Here's what I've come up with for Peter Himmelman's "Closer" off the album
"Flown this Acid World." It is not perfect, but I think it sounds very close
to the recording. There is one line of lyrics which I am not sure of. I did not
include the lyrics at the end of the song which appear in the background.
Source: Flown this Acid World
Capo 3rd fret
All chords listed below are with respect to the capo.
DDDCCEAG
2-----3------0------3-----0----0----0----3---|
3-----3------3------3-----1----0----1----3---|
2-----2------2------0-----0----0----2----0---|
0-----0------0------2-----2----2----2----0---|
0-----0------0------3-----3----2----0----2---|
X-----X------X------X-----X----0----X----3---|
D RIFF 1:
D Dsus2--H--Dsus4 H=Hammer on
D RIFF 2:
D Dsus2--H--Dsus4 --> This time stay on the Dsus4 until the Cadd9
VERSE 1:
D
I went out in the street for a walk in the night.
Cadd9
Had to loosen my head, it's been wound too tight.
G
I've been standing on the edge
DD RIFF 1
After picking a fight with you.
D
Sometimes my world seems so damn small,
Cadd9
I can't think of nothin' 'cept for me at all.
GCadd9
And my thoughts surround me like a prison wall its true.
CHORUS:
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
VERSE 2:
D
It takes all my strength to slow myself down,
Cadd9
My thoughts are screaming, I can't hear a sound.
GD RIFF 1
Sometimes I wish there was no one around but you.
D
Oh tell me you know what I'm talking about
Cadd9
Sometimes you're the sail? of my confusion and doubt.
GCadd9
And then it hurts so bad, you just wanna shout "I'm through."
CHORUS:
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I gotta get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
BRIDGE:
EmAm
Please excuse these things I might have said.
EmAm
You see they come from my frustration, not my head.
GCEm
And the last thing that I wanna do,
GC
is create a distance,
EmAm
between me and you. (Little bend on 8th fret of high E)
CHORUS:
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I gotta get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I gotta get closer to you now.
VERSE 3:
D
Well there seem to be two states of mind,
Cadd9
One is visionary, the other blind
G
And the best that we can hope to find,
D RIFF 1
Is to meet somewhere in between.
D
Well, the night air has pulled me back a bit
Cadd9
Just when I was about to quit
G
Trying to get a candle lit
Cadd9
That lets me see what can't be seen.
CHORUS:
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I gotta get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I gotta get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I gotta get closer to you now.
D RIFF 2 CGdd9
I wanna get closer to you now.
Same chords are used while he does his background thing.
Then -
OUTRO:
---8-----6-----5------------------------------------------|
-----------------------8------6-----5---------------------|
---------------------------------------------7-----(7)\5--|
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Listen to the album to get the right pattern down- Enjoy!