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Getting Closer Chords by Paul McCartney

Getting Closer chords by Paul McCartney

Guitar chords with lyrics

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

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A|----------------7-----5--------|--------------------4-4-5-5-7-7|
  E|5------------------------------|0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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------------|

                            0:18 I'm getting closer

  G|-------------------------------|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4|
  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

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|
  A|5-----5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---7--|
  E|-------------------------------|

    0:48 When will you see me?

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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------------|

                           1:05 I'm getting closer

  G|-------------------------------|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4|
  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

  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---------------------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

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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------------|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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

  G|-------------------------------|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4|
  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!

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--

  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  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--|


  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A|5-----4-5-5---4-5-5---4-5-5---4|-------------------------------|
  E|----5-------5-------5-------5--|-------------------------------|
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