The Closer I Get to You Chords by Luther Vandross, Beyoncé Knowles

Tempo:
58.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Eb

Gm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Closer I Get to You chords
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[Ab] [F] It's just so hard.
[Cm] [Bb]
It's [Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[F] [Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] so hard.
[Bb] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab] It's just [Bb] [Ab] so hard.
[Eb]
The [Bb] [Eb] [Gm] closer I [Eb] get to [Bb] you, [Eb] [Bb] the more you make me see, [Ab] [Bb] by giving me [Eb] all you've [Bb] got.
[Eb] Tell me more.
[Gm] Your love has captured [Bb] me.
[Eb] [Cm] Over and [Bb] over again, [Db] I try to tell [Cm] myself that we could never be [Bb] more than friends, [Fm] when all the wild [Eb] inside [Bb] was real.
[G] [Ab] The way you make me [Gm] feel.
[Eb] [Bb] Hey, [Eb] [Bb] hey.
[Ab] And [Bb] ooh, [Eb] ooh, [Gm] ooh.
And I'm lying [Eb] here next to [Bb] you.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh, time [Eb] just seems to [Bb] [Ab] fly.
[Bb]
[Gm] Leaving [Eb] you more and [Bb] more, [Eb] more and more.
[Bb]
[Eb] Let's give love a try.
[Bb] Let's [Cm] give love a try.
Sweeter and [Bb] sweeter love [Db] grows, and heaven's [Eb] there for [Cm] those who fool the [Bb] tricks of [Fm] time.
With hearts of [Ab] love we'll find [Bb] true [Gm] [Ab] love.
In a special [F]
[Eb] way.
[Bb] The [Eb] closer
[Bb] I get [Gm] to you, [Eb] baby.
The more [Bb] you make [Ab] [Gm] me see, by giving me [Eb] what you've [Bb] got.
[Eb] [Gm] Your [Abm] [Eb]
[Bb] love [Cm] has captured me.
Over [Bb] and over again, [Db] I try to tell [Cm] myself that we could never be [Gm] more than [Ab] friends, when all the wild [Eb] inside knew [Gm] this was real.
Got [Eb] to be real.
The way you make [B] me feel.
You know, you know, [Ab] you know.
My baby, [Cm] my [Abm] baby, my baby.
My love, my [Cm] love, my love, my [Bb] love.
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb] Yeah.
[Ab] Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
[F] [Cm] Come a little closer love, come a [Bb] little closer so [Gm] that we can see into the [Cm] eyes of love.
I [Bb] want to see [Ab] into those eyes of [F] love.
[Cm] Come closer love, just a [Gm] little closer let me speak to you.
I [Cm] want to softly tell you something.
[Bb] Here I am and [Ab] here is my love.
[F] I just want you to [Cm] come closer.
Come a [Gm] little closer let me whisper in your ear.
[Cm]
[Bb] I want to whisper [Cm] in your [Ab] ear.
[F] So [Cm] come closer love.
Move a [Bb] little closer we can celebrate the way we feel [Cm] about each other's love.
Want [Bb] to tell you words, [Ab] words of love.
[F] Words that make you wanna [Cm] come closer.
Come a [Gm] little closer so that we [Bb] can see into the [Cm] eyes of love.
[Bb] [Ab]
[F] [Cm] Come closer love, just a [Gm] little.
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Bb
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Cm
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Eb
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Gm
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Ab
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Bb
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Cm
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Eb
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To learn Luther Vandross, Beyoncé Knowles - The Closer I Get To You chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Cm, Bb, Ab, F, Cm, Gm, Cm, Gm, Eb, Bb and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 29 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 58. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ It's just so hard. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
It's [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] so hard.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ [Ab] It's just [Bb] [Ab] so hard.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ closer I [Eb] get to [Bb] you, [Eb] [Bb] the _ more you make me see, _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ by giving me [Eb] all you've [Bb] got.
[Eb] Tell me more.
[Gm] _ _ Your love has captured [Bb] me.
[Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ Over and [Bb] over again, [Db] I try to tell [Cm] myself that we could never be [Bb] more than friends, [Fm] when all the wild [Eb] inside [Bb] was real.
_ [G] [Ab] The way you make me _ [Gm] feel.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Hey, [Eb] _ [Bb] hey.
_ [Ab] And [Bb] ooh, [Eb] ooh, [Gm] ooh.
And I'm lying [Eb] here next to [Bb] you.
[Eb] [Bb] Oh, time [Eb] just seems to [Bb] [Ab] fly.
[Bb] _ _
[Gm] Leaving [Eb] you more and [Bb] more, [Eb] more and more.
[Bb] _
_ [Eb] Let's give love a try.
[Bb] Let's [Cm] give love a try. _
Sweeter and [Bb] sweeter love [Db] grows, and heaven's [Eb] there for [Cm] those who fool the [Bb] tricks of [Fm] time.
With hearts of [Ab] love we'll find [Bb] true _ [Gm] [Ab] love.
In a special [F] _ _
[Eb] way.
[Bb] _ _ The [Eb] closer _
[Bb] I get [Gm] to _ you, [Eb] baby.
The more [Bb] you make [Ab] [Gm] me see, by giving me [Eb] what you've [Bb] got.
[Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ Your [Abm] _ [Eb]
[Bb] love [Cm] has captured me.
_ Over [Bb] and over again, [Db] I try to tell [Cm] myself that we could never be [Gm] more than [Ab] friends, when all the wild [Eb] inside knew [Gm] this was real.
Got [Eb] to be real.
The way you make [B] me feel.
You know, you know, [Ab] you know.
My baby, [Cm] my [Abm] baby, my baby.
My love, my [Cm] love, my love, my [Bb] love.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] [Bb] Yeah.
[Ab] Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
[F] _ [Cm] Come a little closer love, come a [Bb] little closer so [Gm] that we can see into the [Cm] eyes of love.
I [Bb] want to see [Ab] into those eyes of [F] love.
[Cm] Come closer love, just a [Gm] little closer let me speak to you.
I [Cm] want to softly tell you something.
[Bb] Here I am and [Ab] here is my love.
[F] I just want you to [Cm] come closer.
Come a [Gm] little closer let me whisper in your ear.
[Cm] _
[Bb] I want to whisper [Cm] in your [Ab] ear.
[F] So [Cm] come closer love.
Move a [Bb] little closer we can celebrate the way we feel [Cm] about each other's love.
Want [Bb] to tell you words, [Ab] words of love.
[F] Words that make you wanna [Cm] come closer.
Come a [Gm] little closer so that we [Bb] can see into the [Cm] eyes of love.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ [Cm] Come closer love, just a [Gm] little. _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Dance With My Father album.

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