Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 15:44:00 -0500 From: Pradeep Bansal <pbansal@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Chordpro:"Closer to Home" by "Grand Funk Railroad"

c:Transcribed by Pradeep Bansal - didn't find it on OLGA, just giving back some!

Title: Closer To Home Subtitle: Grand Funk Railroad

C: Intro: D G (4 times), D Dm9 Dsus D Dm9 C D

nd: Dm9 x002301

nd: Dsus x002331

C:Succession of D Dm9 Dsus D Dm9 C D

Everybody, listen to me And return me my ship I^Òm your captain, I^Òm your captain Though I^Òm feeling mighty sick I^Òve been lost now, days uncounted And it^Òs months since I^Òve seen home Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Poor am I, all alone If you return me to my home port I will kiss you mother earth Take me back now, take me back now To the port of my birth

^AAm ^DmI in my cab^Bbin dream^Dming Or are you really scheming To take my ship away from ^Fme?^A ^DmYou better ^Bbthink about it^Dm I just can^Òt live without it So please don^Òt ^Bbtake my ship from^F me^A

[C: [D] [G] [D] [G] (4 times)} Yeah yeah yeah

C: Succession of D Dm9 Dsus D Dm9 C D

I can feel the hand of a stranger And it^Òs tied me around my throat Heaven help me, heaven help me Take this stranger off my boat I^Òm your captain, I^Òm your captain Though I^Òm feeling mighty sick Everybody, listen to me And return me me ship I^Òm your captain, yeah, yeah yeah

I^Òm getting closer to my home (27 times till fade)

Grand Funk Railroad - Closer to home