Chords for Marvin & Vernell Morrow "The Closer I Get"
Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
Bm
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A#] [F#]
[B]
I've been here so long, [E] my [B] eyes have grown dim, but I [F#] keep on going with my [B] eyes on him.
Time takes its toll, [E]
[B] naturally, but the [F#] closer I get, the better [B] I see.
The closer I get, [E] the [B] better I see, for the [F#] lights of that city are [B] guiding me as I'm crossing over last trouble sea.
The [F#] closer I get, the better [B] I see,
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[Bm] [G#m] [B] three score and ten [E] are [B] promised from God.
Filled with [F#] trouble and care, as life's [Bm] road we trod, [B] sickness and pain, [E] it's [B] our enemy.
But the [F#] closer I get, the better [B] I see.
The closer I get, [E] the [B] better I see, for the lights [F#] of that city are guiding [B] me as I'm crossing over [E] last [B] trouble sea.
The closer [F#] I get, the better [B] I see.
The closer I get, the [E]
[B] better I see, for the lights [F#] of that city are [B] guiding me as I'm crossing over last [E]
[B] trouble sea.
The closer [F#]
[B]
[F#] I get, [F#m] the better [B] I see.
[B]
I've been here so long, [E] my [B] eyes have grown dim, but I [F#] keep on going with my [B] eyes on him.
Time takes its toll, [E]
[B] naturally, but the [F#] closer I get, the better [B] I see.
The closer I get, [E] the [B] better I see, for the [F#] lights of that city are [B] guiding me as I'm crossing over last trouble sea.
The [F#] closer I get, the better [B] I see,
[E]
[B]
[F#]
[Bm] [G#m] [B] three score and ten [E] are [B] promised from God.
Filled with [F#] trouble and care, as life's [Bm] road we trod, [B] sickness and pain, [E] it's [B] our enemy.
But the [F#] closer I get, the better [B] I see.
The closer I get, [E] the [B] better I see, for the lights [F#] of that city are guiding [B] me as I'm crossing over [E] last [B] trouble sea.
The closer [F#] I get, the better [B] I see.
The closer I get, the [E]
[B] better I see, for the lights [F#] of that city are [B] guiding me as I'm crossing over last [E]
[B] trouble sea.
The closer [F#]
[B]
[F#] I get, [F#m] the better [B] I see.
Key:
B
F#
E
Bm
A#
B
F#
E
[B] _ _ [A#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been here so long, _ [E] my [B] eyes have grown dim, _ _ but I [F#] keep on going _ with my [B] eyes on _ him.
Time takes its toll, _ _ [E] _
[B] naturally, _ _ but the [F#] closer I get, the _ better [B] I see.
_ The closer I get, _ [E] the [B] better I see, _ for the [F#] lights of that city _ _ are [B] guiding _ me as I'm crossing _ _ over last trouble sea.
_ The [F#] closer I get, _ the better [B] I see, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ three score and ten _ _ [E] are [B] promised from God.
_ Filled with [F#] trouble and _ _ care, as life's [Bm] road we _ _ trod, [B] sickness and pain, _ [E] it's [B] our enemy.
But the [F#] closer I get, the _ better [B] I see.
The closer I get, _ [E] the [B] better I see, _ _ for the lights [F#] of that city _ _ are guiding [B] _ me as I'm crossing _ _ over [E] last [B] trouble sea.
_ The closer [F#] I get, the _ better [B] I see.
The closer I get, the [E]
[B] better I see, _ _ for the lights [F#] of that city _ are [B] guiding me _ as I'm crossing over last [E]
[B] trouble sea.
_ The closer [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] I _ _ _ get, [F#m] the better [B] _ I see. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been here so long, _ [E] my [B] eyes have grown dim, _ _ but I [F#] keep on going _ with my [B] eyes on _ him.
Time takes its toll, _ _ [E] _
[B] naturally, _ _ but the [F#] closer I get, the _ better [B] I see.
_ The closer I get, _ [E] the [B] better I see, _ for the [F#] lights of that city _ _ are [B] guiding _ me as I'm crossing _ _ over last trouble sea.
_ The [F#] closer I get, _ the better [B] I see, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G#m] _ [B] _ three score and ten _ _ [E] are [B] promised from God.
_ Filled with [F#] trouble and _ _ care, as life's [Bm] road we _ _ trod, [B] sickness and pain, _ [E] it's [B] our enemy.
But the [F#] closer I get, the _ better [B] I see.
The closer I get, _ [E] the [B] better I see, _ _ for the lights [F#] of that city _ _ are guiding [B] _ me as I'm crossing _ _ over [E] last [B] trouble sea.
_ The closer [F#] I get, the _ better [B] I see.
The closer I get, the [E]
[B] better I see, _ _ for the lights [F#] of that city _ are [B] guiding me _ as I'm crossing over last [E]
[B] trouble sea.
_ The closer [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] I _ _ _ get, [F#m] the better [B] _ I see. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _