Chord/Tab song: Close

e: Thu, 14 May 1998 11:48:50 -0500
From: Trevor Borgmeier
Subject: s/soul_asylum/close.crd

Close
Artist: Soul Asylum
Album: Candy from a stranger

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transcribed by Trevor Borgmeier (tjborgmeier@bigfoot.com)

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intro: C# F# x 4
Verse 1

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[C#]Almost gave up [F#]yesterday
[C#]Almost made it to the [F#]top
[C#]Short of dying just the [F#]other day
[C#]Fell short of pickin up a [F#]mop
[C#]If it's the thought that counts [G#]you can always count on me
[C#]I think about it all the [G#]time
[C#]It's gonna hit me like a [G#]bolt of white lightnin'
[C#]Here it comes my piece of [G#]mind

CHORUS

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[C]'Cause I'm close... [F]So close
[C]So close...[F]
[C]I'm close [F]So close
[C]So... [F]close...

Verse 2

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[C#]I'm fallin' short of provin' it[F#]
[C#]Just a hair from the truth[F#]
[C#]Little shy of im - provin' it[F#]
[C#]Here I come I'm comin' through[F#]
[C#]Pretty soon I'm gonna shed this[G#] skin I'm wearin'
[C#]I've been keepin' it in - side[G#]
[C#]No one cares [G#]just how ya got there
[C#]No one cares how hard ya [G#]tried

CHORUS

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[C]But Y[F]ou're close... So close
[C]So c[F]lose...
[C]You'[F]re close So close
[C]So..[F].. close...
Verse 3

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[C#]I've known you for - [F#]ever
[C#]We complete each others [F#]thoughts
[C#]Ain't like we never got in [F#]trouble
[C#]It's just we've never gotten [F#]caught
[C#]And if you've got a secret[G#]
[C#]It's in me you can con - [G#]fide
[C#]And if we ever get [G#]split up
[C#]I'll always be on your [G#]side
CHORUS

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[C]'Cause we're close... [F]So close
[C]So close...[F]
[C]We're close So close[F]
[C]So.... [F]close...