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