Getting Closer 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------------|

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              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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