Roberta Flack – The Closer I Get To You chords

The Closer I Get To You
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Capo 2


Intro:

G   C   G/B   Em  [Repeat x 3]


Female Solo 1:

G                G/B  C  G/B  EmThe closer I get to  you
G                 G/B  C  G/B  EmThe more you make me  see
G                 G/B    C  G/B  EmBy giving me all you've got
G                G/B    C  G/B  EmYour love has captured me


Male Solo 1:

C              G/BOver and over again
            Am    G          CI tried to tell myself that we
                          G/BCould never be more than friends
             Am     GAnd all the while inside
    C          G/BI knew it was real
             Am      DThe way you make me feel


Female Solo 2:

G               G/B  C  G/B  EmLying here next to  you
G               G/B  C  G/B  EmTime just seems to  fly
G                G/B  C  G/B  EmNeeding you more and more
G               G/B  C  G/B  EmLet's give love a   try


Male Solo 2:

C                         G/BSweeter and sweeter love grows
      Am       G        CAnd Heaven's there for those
                         G/BWho fooled the tricks of time
          Am        G         CWith the hearts of love they find
      G/B        Am     DTrue love in a special way


[Repeat Female Solo 1]

[Repeat Male Solo 1]


Female Voice:

G                G/B  C  G/B  EmThe closer I get to  you
G                 G/B  C  G/B  EmThe more you make me  see
G                  G/B  C  G/B  EmBy giving you all I’ve got
G               G/B     C  G/B  EmYour love has captured me


Male Voice:

G  G/B  C     G/B     Em      G         The closer I get to you
G/B    C     G/B           Em   G        The feeling comes over me
G/B   CMe too   (Female-speaking)
         G/B    Em            G      Pulling closer sweet as the gravity 


Instrumental Coda:

G/B  C  G/B  Em  G