Chords for Donny Hathaway ft Roberta Flack - The Closer I Get To You (LYRICS)

Tempo:
121.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

C#m

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway ft Roberta Flack - The Closer I Get To You (LYRICS) chords
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[G#m] [A] The
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[E] [A] [C#m]
[A]
closer I get to [E] you, [F#m] [A] the more you make me [C#m] see.
[F#m] [A] By giving me all you've [D] [C#m]
got, [F#m] [A] your love has captured me.
[E]
[F#m] [D]
Over and over [C#m] again, [Em] I try to tell [A] myself [D] that we could never be more [C#m] than [Em] friends.
And all the while [A] inside, [F#m] I [G#] knew it [C#m] was real, [E] the way [Bm] you make me [Am]
[E] [A] feel.
I'm lying here [F#m] next to [C#m]
[F#m] [A] you.
Don't you seem to fly, [C#m]
[F#m] [A]
leaving you gone [F#m] more.
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
Let's give [D] love a [F#m] try.
[C#m]
[A] [F#m]
Sweeter and sweeter [E] love grows, [G] and [A] heaven's there [D] for those.
Who fool the tricks [E] of time, [Em]
hearts [A] of love [D] defined [E] through love.
In [Bm] a special [A] way.
The closer I [F#m] get to you, [C#m]
[F#m] [A] make me [F#m] see.
[A] By giving me [D] all you've [C#m]
[F#m] got, [A] your love has [D] turned me.
[C#m]
[A] [D]
Over and over [C#m] [E] again, I [Em] try to tell [A] myself [D] that we could never be more [E] than friends.
And [Em] all the while [A] inside [D] I [G] knew it [E] was real, the way [Bm] you make me [A]
feel.
The closer I [F#m] get to you, [C#m]
[F#m] [A] the more you make me [C#m] see.
[F#m] [A] By giving you all I've [C#m]
[F#m] got, [A] your love has captured [D] me.
[C#m]
[F#m] [A]
[C#m]
The closer [F#m] I get [A] to you, the [C#m]
feeling [A] comes over me too.
[C#m]
Pulling closer [E] as sweet as the gravity.
[A] The [C#m]
[F#m] [A]
closer I get.
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
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Let's start jamming Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - (Time Capsule Version, Limited Edition) The Closer I Get To You chords, practice the chord sequence F#m, C#m, F#m, A, C#m, D, C#m, A and F#m. For best results, commence at 60 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 121. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G#m] _ _ [A] The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
closer I get to _ _ [E] you, _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ the more you make me _ [C#m] see.
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ By _ giving me all you've [D] _ _ _ [C#m]
got, [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ your love has captured _ me.
[E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Over and over [C#m] again, [Em] I try to tell [A] myself [D] that we _ _ could never be more [C#m] than [Em] friends.
And all the while [A] inside, [F#m] I [G#] knew it [C#m] was real, [E] _ the way [Bm] you make me [Am] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] feel. _ _
I'm lying here [F#m] next to _ _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] you. _ _
Don't you seem to fly, [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
leaving you gone [F#m] more.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Let's give [D] love a [F#m] try.
_ [C#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Sweeter and sweeter [E] love grows, [G] and [A] heaven's there [D] for those.
Who fool the tricks [E] of time, _ [Em]
hearts [A] of love [D] defined [E] through _ love.
In [Bm] a special _ [A] way.
_ _ _ _ The closer I [F#m] get to _ _ you, [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] make _ _ _ _ _ _ me [F#m] see. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ By giving me [D] all _ you've [C#m] _
[F#m] got, [A] _ _ _ your love _ has [D] turned me.
_ [C#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Over and over [C#m] _ [E] again, I [Em] try to tell [A] myself [D] that we _ could never be more [E] than friends.
And [Em] all the while [A] inside [D] I [G] knew it [E] was real, _ the way [Bm] you make me _ [A] _
_ _ feel.
_ The closer I [F#m] get to you, _ [C#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ the more you make me _ [C#m] see.
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ By giving you all I've _ [C#m] _
[F#m] got, _ [A] _ _ _ your love has captured [D] _ me.
[C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
The closer [F#m] I get [A] to you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the _ [C#m]
feeling [A] comes over _ _ _ me _ _ too.
_ _ [C#m]
Pulling closer [E] as sweet as the gravity. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ The [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
closer I get.
_ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Atlantic Records Time Capsule album.

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