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Closer To Love - Mat Kearney
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*(9/23/09)* Video Tutorial Now Available:
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
Studio Version:
Mat will play some of the song with the piano,
and the other parts with an acoustic guitar.
The tuning for the studio version is STANDARD.
Live Version:
Mat will SOMETIMES play the live version of this song
in STANDARD TUNING, and other times 1/2 STEP DOWN TUNING.
Mat will sometimes even tune his guitar by ear and ask,
"Good Enough?" So, if you play along with his acoustic
performances, it might not sound exactly right.
Here are some GREAT reference videos:
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Tuning: Standard
Chords Used in this Song:
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| |
| (x32010) |
| (x20010) |
| (x02210) |
| (3x0033) |
| (x33210) |
| Gmaj6 (x55430) |
| (xx0211) |
| |
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Note: In the studio version, SOMETIMES you can
hear Mat use this G chord: (x55433).
For Example, listen to 1:51-1:52.
(Right before he says "We're gonna get there soon")
However, Mat just plays the Gmaj6 chord live
and sometimes doesn't even hit the
high E string at all.
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Verse 1:
She got the call today, One out of the gray
And when the smoke cleared, It took her breath away
She said she didn't believe, It could happen to me
I guess we're all one phone call from our knees
Gmaj6
We're gonna get there soon
If every building falls, And all the stars fade
We'll still be singing this song, The one they can't take away
Gmaj6
I'm gonna get there soon, She's gonna be there too
Cryin' in her room, Prayin' Lord come through
Gmaj6
We're gonna get there soon
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Chorus:
Oh it's your light, Oh it's your way
Pull me out of the dark, Just to shoulder the weight
Cryin' out now, From so far away
You pull me closer to looooooooooooooooooove
Closer to loooooooooooooooooove
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Verse 2:
Meet me once again, Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin' down with the wind
And don't apologize, For all the tears you've cried
You've been way too strong now for all your life
Gmaj6
I'm gonna get there soon, You're gonna be there too
Cryin' in your room, Prayin' Lord come through
Gmaj6
We're gonna get there soon
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Chorus:
"Oh it's your light
Oh it's your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to shoulder the weight
Cryin' out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love"
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Bridge (See Bottom For Strumming Pattern):
Cause you are all that I've waited for all of my life
(We're gonna get there)
You are all that I've waited for all of my life
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Outro:
You pull me closer to love hooo hooooo
Closer to love hooo hooooo
Gmaj6
Pull me closer to looooooooooooooove
Gmaj6
Pull me closer to love hooo hooooo
Closer to love oh no
Gmaj6
Closer to love hooo hooooo
Closer to looooooooovvveee
Pull me closer to love
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Strumming Pattern for the Bridge/Outro:
d = down strum
u = up strum
d u d d d u d d d
e|---0-0-0---0--------------0-0-0------3-3--------|
B|---1-1-1---1--------------1-1-1------3-3--------|
G|---2-2-2---0--------------2-2-2------0-0--------|
D|---3-3-3---2--------------2-2-2------0-0--------|
A|---3---3---3--------------0---0------x-x--------|
E|---x---x---x--------------x---x------3-3--------|
d u d d d d d d
e|---0-0-0---0---0-------3-------------3-3--------|
B|---1-1-1---1---1-------3-------------3-3--------|
G|---2-2-2---0---0-------0-------------0-0--------|
D|---3-3-3---2---2-------0-------------0-0--------|
A|---3---3---3---3-------x-------------x-x--------|
E|---x---x---x---x-------3-------------3-3--------|
d u d d d d d d
e|---0-0-0---0--------------0-0--------3-3--------|
B|---1-1-1---1--------------1-1--------3-3--------|
G|---2-2-2---0--------------2-2--------0-0--------|
D|---3-3-3---2--------------2-2--------0-0--------|
A|---3---3---3--------------0-0--------x-x--------|
E|---x---x---x--------------x-x--------3-3--------|
d u d d d d
e|---0-0-0---0---0-------3---------------------|
B|---1-1-1---1---1-------3---------------------|
G|---2-2-2---0---0-------0---------------------|
D|---3-3-3---2---2-------0---------------------|
A|---3---3---3---3-------x---------------------|
E|---x---x---x---x-------3---------------------|
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