SO CLOSE by John Mclaughlin
***my guitar version from the keyboard version (im not that good in guitar so sorry)
Intro:
E A-E
A-B-E-Esus-E
A-E
E A E
You’re in my arms
A B E
And all the world is calm
A B-Abm B - Amaj7
The music playing on for only two
Abm A
So close together
B B7
And when I’m with you
Abm F# Bsus - B
So close to feeling alive
E A E
A life goes by
A B E
Romantic dreams will stop
A B Abm B - Amaj7
So I bid mine goodbye and never knew
Abm A
So close was waiting,
Bsus B
waiting here with you
Abm - F# F#m B
And now forever I know All
A F#m B
that I wanted to hold you
D#m7
So close
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mclaughlin/so_close_crd_ver_2.html ]
Bbm7 B F# C#
So close to reaching that famous happy end
Bbm7 B F# C#
Almost believing this was not pretend
Bbm7 B F# Ebm7 - Ab7
now you’re beside me and look how far we’ve come
F# C# F# - F#sus F# *break*
So far we are so close
Instrumental: (verse way of playing) [this part i guessed!!! sorry! TT_TT)
E-A-E
A-B-E
A-B-Abm-B-Amaj7
Abm-A
B-B7
Abm-F#-Bsus-B
Ebm7 C# B F#
Oh How could I face the faceless days
Ebm7 F7 Bbsus Bb C#
If I should lose you now?
C# Bbm7 B F# C#
We’re so close to reaching that famous happy end
Bbm7 B F# C#
almost believing this was not pretend
Bbm7 - B F# Ebm7
Let’s go on dreaming for we know we are
F#
So close
C#
So close
F#-F#sus-F#
And still so far
