Closer To The Light Chords by Bruce Cockburn
Tempo:
95.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
G
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [Bm]
There you [A] go, swimming deeper in the mystery Here [A] I remain, only seeing where [Bm] you used
to be Stared at [A] the ceiling, till my ears [Bm] filled
up with tears Never got [A] to know you, and [Bm] suddenly you're
here Gone [D]
from mystery into [F#m] mystery
[G] Gone from daylight [A] into night Another [Bm] step deeper into [G] darkness
[A]
[D] Closer to the light
[Bm] [G]
[A] [E]
[D] [A] Walked outside, summer moon was [Bm] nearly brown
Mist [A] on the fields, holy [Bm] stillness all around Death's no [A] stranger, no stranger [Bm] than the
life I've seen Still [A] I cry, still I beg to [Bm] get you back
again
[D] Gone from mystery [F#m] into mystery
[G] Gone from daylight [A] into night [Bm] Another step deeper into [G] darkness
[A] Closer to [D] the light Another [Bm] step deeper into
[G] darkness
[A]
Closer to the [D] light
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] Gone
[A] [Bm]
from mystery into [F#m] mystery
[G] Gone from daylight into [A] night Another [Bm] step deeper
[G] [Em]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [Bm]
There you [A] go, swimming deeper in the mystery Here [A] I remain, only seeing where [Bm] you used
to be Stared at [A] the ceiling, till my ears [Bm] filled
up with tears Never got [A] to know you, and [Bm] suddenly you're
here Gone [D]
from mystery into [F#m] mystery
[G] Gone from daylight [A] into night Another [Bm] step deeper into [G] darkness
[A]
[D] Closer to the light
[Bm] [G]
[A] [E]
[D] [A] Walked outside, summer moon was [Bm] nearly brown
Mist [A] on the fields, holy [Bm] stillness all around Death's no [A] stranger, no stranger [Bm] than the
life I've seen Still [A] I cry, still I beg to [Bm] get you back
again
[D] Gone from mystery [F#m] into mystery
[G] Gone from daylight [A] into night [Bm] Another step deeper into [G] darkness
[A] Closer to [D] the light Another [Bm] step deeper into
[G] darkness
[A]
Closer to the [D] light
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] Gone
[A] [Bm]
from mystery into [F#m] mystery
[G] Gone from daylight into [A] night Another [Bm] step deeper
[G] [Em]
Key:
A
Bm
G
D
F#m
A
Bm
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ There you [A] go, _ swimming deeper in the mystery _ Here [A] I remain, _ only seeing where [Bm] you used
to be Stared at [A] the ceiling, _ till my ears [Bm] filled
up with tears _ Never got [A] to know you, _ and [Bm] suddenly you're
here _ Gone [D] _ _
from mystery into [F#m] mystery _ _ _
[G] Gone from daylight [A] into night _ _ Another [Bm] step deeper _ into [G] darkness
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Closer to the light _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] Walked outside, _ summer moon was [Bm] nearly brown
_ Mist [A] on the fields, _ holy [Bm] stillness all around _ Death's no [A] stranger, _ _ no stranger [Bm] than the
life I've seen Still [A] I cry, _ still I beg to [Bm] get you back
again _ _
[D] Gone from mystery [F#m] into mystery
_ _ _ [G] Gone from daylight [A] into night _ _ [Bm] Another step deeper into _ [G] darkness _ _ _
[A] _ Closer to [D] the light _ Another [Bm] step deeper _ into _
[G] darkness
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Closer to the [D] light _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Gone _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ from mystery into [F#m] mystery
_ _ _ [G] Gone from daylight into [A] night _ _ Another [Bm] step deeper
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ There you [A] go, _ swimming deeper in the mystery _ Here [A] I remain, _ only seeing where [Bm] you used
to be Stared at [A] the ceiling, _ till my ears [Bm] filled
up with tears _ Never got [A] to know you, _ and [Bm] suddenly you're
here _ Gone [D] _ _
from mystery into [F#m] mystery _ _ _
[G] Gone from daylight [A] into night _ _ Another [Bm] step deeper _ into [G] darkness
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Closer to the light _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] Walked outside, _ summer moon was [Bm] nearly brown
_ Mist [A] on the fields, _ holy [Bm] stillness all around _ Death's no [A] stranger, _ _ no stranger [Bm] than the
life I've seen Still [A] I cry, _ still I beg to [Bm] get you back
again _ _
[D] Gone from mystery [F#m] into mystery
_ _ _ [G] Gone from daylight [A] into night _ _ [Bm] Another step deeper into _ [G] darkness _ _ _
[A] _ Closer to [D] the light _ Another [Bm] step deeper _ into _
[G] darkness
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Closer to the [D] light _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Gone _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ from mystery into [F#m] mystery
_ _ _ [G] Gone from daylight into [A] night _ _ Another [Bm] step deeper
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _