Chords for Indigo Girls - "Closer to Fine" (Live w/ The University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
Tempo:
170.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [E] [A]
[F#] [D]
[E] [A] I'm trying to tell [F#] you something about [E] my life.
Maybe [A] keep me inside [B] featuring black and white.
[E] And the best thing you've ever done for [D] me
is to [E] help me take my life less [D] seriously.
It's only [A] life after all, yeah.
[D] [E]
When [A] darkness [E] has a hunger that's insatiable
[A] And lightness has [B] a cold that's hard [D] to hear
[E]
I wrap [F#] my fear around me [D] like a blanket
[E] I seal my stripple safety till [D] I sank it
I'm crawling [A] on your shore
Here we go!
[E] I went to the copper
[D] I went to the [A]
mountains
I [E] looked to the children
[A] [D] I drank from the [A] mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
Point me in [A] a crooked line
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
The
[A] closer [B]
[D] [E]
[A] I am to [B]
finding
[E]
[A] I went to see [B] the doctor of philosophy
[E]
[A] With a poster and a [B] brass beard
And I [D] laid beer down to [E] his knee
We never did marry
[D] Or see a big great movie
[E] He graded my performance
[D] He said he couldn't see through me
So I spent [A] four years [E] prostrate to the higher [D] mind
I got my [E] paper and I [A] was free
[E] I went to the doctor
[D] I went [A] to the mountains
[E] I looked to the children
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
Point me in a [A] crooked line
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
The
[A] [B]
[D] [E] closer [A] I am to [Bm] [E] finding
I
[D]
[E]
[D]
[A] stopped by [B] the bar at [E] 3am
To [A] seek solace in [B] a bottle [E] or possibly a fan
And I woke up with a headache like [D] my head against the board
I was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd been [D] the night before
I went in seeking [A] clarity
I
[E] went to the doctor
[D] I went to the [A]
mountains
[E] I looked to the children
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
[E] We go to the doctor
[D] We go to the [A]
mountains
[E] We look to the children
[D] We drink from [A] the mountain jam
We [E] go to the Bible
[D] We go through [A] the workout
[E] We read a book of Revival
[D] And stand up on [A] the couch
[E] There's more than one answer to [D] these questions
Point me in [A] a crooked line
[E] The less I seek my soul's this long [D] vicinity
The [A]
[D]
[E] closer [A] I am to [F#] finding
[D]
The [E] closer [A] I am to [F#] finding
[D] [E] [A]
[N]
[D] [E] [A]
[F#] [D]
[E] [A] I'm trying to tell [F#] you something about [E] my life.
Maybe [A] keep me inside [B] featuring black and white.
[E] And the best thing you've ever done for [D] me
is to [E] help me take my life less [D] seriously.
It's only [A] life after all, yeah.
[D] [E]
When [A] darkness [E] has a hunger that's insatiable
[A] And lightness has [B] a cold that's hard [D] to hear
[E]
I wrap [F#] my fear around me [D] like a blanket
[E] I seal my stripple safety till [D] I sank it
I'm crawling [A] on your shore
Here we go!
[E] I went to the copper
[D] I went to the [A]
mountains
I [E] looked to the children
[A] [D] I drank from the [A] mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
Point me in [A] a crooked line
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
The
[A] closer [B]
[D] [E]
[A] I am to [B]
finding
[E]
[A] I went to see [B] the doctor of philosophy
[E]
[A] With a poster and a [B] brass beard
And I [D] laid beer down to [E] his knee
We never did marry
[D] Or see a big great movie
[E] He graded my performance
[D] He said he couldn't see through me
So I spent [A] four years [E] prostrate to the higher [D] mind
I got my [E] paper and I [A] was free
[E] I went to the doctor
[D] I went [A] to the mountains
[E] I looked to the children
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
Point me in a [A] crooked line
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
The
[A] [B]
[D] [E] closer [A] I am to [Bm] [E] finding
I
[D]
[E]
[D]
[A] stopped by [B] the bar at [E] 3am
To [A] seek solace in [B] a bottle [E] or possibly a fan
And I woke up with a headache like [D] my head against the board
I was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd been [D] the night before
I went in seeking [A] clarity
I
[E] went to the doctor
[D] I went to the [A]
mountains
[E] I looked to the children
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
[E] We go to the doctor
[D] We go to the [A]
mountains
[E] We look to the children
[D] We drink from [A] the mountain jam
We [E] go to the Bible
[D] We go through [A] the workout
[E] We read a book of Revival
[D] And stand up on [A] the couch
[E] There's more than one answer to [D] these questions
Point me in [A] a crooked line
[E] The less I seek my soul's this long [D] vicinity
The [A]
[D]
[E] closer [A] I am to [F#] finding
[D]
The [E] closer [A] I am to [F#] finding
[D] [E] [A]
[N]
Key:
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A
D
B
F#
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A
D
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[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I'm trying to tell [F#] you something about [E] my life.
_ _ _ Maybe [A] keep me inside [B] featuring black and white.
