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Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E
The Closer I Get To You Written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas (former members of Miles Davis' band and Roberta Flack's band) Performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1977) Capo 2 Am:x02210 Bm7:x24232 Cmaj7:x32000 D7:xx0212 Em:022000 Gmaj7:320002 F/G:333211 G7:323x3x G/B:x20003 [Intro] Amaj7 Dmaj9 C#m7 F#m [Repeat x 3] [Female Solo 1]
Amaj7 The closer I get to Dmaj9you C#m7 F#m Amaj7 The more you make me Dmaj9see C#m7 F#m Amaj7 By giving me all you've Dmaj9got C#m7 F#m Amaj7 our love has captured Dmaj9me C#m7 A
[Male Solo 1]
Dmaj7 Over and over aC#m7gain I tried to tEm7ell mysA7elf that Dmaj7we Could never be more than fC#m7riends And all the wEm7hile insA7ide I knDmaj7ew it was rC#m7eal The way you Bm7make me E7susfeel
[Female Solo 2]
ALying here next to Dmaj9you C#m7 F#m ATime just seems to Dmaj9fly C#m7 F#m ANeeding you more and Dmaj9more C#m7 F#m ALet's give love a Dmaj9try C#m7 A
]Male Solo 2]
Dmaj7 Sweeter and sweeter love C#m7grows And HeEm7aven's tA7here for tDmaj7hose Who fooled the tricks of C#m7time With the hEm7earts of lA7ove they fiDmaj7nd True C#m7love in a speBm7cial waE7susy
[Female Solo 1]
Amaj7 The closer I get to Dmaj9you C#m7 F#m Amaj7 The more you make me Dmaj9see C#m7 F#m Amaj7 By giving me all you've Dmaj9got C#m7 F#m Amaj7 Your love has capA/C#tured Dmaj7me C#m7 A
[Male Solo 1]
Dmaj7 Over and over C#m7again I tried to Em7tell mysA7elf that Dmaj7we Could never be more than C#m7friends And all the wEm7hile inA7side I knDmaj7ew it was C#m7real The way you mBm7ake me fE7suseel
[Female Voice]
Amaj7 The closer I get to Dmaj9you C#m7 F#m Amaj7 The more you make me Dmaj9see C#m7 F#m Amaj7 By giving you all I’ve Dmaj9got C#m7 F#m Amaj7 Your love has captured Dmaj9me C#m7 F#m
[Male Voice]
Amaj7 The closer I get to Dmaj9you C#m7 F#m Amaj7 The feeling comes over Dmaj9me C#m7 F#m Amaj7Me too Dmaj7 (Female-speaking) Pulling cC#m7loser swF#meet as the gravAmaj7ity
[Instrumental Ending] A/C# Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m Amaj7 i8