Am G5
Fmaj7 C
G5
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Strumming Pattern for the Bridge/Outro:
d = down strum
u = up strum
D u D D D u D D D
e|---0-0-0---0--------------0-0-0------3-3--------|
B|---1-1-1---1--------------1-1-1------3-3--------|
G|---2-2-2---0--------------2-2-2------0-0--------|
D|---3-3-3---2--------------2-2-2------0-0--------|
A|---3---3---3--------------0---0------x-x--------|
E|---x---x---x--------------x---x------3-3--------|
D u D D u D D D
e|---0-0-0---0---0-------3-------------3-3--------|
B|---1-1-1---1---1-------3-------------3-3--------|
G|---2-2-2---0---0-------0-------------0-0--------|
D|---3-3-3---2---2-------0-------------0-0--------|
A|---3---3---3---3-------x-------------x-x--------|
E|---x---x---x---x-------3-------------3-3--------|
D u D D D D D D
e|---0-0-0---0--------------0-0--------3-3--------|
B|---1-1-1---1--------------1-1--------3-3--------|
G|---2-2-2---0--------------2-2--------0-0--------|
D|---3-3-3---2--------------2-2--------0-0--------|
A|---3---3---3--------------0-0--------x-x--------|
E|---x---x---x--------------x-x--------3-3--------|
D u D D u D
e|---0-0-0---0---0-------3---------------------|
B|---1-1-1---1---1-------3---------------------|
G|---2-2-2---0---0-------0---------------------|
D|---3-3-3---2---2-------0---------------------|
A|---3---3---3---3-------x---------------------|
E|---x---x---x---x-------3---------------------|
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version 4
In the 2nd Verse you hear a guitar
This is the Piano in the background playing these Pulloffs a couple
times with the piano
e|--3--------------| e|-----------|
B|-----3--1--------| B|--3p1------|
G|-----------------| G|-----------|
D|-----------------| D|-----------|
A|-----------------| A|-----------|
E|-----------------| E|-----------|
C Fmaj7 G5 Dm7
e|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-1-|
B|-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|
G|-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-2-|
D|-2-| |-3-| |-0-| |-0-|
A|-3-| |-3-| |-x-| |---|
E|---| |-0-| |-3-| |---|
(Verse 1)
She got the call today, One out of the gray
And when the smoke cleared, It took her breath away
She said she didn''t believe, It could happen to me
I guess we''re all one phone call from our knees
We''re gonna get there soon
If every building falls, And all the stars fade
We''ll still be singing this song, The one they can''t take away
I''m gonna get there soon, She''s gonna be there too
Cryin'' in her room, Prayin'' Lord come through
We''re gonna get there soon
(Chorus)
C
Oh it''s your light, Oh it''s your way
Fmaj7
Pull me out of the dark, Just to shoulder the weight
Dm7 G5
Cryin'' out now, From so far away
Fmaj7 C G5
You pull me closer to looooooooooove
Am Fmaj7 C G5
Closer to looooooooooooooove
(Verse 2) [Pulloffs added]
Meet me once again, Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin'' down with the wind
And don''t apologize, For all the tears you''ve cried
You''ve been way too strong now for all your life
Famj7 C Famj7
I''m gonna get there soon, You''re gonna be there too
Am Fmaj7 G5
Cryin'' in your room, Prayin'' Lord come through
We''re gonna get there soon
(Chorus)
C
Oh it''s your light, Oh it''s your way
Fmaj7
Pull me out of the dark, Just to shoulder the weight
Dm7 G5
Cryin'' out now, From so far away
Fmaj7 C G5
You pull me closer to looooooooooove
Am Fmaj7 C G5
Closer to looooooooooooooove
(Bridge) [Refer to outro]
Cause you are all that I''ve waited for all of my life
(We gonna get there)
You are all that I''ve waited for all of my life
C
You pull me closer to love, ooooh hooooo
Dm7
Closer to love, ooooh hooooo
Fmaj7 C G5
Pull me closer to looooooooooooooove
Famj7 C G5
Pull me closer to love, oooh hooooo
Fmaj7 C Am
Closer to love, oh no
Fmaj7 C G5
Closer to love, ooooh hooooo
Fmaj7 C Am
Closer to looooooooove
(Outro) Without tab
Fmaj7 C Am G5, Fmaj7 C G5
You pull me closer to love
Fmaj7 C Am G5, Fmaj7 C G5
(Outro) With tab
(The Outro is also played at the bridge)
Famj7 C Am G5 Fmaj7 C G5
v ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v ^
e|-0-0-0--0------0-0------3-3------0-0-0--0--0-----3---3-3-----|
B|-1-1-1--1------1-1------3-3------1-1-1--1--1-----3---3-3-----|
G|-2-2-2--0------2-2------0-0------2-2-2--0--0-----0---0-0-----|
D|-3-3-3--2------2-2------0-0------3-3-3--2--2-----0---0-0-----|
A|-3-3-3--3------0-0------x-x------3-3-3--3--3-----x---x-x-----|
E|-0-0-0------------------3-3------0-0-0-----------3---3-3-----|
Famj7 C Am G5 Fmaj7 C G5
v ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v
e|-0-0-0--0------0-0------3-3------0-0-0--0--0-----3---|
B|-1-1-1--1------1-1------3-3------1-1-1--1--1-----3---|
G|-2-2-2--0------2-2------0-0------2-2-2--0--0-----0---|
D|-3-3-3--2------2-2------0-0------3-3-3--2--2-----0---|
A|-3-3-3--3------0-0------x-x------3-3-3--3--3-----x---|
E|-0-0-0------------------3-3------0-0-0-----------3---|
p = Pulloff
v = Down strum
^ = Up strum
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