_ _ [E] _ And the best thing you've ever done for [D] me _
_ _ _ is to [E] help me take my life less [D] seriously. _
It's only _ [A] life after all, yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ When [A] darkness [E] has a hunger that's _ _ insatiable _
_ _ [A] And lightness has [B] a cold that's hard [D] to hear
_ _ [E] _
_ _ I wrap [F#] my fear around me [D] like a blanket _ _ _
_ [E] I seal my stripple safety till [D] I sank it
I'm crawling [A] on your shore
Here we go! _
_ [E] I went to the copper
_ [D] I went to the [A] _
mountains
I [E] looked to the children
_ [A] [D] I drank from the [A] mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these _ questions
_ Point me in [A] a crooked line _ _ _
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
_ The _
_ [A] _ _ closer _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] I am to _ [B] _ _
finding
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I went to see [B] the doctor _ of _ philosophy
[E] _ _ _
[A] With a poster and a [B] brass beard
And I [D] laid beer down to [E] his knee _
We never did marry
[D] Or see a big great movie _
[E] He graded my _ performance _
[D] He said he couldn't see through me
So I spent [A] four years [E] prostrate to the higher [D] mind
I got my [E] paper and I [A] was free _ _ _ _
[E] I went to the doctor _
[D] I went [A] to the mountains
[E] I looked to the children _
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these _ questions
Point me in a [A] crooked line _ _ _
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
_ _ The _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ closer [A] I am to _ [Bm] _ [E] finding
_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] stopped by [B] the bar at _ [E] 3am
_ _ To _ [A] seek solace in [B] a bottle [E] or possibly a fan
And I woke up with a headache like [D] my head against the board
I was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd been [D] the night before
I went in seeking [A] _ clarity
_ I _
_ [E] _ went to the doctor
[D] I went to the [A] _
mountains
[E] I looked to the _ children
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
[E] We go to the doctor
_ [D] We go to the [A]
mountains
[E] We look to the children
[D] We drink from [A] the mountain jam
We [E] go to the Bible
_ [D] We go through [A] the workout
[E] We read a book of Revival
_ [D] And stand up on [A] the couch
_ [E] There's more than one answer to [D] these _ questions
Point me in [A] a crooked _ line
_ _ _ [E] The less I seek my soul's this long [D] vicinity _
_ The _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ closer [A] I am to [F#] finding
_ _ _ [D] _ _
The [E] _ closer [A] I am to _ [F#] _ finding
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I'm trying to tell [F#] you something about [E] my life.
_ _ _ Maybe [A] keep me inside [B] featuring black and white.
_ _ [E] _ And the best thing you've ever done for [D] me _
_ _ _ is to [E] help me take my life less [D] seriously. _
It's only _ [A] life after all, yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ When [A] darkness [E] has a hunger that's _ _ insatiable _
_ _ [A] And lightness has [B] a cold that's hard [D] to hear
_ _ [E] _
_ _ I wrap [F#] my fear around me [D] like a blanket _ _ _
_ [E] I seal my stripple safety till [D] I sank it
I'm crawling [A] on your shore
Here we go! _
_ [E] I went to the copper
_ [D] I went to the [A] _
mountains
I [E] looked to the children
_ [A] [D] I drank from the [A] mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these _ questions
_ Point me in [A] a crooked line _ _ _
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
_ The _
_ [A] _ _ closer _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] I am to _ [B] _ _
finding
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I went to see [B] the doctor _ of _ philosophy
[E] _ _ _
[A] With a poster and a [B] brass beard
And I [D] laid beer down to [E] his knee _
We never did marry
[D] Or see a big great movie _
[E] He graded my _ performance _
[D] He said he couldn't see through me
So I spent [A] four years [E] prostrate to the higher [D] mind
I got my [E] paper and I [A] was free _ _ _ _
[E] I went to the doctor _
[D] I went [A] to the mountains
[E] I looked to the children _
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
But [E] there's more than one answer to [D] these _ questions
Point me in a [A] crooked line _ _ _
[E] The less I seek my soul's this [D] long vicinity
_ _ The _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ closer [A] I am to _ [Bm] _ [E] finding
_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] stopped by [B] the bar at _ [E] 3am
_ _ To _ [A] seek solace in [B] a bottle [E] or possibly a fan
And I woke up with a headache like [D] my head against the board
I was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd been [D] the night before
I went in seeking [A] _ clarity
_ I _
_ [E] _ went to the doctor
[D] I went to the [A] _
mountains
[E] I looked to the _ children
[D] I drank [A] from the mountain jam
[E] We go to the doctor
_ [D] We go to the [A]
mountains
[E] We look to the children
[D] We drink from [A] the mountain jam
We [E] go to the Bible
_ [D] We go through [A] the workout
[E] We read a book of Revival
_ [D] And stand up on [A] the couch
_ [E] There's more than one answer to [D] these _ questions
Point me in [A] a crooked _ line
_ _ _ [E] The less I seek my soul's this long [D] vicinity _
_ The _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ closer [A] I am to [F#] finding
_ _ _ [D] _ _
The [E] _ closer [A] I am to _ [F#] _ finding
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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