Chords for Dennis Brown & Janet Kay / The Closer I Get To You
Tempo:
138.85 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Dm
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] And closer, [Eb]
oh yes.
Closer I get [Bb] to you,
[Eb] yes.
[Dm] [Eb]
Yeah.
[Bb] Closer I get [Gm] to you, and.
[Dm] Oh [Eb] baby, baby, [Bb] yes.
There's no more you [Eb] make me [Dm] see.
Tell [Eb] me about [Bb] it, baby.
Forgive me all [Eb] you've got, [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] your love has [Ab] shut me [Bb]
[Eb] in
Over and over [F] again, I [Bb] tried to tell myself that [Eb] we could never be more [Dm] than friends
And [Bb] all the while inside [Eb] I knew it [Dm] was real, the [Eb] way you made me [F]
[Cm] [Bb] feel
Lying next [Eb] to you, [Dm] saying to [Eb] me baby, [Bb] time just [Eb] seems to pass
[Bb] And by needing you more [Eb] and [Dm] more, if [Cm] I don't [Bb] weep, just give love
[Fm] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] Oh, sweeter and sweeter [F] love goes, [C] they [Fm] never said [Eb] for those
Who fool the [Cm] tricks of [F] time, [Bb] when the hearts [Ab] of love [Eb] refine
[Dm] To love [Cm] in a special [F] [Bb]
way
Closer I get to [Eb] you, [Dm] [Cm]
closer [Bb] baby, the more you [Eb] make me [Dm] [Gm] see
Am I giving you all you've got, [Dm]
[C] anything's [Bb] better, your love has [Eb] captured [F] me
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] Closer [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] I get to you,
[Eb] [Dm] feeling [Bb] comes over me
[Eb] Pulling closer, sweet [Bb] as the gravity
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Cm] Closer [Bb] baby, closer I [Eb] get to you, [Dm] don't you know that I love you
[Gm] Tried to tell myself [D] that we could never [Bb] be more than friends, yeah
[Eb] [Dm]
Closer I get to [Bb] you baby, [Eb] sweeter and [Cm]
sweeter [Bb] love goes
[Eb] Never [Am] knows, never [Cm]
[Dm] knows, never knows, [Bb]
never, [Eb] never [Dm] knows
[Cm]
[Bb] Closer I get is for real, [Eb] I know it was for real, [Dm] [Gm] the way you made me feel
Dear darling, [Eb] [D] the way you [Eb] made me [Bb] feel
You belong to me, I belong to [Eb] you, together we can live in [E] [Cm] harmony
[Dm] Closer baby, [Bb]
[Eb]
you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony
Closer baby, you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony
oh yes.
Closer I get [Bb] to you,
[Eb] yes.
[Dm] [Eb]
Yeah.
[Bb] Closer I get [Gm] to you, and.
[Dm] Oh [Eb] baby, baby, [Bb] yes.
There's no more you [Eb] make me [Dm] see.
Tell [Eb] me about [Bb] it, baby.
Forgive me all [Eb] you've got, [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] your love has [Ab] shut me [Bb]
[Eb] in
Over and over [F] again, I [Bb] tried to tell myself that [Eb] we could never be more [Dm] than friends
And [Bb] all the while inside [Eb] I knew it [Dm] was real, the [Eb] way you made me [F]
[Cm] [Bb] feel
Lying next [Eb] to you, [Dm] saying to [Eb] me baby, [Bb] time just [Eb] seems to pass
[Bb] And by needing you more [Eb] and [Dm] more, if [Cm] I don't [Bb] weep, just give love
[Fm] [Cm] [Ab]
[Eb] Oh, sweeter and sweeter [F] love goes, [C] they [Fm] never said [Eb] for those
Who fool the [Cm] tricks of [F] time, [Bb] when the hearts [Ab] of love [Eb] refine
[Dm] To love [Cm] in a special [F] [Bb]
way
Closer I get to [Eb] you, [Dm] [Cm]
closer [Bb] baby, the more you [Eb] make me [Dm] [Gm] see
Am I giving you all you've got, [Dm]
[C] anything's [Bb] better, your love has [Eb] captured [F] me
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] Closer [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] I get to you,
[Eb] [Dm] feeling [Bb] comes over me
[Eb] Pulling closer, sweet [Bb] as the gravity
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Cm] Closer [Bb] baby, closer I [Eb] get to you, [Dm] don't you know that I love you
[Gm] Tried to tell myself [D] that we could never [Bb] be more than friends, yeah
[Eb] [Dm]
Closer I get to [Bb] you baby, [Eb] sweeter and [Cm]
sweeter [Bb] love goes
[Eb] Never [Am] knows, never [Cm]
[Dm] knows, never knows, [Bb]
never, [Eb] never [Dm] knows
[Cm]
[Bb] Closer I get is for real, [Eb] I know it was for real, [Dm] [Gm] the way you made me feel
Dear darling, [Eb] [D] the way you [Eb] made me [Bb] feel
You belong to me, I belong to [Eb] you, together we can live in [E] [Cm] harmony
[Dm] Closer baby, [Bb]
[Eb]
you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony
Closer baby, you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony
Key:
Eb
Bb
Dm
Cm
F
Eb
Bb
Dm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ And closer, [Eb] _
oh yes.
_ _ Closer I get [Bb] to you, _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] yes.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb]
Yeah.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Closer I get [Gm] to _ you, and.
[Dm] Oh [Eb] baby, baby, [Bb] yes.
There's no more you [Eb] make me _ [Dm] see.
Tell [Eb] me about [Bb] it, baby.
_ Forgive me all [Eb] you've got, _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ your love has _ [Ab] _ shut me _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] in
_ _ Over and over [F] again, I [Bb] tried to tell myself that [Eb] we _ could never be more [Dm] than friends
And [Bb] all the while inside [Eb] I knew it [Dm] was real, the [Eb] way you made me [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ feel
_ Lying next [Eb] to _ you, [Dm] saying to [Eb] me baby, [Bb] _ _ _ _ time just _ [Eb] seems to _ _ pass
[Bb] _ _ And by needing you more [Eb] and _ _ [Dm] more, if [Cm] I don't [Bb] weep, _ _ _ just give love
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, _ _ _ sweeter and sweeter [F] love goes, [C] they [Fm] never said [Eb] for those
Who fool the [Cm] tricks of [F] time, [Bb] when the hearts [Ab] of love [Eb] refine
[Dm] To love _ [Cm] in a special _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
way
_ _ _ _ Closer I get to [Eb] _ _ you, [Dm] _ [Cm]
closer [Bb] baby, the more you _ [Eb] make me _ _ [Dm] [Gm] see
_ _ _ Am I giving you all you've got, _ _ [Dm] _
[C] anything's [Bb] better, _ _ your love has _ [Eb] captured _ _ [F] me
[Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Closer _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ I get to _ you, _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] feeling [Bb] comes over _ _ _ _ _ me
[Eb] _ _ _ Pulling closer, sweet [Bb] as the gravity _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Cm] Closer [Bb] _ _ _ baby, closer I [Eb] get to you, _ [Dm] don't you know that I love you _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Tried to tell myself [D] that we could never [Bb] be more than friends, yeah _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ Closer I get to [Bb] you baby, [Eb] _ _ _ sweeter and [Cm]
sweeter [Bb] love _ _ goes _ _
_ [Eb] Never [Am] knows, never [Cm]
[Dm] knows, never knows, _ _ _ [Bb]
never, [Eb] _ never [Dm] knows
[Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ Closer I get is for real, [Eb] I know it was for real, [Dm] _ [Gm] the way you made me feel
_ Dear darling, [Eb] _ _ [D] the way you [Eb] made me [Bb] feel
You belong to me, I belong to [Eb] you, together we can live in _ [E] [Cm] harmony _
[Dm] Closer baby, _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony
Closer baby, you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony _ _
oh yes.
_ _ Closer I get [Bb] to you, _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] yes.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb]
Yeah.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Closer I get [Gm] to _ you, and.
[Dm] Oh [Eb] baby, baby, [Bb] yes.
There's no more you [Eb] make me _ [Dm] see.
Tell [Eb] me about [Bb] it, baby.
_ Forgive me all [Eb] you've got, _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ your love has _ [Ab] _ shut me _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] in
_ _ Over and over [F] again, I [Bb] tried to tell myself that [Eb] we _ could never be more [Dm] than friends
And [Bb] all the while inside [Eb] I knew it [Dm] was real, the [Eb] way you made me [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ feel
_ Lying next [Eb] to _ you, [Dm] saying to [Eb] me baby, [Bb] _ _ _ _ time just _ [Eb] seems to _ _ pass
[Bb] _ _ And by needing you more [Eb] and _ _ [Dm] more, if [Cm] I don't [Bb] weep, _ _ _ just give love
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, _ _ _ sweeter and sweeter [F] love goes, [C] they [Fm] never said [Eb] for those
Who fool the [Cm] tricks of [F] time, [Bb] when the hearts [Ab] of love [Eb] refine
[Dm] To love _ [Cm] in a special _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
way
_ _ _ _ Closer I get to [Eb] _ _ you, [Dm] _ [Cm]
closer [Bb] baby, the more you _ [Eb] make me _ _ [Dm] [Gm] see
_ _ _ Am I giving you all you've got, _ _ [Dm] _
[C] anything's [Bb] better, _ _ your love has _ [Eb] captured _ _ [F] me
[Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Closer _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ I get to _ you, _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] feeling [Bb] comes over _ _ _ _ _ me
[Eb] _ _ _ Pulling closer, sweet [Bb] as the gravity _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Cm] Closer [Bb] _ _ _ baby, closer I [Eb] get to you, _ [Dm] don't you know that I love you _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Tried to tell myself [D] that we could never [Bb] be more than friends, yeah _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ Closer I get to [Bb] you baby, [Eb] _ _ _ sweeter and [Cm]
sweeter [Bb] love _ _ goes _ _
_ [Eb] Never [Am] knows, never [Cm]
[Dm] knows, never knows, _ _ _ [Bb]
never, [Eb] _ never [Dm] knows
[Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ Closer I get is for real, [Eb] I know it was for real, [Dm] _ [Gm] the way you made me feel
_ Dear darling, [Eb] _ _ [D] the way you [Eb] made me [Bb] feel
You belong to me, I belong to [Eb] you, together we can live in _ [E] [Cm] harmony _
[Dm] Closer baby, _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony
Closer baby, you belong to me, I belong to you, together we can live in harmony _ _