Closest Ive Ever Been chords by Keith Anderson

Chords with lyrics

Intro
C majorC  Cmaj7Cmaj7  A minorAm  Cmaj7Cmaj7

C majorC           Cmaj7Cmaj7
Closest I've ever been to meetin' Jesus was when
A minorAm               G+G              FF
Me and Bobby Pinson put up our pink slips on Blue Hole Road
C majorC             Cmaj7Cmaj7
My needle showin' ninety, I flew right by him
A minorAm               FF
Lighting fast 'til I had a bad Goodyear blow
     FF                   G+G
That ol' Chevy --- rolled and rolled and I know heaven
    FF                    G+G
Must've heart the words beneath my breath and I thank God
 FF      C majorC  G+G
I ain't there yet

C majorC                   G+G
That's the closest I've ever been to, never seein' my momma again
A minorAm                  FF              G+G
Found out quick how precious life is drive my new truck a little slower than I did
C majorC                  G+G
That's the smallest I've ever felt, that's the furthest I've ever fell
A minorAm       G+G         FF
Not too far to find out how life ends, --- that's the closest I've ever been

Solo
C majorC  Cmaj7/B  Am/C  Cmaj7Cmaj7

C majorC           Cmaj7Cmaj7
Closest I've ever been to bein' the devil's friend was when
Am/C             G+G      FF
Shelly gave in to me and him down by the river
C majorC                 Cmaj7Cmaj7
I gave her my heart and my jacket, still ain't got 'em back yet
Am/C              FF
She left me hurtin' and search- in' for love or liquor or whatever
       G+G             FF
Quicker than I could say sin I slipped further in than I was plannin'
G+G                A minorAm              G/BG/B
I never shook the devil's hand, but I drank his whiskey and I loved his women

C majorC                   G+G
That's the closest I've ever been to, tellin' God to hell with Him
A minorAm                     FF             G+G
Goin' down in flames, and layin' the blame, why would He ever let her walk away
C majorC                  G+G
That's the smallest I've ever felt, that's the furthest I've ever fell
  A minorAm       G+G      FF                       C majorC     G+G
But not too far for God to for- give, and I thank God that's the closest I've ever been

D MajorD   E MajorE    FF    A augmentedA Bb majorBb    C majorC    D MajorD    G+G D MajorD
Got it all be- hind me and every day I'm findin'
    FF       C majorC       FF
Another way to be the best man I can

Outro
             C majorC     Cmaj7Cmaj7
And I'm the closest I've ever been
       Am/C   Cmaj7Cmaj7
Closest I've ever been
C majorC    Cmaj7Cmaj7     Am/C Cmaj7Cmaj7 C9C9
Closest I've ever been