Never Too Close chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot - Never Too Close


CAPO: 2nd Fret



[INTRO:] G  C  G  Em D  G

[VERSE 1:]
           C           G
I remember when best friends were jealous lovers
      C         D     G
Lying warm asleep beneath the covers
       C        G
Dreaming of belonging to each other

[CHORUS:]
     C        G
And so we tried, never too close
     D       G
Never too near, dying in time
     C          G
And so we cried, but that is alright
        D
We meant no one no harm


[VERSE 2:]
  G        C          G
I remember when best friends were not mistaken
         C       D     G
Long before that freedom was forsaken
              C              G
Learning about all the good things in the world worth believing


[CHORUS:]
     C        G
And so we tried, never too close
     D       G
Never too near, dying in time
     C          G
And so we cried, but that is alright
        D
We meant no one no harm


[INSTRUMENTAL:] G  C  G  Em D  G


[VERSE 3:]
            C          G
I remember when jealous lovers would stick together
          C            D     G
When the days were warm and the nights more tender
         C           G
When the bonds of truth were not made to measure


[CHORUS:]
     C        G
And so we tried, never too close
     D       G
Never too near, dying in time
     C          G
And so we cried, but that is alright
        D
We meant no one no harm


[CHORUS:]
C        G
Try, try as you will
     D        G
Following dreams never fulfilled
     C          G
And so we cried, but that is alright
        D
We meant no one no harm