Chords for Indigo Girls (with Matt Nathanson) - "Closer to Fine" (Live at WFUV)
Tempo:
89.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, two, ready, [A] and.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] I'm trying to tell you [E] something about my life.
[A] Maybe give me insight between black and white.
[E] The best thing you've ever [D] done for me
[E] is to help me take my life [D] less seriously,
because it's only [A] life after all.
Here we go.
Well, [E]
[A] darkness has a hunger that's [E] insatiable.
[A] And lightness has a cold that's hard to heal.
[E]
I wrap my fear around me [D] like a blanket.
[E] I sail my triple safety [A] till I sink it.
I'm crawling on your shores.
Here we go.
[E] I went to the doctor.
I went to the mountains.
I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, but there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
pointing me [A] in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] yeah.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, yeah.
[A] I went to see the doctor of [E] philosophy
[A] with a poster of Rasputin and a beard down [E] to his knee.
He never did marry.
[D] I'll see a big, great movie.
[E] And he graded my performance.
[D] He said he could see through me.
Then [A] I spent four years [E] prostrate to the higher mind.
I got my paper and I was free.
I went to the doctor.
[F#m] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
Yeah, [E] but there's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in [A] a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, yeah.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, yeah.
[F#] [D]
[F#] [D] [F#m]
[A] I stopped [E] by the bar at 3 AM to [A] seek solace in a bottle
or possibly [E] a friend.
And I woke up with my headache [D] like my head against a board.
[A] It was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd [D] been the night before.
And I went in [A] seeking clarity.
And [E] I went to the doctor.
[D] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children I drank [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the doctor.
We go [A] to the mountains.
[E] We look to the children.
[D] We drink [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the Bible.
[D] We go [A] to the workout.
[E] We read up on the Bible.
[F#m] We stand up [A] for the lookout.
[F#] And there's more than one answer [D] to these questions
pointing [A] me in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the [D] more some definitive.
[A]
Closer I am, [F#] divine.
[E]
[A] Closer I am, divine, yeah.
Closer I am, divine.
Thanks, y'all.
Thank you.
Thank you.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] I'm trying to tell you [E] something about my life.
[A] Maybe give me insight between black and white.
[E] The best thing you've ever [D] done for me
[E] is to help me take my life [D] less seriously,
because it's only [A] life after all.
Here we go.
Well, [E]
[A] darkness has a hunger that's [E] insatiable.
[A] And lightness has a cold that's hard to heal.
[E]
I wrap my fear around me [D] like a blanket.
[E] I sail my triple safety [A] till I sink it.
I'm crawling on your shores.
Here we go.
[E] I went to the doctor.
I went to the mountains.
I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, but there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
pointing me [A] in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] yeah.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, yeah.
[A] I went to see the doctor of [E] philosophy
[A] with a poster of Rasputin and a beard down [E] to his knee.
He never did marry.
[D] I'll see a big, great movie.
[E] And he graded my performance.
[D] He said he could see through me.
Then [A] I spent four years [E] prostrate to the higher mind.
I got my paper and I was free.
I went to the doctor.
[F#m] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
Yeah, [E] but there's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in [A] a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, yeah.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, yeah.
[F#] [D]
[F#] [D] [F#m]
[A] I stopped [E] by the bar at 3 AM to [A] seek solace in a bottle
or possibly [E] a friend.
And I woke up with my headache [D] like my head against a board.
[A] It was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd [D] been the night before.
And I went in [A] seeking clarity.
And [E] I went to the doctor.
[D] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children I drank [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the doctor.
We go [A] to the mountains.
[E] We look to the children.
[D] We drink [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the Bible.
[D] We go [A] to the workout.
[E] We read up on the Bible.
[F#m] We stand up [A] for the lookout.
[F#] And there's more than one answer [D] to these questions
pointing [A] me in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the [D] more some definitive.
[A]
Closer I am, [F#] divine.
[E]
[A] Closer I am, divine, yeah.
Closer I am, divine.
Thanks, y'all.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Key:
E
A
D
F#
F#m
E
A
D
One, two, ready, [A] and.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm trying to tell you [E] something about my life. _
[A] Maybe give me insight between black and white. _
[E] The best thing you've ever [D] done for me _
[E] is to help me take my life [D] less seriously,
because it's only [A] life after all.
Here we go.
Well, _ [E] _
_ [A] darkness has a hunger that's [E] insatiable.
[A] And lightness has a cold that's hard to heal.
[E] _
I wrap my fear around me [D] like a blanket. _
[E] I sail my triple safety [A] till I sink it.
I'm crawling on your shores.
Here we go.
[E] I went to the doctor.
I went to the mountains.
I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, but there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
pointing me [A] in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] _ yeah. _
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, _ yeah. _
[A] I went to see the doctor of [E] philosophy
[A] with a poster of Rasputin and a beard down [E] to his knee.
He never did marry.
[D] I'll see a big, great movie.
[E] And he graded my performance.
[D] He said he could see through me.
Then [A] I spent four years [E] prostrate to the higher mind.
I got my paper and I was free.
I _ went to the doctor.
[F#m] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
Yeah, [E] but there's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in [A] a crooked _ line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, _ yeah.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, _ yeah. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
[A] I stopped [E] by the bar at 3 AM to [A] seek solace in a bottle
or possibly [E] a friend.
And I woke up with my headache [D] like my head against a board.
[A] It was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd [D] been the night before.
And I went in [A] seeking clarity.
And [E] I went to the doctor.
[D] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children I drank [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the doctor.
We go [A] to the mountains.
[E] We look to the children.
[D] We drink [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the Bible.
[D] We go [A] to the workout.
[E] We read up on the Bible.
[F#m] We stand up [A] for the lookout.
[F#] And there's more than one answer [D] to these questions
pointing [A] me in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the [D] more some definitive.
[A]
Closer I am, [F#] divine.
_ _ _ [E] _
[A] Closer I am, divine, _ yeah. _
Closer I am, divine. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks, y'all.
Thank you.
_ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm trying to tell you [E] something about my life. _
[A] Maybe give me insight between black and white. _
[E] The best thing you've ever [D] done for me _
[E] is to help me take my life [D] less seriously,
because it's only [A] life after all.
Here we go.
Well, _ [E] _
_ [A] darkness has a hunger that's [E] insatiable.
[A] And lightness has a cold that's hard to heal.
[E] _
I wrap my fear around me [D] like a blanket. _
[E] I sail my triple safety [A] till I sink it.
I'm crawling on your shores.
Here we go.
[E] I went to the doctor.
I went to the mountains.
I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, but there's more than one answer to [D] these questions
pointing me [A] in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] _ yeah. _
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, _ yeah. _
[A] I went to see the doctor of [E] philosophy
[A] with a poster of Rasputin and a beard down [E] to his knee.
He never did marry.
[D] I'll see a big, great movie.
[E] And he graded my performance.
[D] He said he could see through me.
Then [A] I spent four years [E] prostrate to the higher mind.
I got my paper and I was free.
I _ went to the doctor.
[F#m] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children [A] I drank from the fountains.
Yeah, [E] but there's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in [A] a crooked _ line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the more [D] some definitive.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, _ yeah.
Closer [A] I am, [E] divine, _ yeah. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
[A] I stopped [E] by the bar at 3 AM to [A] seek solace in a bottle
or possibly [E] a friend.
And I woke up with my headache [D] like my head against a board.
[A] It was [E] twice as cloudy as I'd [D] been the night before.
And I went in [A] seeking clarity.
And [E] I went to the doctor.
[D] I went [A] to the mountains.
[E] I look to the children I drank [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the doctor.
We go [A] to the mountains.
[E] We look to the children.
[D] We drink [A] from the fountains.
[E] Yeah, we go to the Bible.
[D] We go [A] to the workout.
[E] We read up on the Bible.
[F#m] We stand up [A] for the lookout.
[F#] And there's more than one answer [D] to these questions
pointing [A] me in a crooked line.
[E] The less I seek my source, the [D] more some definitive.
[A]
Closer I am, [F#] divine.
_ _ _ [E] _
[A] Closer I am, divine, _ yeah. _
Closer I am, divine. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks, y'all.
Thank you.
_ Thank you.