Chords for As Close As I'll Get To Heaven - Bettye LaVette
Tempo:
77.175 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Db
Eb
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [C] [Ab]
[Fm]
Just cause I haven't [Bbm] had what I want, [Db]
don't [Cm] mean I don't know what [Db] I like.
[Ab]
Don't misunderstand, [Fm] I [Db] ain't feeling low,
[Eb] [Fm] and I sure ain't giving up the fight.
[Ab] This time for sure, [D]
I [Db] know there's something more.
[Cm] For sure, [Bb] [Ebm] this [Ab] is as close as I'll get to heaven.
Just cause somebody says I [Fm] love you, it [Ab] don't mean it's gonna last [Db] forever.
[Fm] I'm gonna realize, as long as you [Eb] live in the [Db] moment, the moment's gonna last much [Fm] longer.
[Ab] This time for sure, [D] as [Db] long as we both know the score.
[Cm] For sure, [Bb]
this is as [Fm] close as [Eb] I'm gonna get to [Bb]
heaven.
[Db] [Fm] I'm gonna [Eb] say I'm so [Bb] close.
[Db] [Ab] I ain't [Eb] much to show, [Bbm] you can't [Db] pass up opportunity.
Looking for love, [Eb]
eternally.
[Ab] I'm [Eb] so real, real sure, [Fm] that's in us, we'll agree.
[Db] This is life, [C] that's the way it's supposed to be.
[Fm] Don't [Eb] you see?
[Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Cm] You can [Fm] walk through [Cm] me, when you walk into [Db] my life.
I'm ready, cause I can take [Fm]
it.
I've been bruised, hurt, [Db] and cheated [Cm] on, [Fm] but they still couldn't break me.
[Ab] This time for [D] sure, [F] [Db] I know I'm walking through [Fm] the right door.
This time [Ab] for sure, [D]
[Db] I know I know the score.
[Cm]
For sure, [Bb] this is as [Fm] close [Eb] as I'm [Bb] ever gonna get to [Db] heaven.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] I'm [Bb] so [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] close, [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] so [Db] close, so close, so close, so close.
[Fm]
[Eb] So [Bb] [D] close, [Db] [Eb] so [Fm] close, [Eb] [Bb] so [G] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] [Bb] [Db] close, [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] so [Eb] [Fm]
close.
[Eb] [Bb] So close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] close, so [Bb] close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] close, [Bb] so close.
[Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
So close, [Eb] so close, [Bb] so close, [Db] so close, [Fm] so [Eb] close.
[Bb] [Db] [F] [Fm]
[Eb] Ladies and [Bb] gentlemen, Miss Penny [Db] Lovett!
[Fm]
[Eb] That [Bb] great lady of [Db] gold, Miss Penny [Fm] Lovett!
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] Penny [Fm] Lovett!
[Eb] So [Bb] [Db] [Eb] [Fm] close, [Eb] [Bb] so close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] close, [Bb] so [Db] close, [Fm] so close.
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [D] [Db] [Ab]
[Fm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Fm]
Just cause I haven't [Bbm] had what I want, [Db]
don't [Cm] mean I don't know what [Db] I like.
[Ab]
Don't misunderstand, [Fm] I [Db] ain't feeling low,
[Eb] [Fm] and I sure ain't giving up the fight.
[Ab] This time for sure, [D]
I [Db] know there's something more.
[Cm] For sure, [Bb] [Ebm] this [Ab] is as close as I'll get to heaven.
Just cause somebody says I [Fm] love you, it [Ab] don't mean it's gonna last [Db] forever.
[Fm] I'm gonna realize, as long as you [Eb] live in the [Db] moment, the moment's gonna last much [Fm] longer.
[Ab] This time for sure, [D] as [Db] long as we both know the score.
[Cm] For sure, [Bb]
this is as [Fm] close as [Eb] I'm gonna get to [Bb]
heaven.
[Db] [Fm] I'm gonna [Eb] say I'm so [Bb] close.
[Db] [Ab] I ain't [Eb] much to show, [Bbm] you can't [Db] pass up opportunity.
Looking for love, [Eb]
eternally.
[Ab] I'm [Eb] so real, real sure, [Fm] that's in us, we'll agree.
[Db] This is life, [C] that's the way it's supposed to be.
[Fm] Don't [Eb] you see?
[Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Cm] You can [Fm] walk through [Cm] me, when you walk into [Db] my life.
I'm ready, cause I can take [Fm]
it.
I've been bruised, hurt, [Db] and cheated [Cm] on, [Fm] but they still couldn't break me.
[Ab] This time for [D] sure, [F] [Db] I know I'm walking through [Fm] the right door.
This time [Ab] for sure, [D]
[Db] I know I know the score.
[Cm]
For sure, [Bb] this is as [Fm] close [Eb] as I'm [Bb] ever gonna get to [Db] heaven.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] I'm [Bb] so [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] close, [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] so [Db] close, so close, so close, so close.
[Fm]
[Eb] So [Bb] [D] close, [Db] [Eb] so [Fm] close, [Eb] [Bb] so [G] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] [Bb] [Db] close, [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] so [Eb] [Fm]
close.
[Eb] [Bb] So close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] close, so [Bb] close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] close, [Bb] so close.
[Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm]
So close, [Eb] so close, [Bb] so close, [Db] so close, [Fm] so [Eb] close.
[Bb] [Db] [F] [Fm]
[Eb] Ladies and [Bb] gentlemen, Miss Penny [Db] Lovett!
[Fm]
[Eb] That [Bb] great lady of [Db] gold, Miss Penny [Fm] Lovett!
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] Penny [Fm] Lovett!
[Eb] So [Bb] [Db] [Eb] [Fm] close, [Eb] [Bb] so close, [Db] [Fm] so [Eb] close, [Bb] so [Db] close, [Fm] so close.
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [D] [Db] [Ab]
[Fm]
[Db] [Ab]
Key:
Fm
Db
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
Db
Eb
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Just cause I haven't [Bbm] had what I want, [Db] _ _
don't [Cm] mean I don't know what [Db] I like.
_ [Ab] _ _
Don't misunderstand, [Fm] I [Db] ain't feeling low, _
[Eb] [Fm] and I sure ain't giving up the fight. _ _ _
[Ab] This time for sure, _ [D] _ _
I [Db] know there's something more.
_ [Cm] _ For sure, _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] this [Ab] is as close as I'll get to heaven.
_ _ _ _ _ Just cause somebody says I [Fm] love you, _ it [Ab] don't mean it's gonna last [Db] forever.
_ [Fm] _ _ I'm gonna realize, _ as long as you [Eb] live in the [Db] moment, the moment's gonna last much [Fm] longer. _ _
[Ab] This time for sure, _ _ [D] _ as [Db] long as we both know the score.
[Cm] _ For sure, _ [Bb] _
this is as [Fm] close as [Eb] I'm gonna get to [Bb]
heaven.
[Db] _ _ [Fm] I'm gonna [Eb] say I'm so [Bb] close.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ I _ ain't _ [Eb] _ _ much to show, _ [Bbm] _ _ you can't [Db] pass up opportunity.
Looking for love, _ _ _ [Eb] _
eternally.
_ [Ab] _ _ I'm _ _ _ [Eb] so _ real, real sure, _ [Fm] that's in us, we'll agree. _ _ _
[Db] This is life, _ [C] that's the way it's supposed to be.
[Fm] Don't [Eb] you see?
_ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] You can [Fm] walk through [Cm] me, when you walk into [Db] my life.
I'm ready, _ _ cause I can take [Fm]
it.
_ I've been _ bruised, hurt, [Db] and cheated [Cm] on, [Fm] but they still couldn't break me. _
_ _ [Ab] This time for [D] sure, _ [F] _ [Db] I know I'm walking through [Fm] the right door.
This time _ [Ab] for sure, _ [D] _
_ _ [Db] I know I know the score.
[Cm]
For sure, _ [Bb] _ _ this is as [Fm] close _ [Eb] as I'm [Bb] ever gonna get to [Db] heaven.
_ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] I'm [Bb] so _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] close, [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] so [Db] close, so close, so close, so close.
[Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ So [Bb] [D] close, [Db] [Eb] so [Fm] close, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] so [G] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] close, _ [Db] _ [Fm] so _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Db] close, _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] so [Eb] _ [Fm]
close.
[Eb] _ [Bb] So close, _ [Db] _ [Fm] so [Eb] close, so _ _ [Bb] close, [Db] _ [Fm] so [Eb] close, [Bb] so close.
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm]
So close, [Eb] so close, [Bb] so close, [Db] so close, [Fm] so [Eb] close.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] Ladies and [Bb] gentlemen, Miss Penny [Db] Lovett!
_ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] That [Bb] great lady of [Db] gold, Miss Penny [Fm] Lovett!
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] Penny [Fm] Lovett!
[Eb] So _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] [Fm] close, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] so close, [Db] _ [Fm] so _ [Eb] close, [Bb] so _ [Db] close, [Fm] so close.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Just cause I haven't [Bbm] had what I want, [Db] _ _
don't [Cm] mean I don't know what [Db] I like.
_ [Ab] _ _
Don't misunderstand, [Fm] I [Db] ain't feeling low, _
[Eb] [Fm] and I sure ain't giving up the fight. _ _ _
[Ab] This time for sure, _ [D] _ _
I [Db] know there's something more.
_ [Cm] _ For sure, _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] this [Ab] is as close as I'll get to heaven.
_ _ _ _ _ Just cause somebody says I [Fm] love you, _ it [Ab] don't mean it's gonna last [Db] forever.
_ [Fm] _ _ I'm gonna realize, _ as long as you [Eb] live in the [Db] moment, the moment's gonna last much [Fm] longer. _ _
[Ab] This time for sure, _ _ [D] _ as [Db] long as we both know the score.
[Cm] _ For sure, _ [Bb] _
this is as [Fm] close as [Eb] I'm gonna get to [Bb]
heaven.
[Db] _ _ [Fm] I'm gonna [Eb] say I'm so [Bb] close.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ I _ ain't _ [Eb] _ _ much to show, _ [Bbm] _ _ you can't [Db] pass up opportunity.
Looking for love, _ _ _ [Eb] _
eternally.
_ [Ab] _ _ I'm _ _ _ [Eb] so _ real, real sure, _ [Fm] that's in us, we'll agree. _ _ _
[Db] This is life, _ [C] that's the way it's supposed to be.
[Fm] Don't [Eb] you see?
_ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] You can [Fm] walk through [Cm] me, when you walk into [Db] my life.
I'm ready, _ _ cause I can take [Fm]
it.
_ I've been _ bruised, hurt, [Db] and cheated [Cm] on, [Fm] but they still couldn't break me. _
_ _ [Ab] This time for [D] sure, _ [F] _ [Db] I know I'm walking through [Fm] the right door.
This time _ [Ab] for sure, _ [D] _
_ _ [Db] I know I know the score.
[Cm]
For sure, _ [Bb] _ _ this is as [Fm] close _ [Eb] as I'm [Bb] ever gonna get to [Db] heaven.
_ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] I'm [Bb] so _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] close, [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] so [Db] close, so close, so close, so close.
[Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ So [Bb] [D] close, [Db] [Eb] so [Fm] close, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] so [G] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] close, _ [Db] _ [Fm] so _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Db] close, _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] so [Eb] _ [Fm]
close.
[Eb] _ [Bb] So close, _ [Db] _ [Fm] so [Eb] close, so _ _ [Bb] close, [Db] _ [Fm] so [Eb] close, [Bb] so close.
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm]
So close, [Eb] so close, [Bb] so close, [Db] so close, [Fm] so [Eb] close.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] Ladies and [Bb] gentlemen, Miss Penny [Db] Lovett!
_ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] That [Bb] great lady of [Db] gold, Miss Penny [Fm] Lovett!
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] Penny [Fm] Lovett!
[Eb] So _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] [Fm] close, _ [Eb] _ [Bb] so close, [Db] _ [Fm] so _ [Eb] close, [Bb] so _ [Db] close, [Fm] so close.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _