Closer Now Than Ever chords by David Mallett

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chord Shapes
G/D = x,x,0,7,8,7
G/F# = 2,2,0,0,0,3

Intro:
G/D D C D G/D D C D G C G

Chorus:
                         C         D                    G    G/F# Em
Let the stars fall down around us, cover up your sleepy head.
                               C         D                     G   G/F# Em
And let the shades of night surround us, as we lie here in our bed.
                         Am       D                             G    G/F# Em
And I can see the candle burning, And I can hear the night wind blow.
                            Am    D                         G    C G
And hold me closer now than ever, until I'm back out on the road.

Verse:
                            C       D                        G     G/F# Em
In this travelin' life I've chosen, must have been a million miles.
                         C      D                        G     G/F# Em
Must have seen a million faces, lookin' homeward all the while.
                        Am      D                        G    G/F# Em
But the time we spend together, is the time that goes so fast.
                            Am    D                             G
And hold me closer now than ever, because the night is slippin' past.

Chorus:
                         C         D                    G    G/F# Em
Let the stars fall down around us, cover up your sleepy head.
                           C         D                     G   G/F# Em
Let the shades of night surround us, as we lie here in our bed.
                         Am       D                         G    G/F# Em
And I can see the candle burning, I can hear the night wind blow.
                            Am    D                         G    C G
And hold me closer now than ever, until I'm back out on the road.

Verse:
                    C        D                  G   G/F# Em
Lookin' for another sunrise, on a cold December day.
                     C       D                        G   G/F# Em
And tomorrow I'll be ridin', on the make or break highway.
                        Am      D                        G    G/F# Em
But the time we spend together, is like a gentle rolling tide.
                            Am    D                         G
And hold me closer now than ever, until it's time for me to ride.

Chorus:
                         C         D                    G    G/F# Em
Let the stars fall down around us, cover up your sleepy head.
                               C         D                     G   G/F# Em
And let the shades of night surround us, as we lie here in our bed.
                         Am       D                         G    G/F# Em
And I can see the candle burning, I can hear the night wind blow.
                            Am    D                         G    C G
And hold me closer now than ever, until I'm back out on the road.

Outro:
                         Am       D                         G    G/F# Em
And I can see the candle burning, I can hear the night wind blow.
                            Am    D                         G/D
And hold me closer now than ever, until I'm back out on the road.
D C D G/D D C D G C G