Bass tabs
Getting Closer: (The first single from Back Of The Egg that
reached #20 in the Billboard charts in 1979). The song dates
to as far back as 1973-74!
0:00 Say you don't love him
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A|----------------7-----5--------|--------------------4-4-5-5-7-7|
E|5------------------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|
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A|------------4-5-7-7-7-5---5\12/|--------------------4-4-5-5-7--|
E|5---------5--------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|
0:18 I'm getting closer
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D|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2----|
E|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|-------------------------------|
G|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---5p4--|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7|----7-7-----7-7---7---6---4----|
A|5-5-----5-5-----5-5------------|------------------------------7|
E|-------------------------------|5-5-----5-5-----5--------------|
0:30 Keeping ahead of the rain on the road
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D|-------------------------------|----4-4------------------------|
A|--------4-4-5-5-7-7-5-5-4-4----|--------7-7-4-5-7-7-5-5-4-4----|
E|5-5-7-7---------------------7-7|5-5-------------------------7-7|
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D|-------------------------------|----4-4------------------------|
A|--------4---5-5-7---5---4------|--------7-7-4-5-7-7-5-5-4-4---4|
E|5-5-7-----------------------7--|5-5-------------------------7--|
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A|5-----5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---7--|
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0:48 When will you see me?
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A|------------4-5-7-7-7-5---5\12/|--------------------4-4-5-5-7--|
E|5---------5--------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|
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A|------------4-5-7-7-7-5---5\12/|--------------------4-4-5-5-7--|
E|5---------5--------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|
1:05 I'm getting closer
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D|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2----|
E|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|-------------------------------|
G|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---5p4--|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7|----7-7-----7-7-5-5-4-4--------|
A|5-5-----5-5-----5-5------------|------------------------7-5-4--|
E|-------------------------------|5-5-----5-5-------------------7|
1:17 Hitting the chisel and making a joint
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D|-------------------------------|----7-7------------------------|
A|--------4-4-5-5-7-7-5-5-4-4----|--------7-7-4-5-7-7-5-5-4-4----|
E|5-5-7-7---------------------7-7|5-5-------------------------7-7|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----7-7------------------------|
A|--------4-4-5-5-7-7-5-5-4-4----|--------7-7-4-5-7-7-5-5-4-4----|
E|5-5-7-----------------------7--|5-5-------------------------7-7|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|5---------------5-5-5-5-5-----7|
E|-------------------------------|
1:35 I'm Getting Closer
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A|------------4-5-7-7-7-5---5\12/|--------------------4-4-5-5-7--|
E|5---------5--------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------4-5-7-7-7-5---5\12/|--------------------4-4-5-5-7--|
E|5---------5--------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|
1:52 I'm getting closer
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D|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2----|
E|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|-------------------------------|
G|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----7-7---5---4---2---4---5-7--|
A|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|5-5----------------------------|
G|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|
A|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|
G|----7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----7-7---5---4----------------|
A|5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5----|------------------7---5---4----|
E|-------------------------------|5-5-------------------------7--|
2:19 Closer, Closer!
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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D|------------------7---6---5---4|-------------------------------|
A|5-----4-5-5---4-5---5---5---5--|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5------------------|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
--FADE--
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A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|------------------------------4|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|5---0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-0-4-5-5-5--|
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|-------------------------------|
E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|-------------------------------|
