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
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Bruce Cockburn - Closer to the Light chords
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[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]
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To start learning Bruce Cockburn - Closer To The Light chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, Bm and A. Set your pace at 71 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 143. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album Dart To The Heart is this song, written by Bruce Cockburn.

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