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Closer To The Light by Bruce Cockburn

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Closer To The Light - Bruce Cockburn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Transcribed by Jared White ([email protected]) 1995
Standard tuning, Capo 2
Slow: 4/4, MM=72
Notes: This songs has deceptively simple chords, but, as with
    many Cockburn tunes, it's not as easy as it first seems!
    Alternating bass, travis-style fingerpicking.
    Bracketed notes are optional.
    Full lyrics are at the end.
    Feedback appreciated. Enjoy!

Key:  0** in measure 6 = 0h1p0 (trill)
    3'** in measure 7 = 3(bend)p1p0
    n = downstroke (strum)
    v = upstroke (strum)
    > = accent (downstrum)
    } = arpeggiate chord

Intro:
 G+G                 A minorAm
1 ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
|-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------|
|-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2-------2---------2---------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
3 ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---0-|---------------0-------------0---|
|-0-----0-------------------------|-----------1-------------1-3-----|
|---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|-------2---------------2---------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
5 ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------0-----------------|
|-3---------3-----3-------0-1-3p1-|-1---------1-------------0**---0-|
|-0-----0-------0-------0---------|-2-----2---------------2-----2---|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

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 G+G                 A minorAm n v
7 ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------0-----0-------3'**----|-----1-1-------------------1-----|
|-------0-------0-------0-----2-0-|-----2-2---0---2-------2---------|
|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------|

Verse:
 G+G                 A minorAm
9 ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|
|*0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|
|*----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
11,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|
|-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
13,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|
|-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm            cresc.
15,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------3-----3-------5p3-3-0-|-1p0-----------------------1-----|
|-0-----0-------0-------0(4)------|-----2-----0---2-------2-------2-|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-----0-x-2-----2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


Chorus:
         Csus4Csus4  C majorC     E minorEm
 %  n v  v n v   n v   n v    n v n v n v   n v n v n v
17,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1---1-1---1-1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------3-------2-------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|


 FF                 G+G
   n v n v n v   n v n v n v    n v       >   v n
19,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---|
|-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---|
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----0-0---0---0-----0-----0-0---|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-----0-------0-------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1---------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|


 A minorAm                FF
21,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------|
|-----------------------1---------|---------------1------(0h1-0)----|
|-------2-------------------------|---2---0------------(2)-----(2)--|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|
|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---|
|-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------|


 Csus4/G              C majorC
23,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----|
|-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|

 ________ _ _ _
| 1.
| A minorAm                FF
| ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-0---------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------|
|-------1---------------1---------|---------------1-----------------|
|-2-------------------------------|---2---0-------------------------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|
|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---|
|-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------|

                            _ _ _ ________
 Csus4/G              C majorC                ||
27,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ||
|----------------}0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------||
|-----------1----}1-------1-------|-1---------1---------------3------||
|-------0--------}0-------0-----0-|-0-----0---------------0------(0)*||
|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|(2)--2-------2h3-2---2-------0---*||
|---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2--------||
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------||


 ________ _ _ _
| 2,3.
| A minorAm                FF               +
45,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------|
|-----------------------1---------|---------------1-------0h1-0-----|
|-------2-------------------------|---2---0-------------2-------2---|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|
|-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---|
|-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------|


 Csus4/G              C majorC
47,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----|
|-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


Middle 8:
 G+G                 A minorAm
49,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
|-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------|
|-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2---2-------------2---------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
51,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---1-|---0-----------0-------------0---|
|-0-----0-------------------------|-------1-----------------3p1-----|
|---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|---2-------2-----------2---------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
53,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----------------------------0---|---------------0-----------------|
|-3---------3-----3-----0-3p0--(0)|-1-0-------1-------------3p1-----|
|-0-----0-------0---0-------------|-----2---2-------------0-------0-|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------x---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|


 G+G                 A minorAm
55,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-0---------0-----0-------3'**----|-------1-------------------1-----||
|-------0-------0-------0-----2-0h|-2-----2---0---2-------2-------2-||
|-----0-------0-------0---------0h|(2)--2-------2-------2-------2---||
|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------||
|-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------||
                            ds% al coda+


+Coda
 Csus4/G    ritardando......  C majorC
67,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
|-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------||
|-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1-------------------------------||
|-------0-------0-------0---0-----|-0-------------------------------||
|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------||

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