Closer to Love Mat Kearney
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Closer To Love - Mat Kearney
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Tabbed by: Eric Lancy
Email: eric3312@gmail.com
Note: This is the way Mat plays it live, but is also
the same way he plays it in the studio.
Watch him play it live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DTfI6_WQaQ
He plays the chords listed below. He puts a capo on the first
fret because he is tuned down half a step. This makes it standard.
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Tuning: Standard
Chords Used in this Song:
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| C (x32010) |
| C/B (x20010) |
| Am (x02210) |
| G5 (3x0033) |
| Fmaj7 (x33210) |
| Gmaj6 (x55430) |
| Dm7 (xx0211) |
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Note: In the studio version, you can actually
hear Mat use this G chord: (x55433).
For Example, listen to 1:49-1:51.
However, Mat just plays the Gmaj6 chord live
and sometimes doesn't even hit the
high E string at all.
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Verse1:
[C] She got the call today
[C/B] One out of the gray
[Am] And when the smoke cleared
[G5] It took her breath away
[C] She said she didn't believe
[C/B] It could happen to me
[Am] I guess we're all one [G5]phone call
from our [Fmaj7]knees
[Gmaj6] We're gonna get there soon
[C] If every building falls
[C/B] And all the stars fade
[Am] We'll still be singing this song
The [G5]one they can't take a[Fmaj7]way
I'm gonna get there [Gmaj6]soon
She's gonna be there t[Am]oo
Cryin' in her room
[G5] Prayin' Lord come t[Fmaj7]hrough
[Gmaj6] We're gonna get there soon
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Chorus:
[C] Oh it's your light
[C] Oh it's your way
[Fmaj7] Pull me out of the dark
[Fmaj7] Just to shoulder the weight
[Dm7] Cryin' out now
[Dm7] From so far away
[G5]You pull me closer to l[Fmaj7]ooooooooo[C]ooooo[G5]ooooov[Am]e
Closer to [Fmaj7]loooooooo[C]ooooo[G5]ooooove
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Verse2:
[C] Meet me once again
[C/B] Down off Lake Michigan
[Am] Where we could feel the storm [G5]blowin
Down with the wind
[C] And don't apologize
[C/B] For all the tears you've cried
[Am] You've been way too s[G5]trong now for all your life
[Fmaj7] I'm gonna get there soon
[Gmaj6] You're gonna be there too
[Am] Cryin' in your ro[G5]om
Prayin' Lord come t[Fmaj7]hrough
[Gmaj6] We're gonna get there soon
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Chorus:
"Oh it's your light
Oh it's your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to shoulder the weight
Cryin' out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love"
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Bridge:
Cause you[Fmaj7] are all [C]that I've waited f[Am]or
[G5] All of m[Fmaj7]y life[C]
[G5](We're gonna get there)
You[Fmaj7] are all th[C]at I've waited for[Am]
[G5]All of my life
[Fmaj7] [C] [G5]
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Outro:
You pull me closer to [C]love hu huuh
Closer to [Dm7]love hu huuuh
closer to [Fmaj7]looooooooooooo[Gmaj6]oove
[Am] [C]
You pull me closer to [Fmaj7]love[Gmaj6]
Closer to [Am]love oh [C]no
Closer to [Fmaj7]love[Gmaj6]
Closer to [Am]love[C]
[Fmaj7] [C] [Am] [G5]
[Fmaj7] [C]
[G5] Pull me closer to love
[Fmaj7] [C] [Am] [G5]
[Fmaj7] [C]
[G5]
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Strumming Pattern for the Bridge/Outro:
d = down strum
u = up strum
[d] [u] [d] [d] [u] [d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [d] [d]
e|---0-0-0---0--------0-0-0-0------0-0-0------3-3--------| B|---1-1-1---1--------1-1-1-1------1-1-1------3-3--------| G|---2-2-2---0--------0-0-0-0------2-2-2------0-0--------| D|---3-3-3---2--------2-2-2-2------2-2-2------0-0--------| A|---3---3---3----------3-3--------0---0------x-x--------| E|---x---x---x----------x-x--------x---x------3-3--------|
[d] [u] [d] [d] [u] [d] [d] [d] [d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [d] [d] [u]
e|---0-0-0---0-----0----0----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|---1-1-1---1-----1----0----3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| G|---2-2-2---0-----0----0----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| D|---3-3-3---2-----2----0----0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0-----| A|---3---3---3----------0----x---x-x-x---x---x-x-x-----| E|---x---x---x----------0----3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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