Too Close To Heaven chords by The Waterboys

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF


Verse 1:
     C majorC
All your trouble
    G+G   A minorAm
Will be over
       FF   C majorC
So will your pain
       G+G           A minorAm
You are gonna see those blue skies
                 FF C majorC
Bursting right through the rain
        G+G   A minorAm
The higher you climb
       FF
The lower you fall
     C majorC G+G
You got
       A minorAm
Too close to heaven
      FF C majorC
That's all

Verse 2:
          G+G
Now in the morning
               A minorAm
You can cry all you want to
                  FF C majorC
We'll spend the whole day weeping
                         G+G A minorAm
Right now I want you to lay down your weary head
               FF C majorC
And let me see you sleeping
                G+G           A minorAm
You've been walking around baby, inflamed and ashamed
               FF
Feeling like you're one inch tall
     C majorC G+G
You got
       A minorAm
Too close to heaven
      FF
That's all

Link:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC

Verse 3:
                   G+G A minorAm
You're way too hard on yourself baby
                    FF C majorC
You got some pretty basic things wrong
                    G+G A minorAm
You wouldn't believe me if I told you
             FF   C majorC
Why I wrote you into this song
                 G+G               A minorAm
You're looking at your heart baby, and you're calling it black
             FF
But like Icarus and like Saul
     C majorC G+G
You got
       A minorAm
Too close to heaven
      FF
That's all

Instrumental:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF 'C


Verse 4:
     B minorBm             A minorAm
Now I know this hurt you're feeling
              FF  C majorC
I've felt these same things too
        B minorBm              G+G A minorAm
I've got spaces way down deep inside of me
                FF C majorC
That are just the same as you
                        G+G
You wanna wrap your arms around your head, turn out the lights
                A minorAm FF
And roll yourself into a ball
     C majorC G+G
You got
       A minorAm
Too close to heaven
      FF C majorC
That's all
     G+G
You got
       A minorAm   FF
Too close to heaven
     C majorC G+G
You got
       A minorAm   FF
Too close to heaven


Instrumental:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC


Verse 5:
              G+G      A minorAm
Now are you blinded by the brilliance?
                FF C majorC
Are you dazzled by the light?
              G+G         A minorAm
Why is it I see nothing but emptiness in your cold beaten eyes
            FF C majorC
That once were bright
                G+G  A minorAm
I know you just can't help but run
                   FF
When you hear that sweet voice call
    C majorC G+G
You got
       A minorAm
Too close to heaven
      FF
That's all


Link:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF


Verse 6:
  C majorC          G+G
I'll walk a mile for you baby
      A minorAm         FF
I'll walk a mile for you baby
      C majorC          G+G
I'll walk a mile for you baby
       A minorAm         FF
So won't you smile for me baby?
       C majorC          G+G
So won't you smile for me baby?
     A minorAm         FF
Won't you smile for me baby?
     C majorC
Won't you smile for me baby?
     G+G
Won't you smile for me baby?
A minorAm
Smile for me baby
FF
Smile for me baby
      C majorC
Come on and smile for me baby
     G+G
So won't you smile for me baby?
      A minorAm
Come on and smile for me baby
FF
Smile for me baby
C majorC
Smile for me baby
G+G         A minorAm FF
Smile for me baby


Instrumental:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF


Verse 7:
C majorC
Smile for me baby
      G+G
Come on and smile for me baby
      A minorAm
Come on and smile for me baby
FF
Smile for me, smile for me, smile for me, smile for me
C majorC         G+G A minorAm FF
Smile for me baby


Outro:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF