Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Closer to believing

^CI am closer to believing, Than I ever was before On the crest ^Bbof this elation, Must I ^Gmcrash upon the shore ^CAnd with the driftwood of acquaintance ^CLight the fire to love once more I am ^Gmwind blown...I am ^Ctimes ^CTo be closer to believing, To be just a breath away On the death ^Bbof inspiration, I would buy back yesterday But there's no ^Ccrueler illusion ^CThere's no sharper coin to pay As I r^Gmeach out... It slips ^Caway

From the opium of custom, ^GTo the ledges of extremes Don't ^Fbelieve it till you've held it,^Dm Life is seldom what it seems But lay your ^Cheart upon the table ^CAnd in the shuffling of dreams Remem^Bbber who on earth you ^Care I ^Bbneed me, ^CYou ^Dmneed you, We want ^Cus

^CBut of course you know I love you, Or what else am I here for Only ^Bbyou not face to face, But side by side for evermore ^CAnd I need to be here with you, For without you what am I Just another ^Bbfool out searching, For some ^Gmheaven in the sky Take me ^Ccloser to believ^Ging, Take me forward lead me on Through ^Ccollision and confusion While there's l^Fife beneath the ^Csun ^CYou are the reason I continue, So near for so long So clo^Bbse yet so far a^Cway

I ^Bbneed me, ^CYou ^Bbneed you, ^DmWe want ^Cus to live forever ^FSo don't let the curtain f^Fmall Measure ^Cafter measure, Of ^Fwriting on the ^Fmwall That burns so brightly, It blinds us ^Call

I ^Bbneed me, ^CYou ^Bbneed you,^Dm We want ^Cus to be together On Sund^Fays in the ^Fmrain ^CCloser than forever, ^FAgainst or with the g^Fmrain To ride the storms of love ^Cagain

^CSo be closer to believing, Though your world is torn apart For a ^Bbmoment changes all things, And to end is but to start And if your jou^Crney's unrewarded ^CMay your God lift up your heart You are wi^Gmndblown But you are ^Cmine