Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn - Closer To The Light Ver 2 guitar tab
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From: whitej@lincoln.ac.nz (White, Jared Conway) Subject: TAB correction: ***Bruce Cockburn-Closer to the Light*** Closer To The Light - Bruce Cockburn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz) 1995 Standard tuning, Capo 2 Slow: 4/4, MM=72 Notes: This songs has deceptively simple chords, but, as with many Cockburn tunes, it's not as easy as it first seems! Alternating bass, travis-style fingerpicking. Bracketed notes are optional. Full lyrics are at the end. Feedback appreciated. Enjoy! Key: 0** in measure 6 = 0h1p0 (trill) 3'** in measure 7 = 3(bend)p1p0 n = downstroke (strum) v = upstroke (strum) > = accent (downstrum) } = arpeggiate chord Intro: G Am 1 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----| |-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------| |-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2-------2---------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 3 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---0-|---------------0-------------0---| |-0-----0-------------------------|-----------1-------------1-3-----| |---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|-------2---------------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 5 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------0-----------------| |-3---------3-----3-------0-1-3p1-|-1---------1-------------0**---0-| |-0-----0-------0-------0---------|-2-----2---------------2-----2---| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am n v 7 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------0-----0-------3'**----|-----1-1-------------------1-----| |-------0-------0-------0-----2-0-|-----2-2---0---2-------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------| There you Verse: G Am 9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----| |*0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-| |*----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| go Swimming deeper into mystery Here I re- G Am 11, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----| |-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| -main Only seeing where you used to be Stared at the cei- G Am 13, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----| |-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| -ling 'Til my ears filled up with tears Never got to G Am cresc. 15, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------3-----3-------5p3-3-0-|-1p0-----------------------1-----| |-0-----0-------0-------0(4)------|-----2-----0---2-------2-------2-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-----0-x-2-----2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| know you And suddenly you're out of here Chorus: Csus4 C Em % n v v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v 17, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1---1-1---1-1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------3-------2-------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------| Gone from mystery into mystery F G n v n v n v n v n v n v n v > v n 19, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---| |-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----0-0---0---0-----0-----0-0---| |-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-----0-------0-------0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1---------------1---------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| Gone from daylight into night Another step Am F 21, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------| |-----------------------1---------|---------------1------(0h1-0)----| |-------2-------------------------|---2---0------------(2)-----(2)--| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----| |-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---| |-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------| deeper into darkness Csus4/G C 23, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------| |-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----| |-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| Clo - -ser to the light. (Another step) ________ _ _ _ | 1. | Am F | , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-0---------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------| |-------1---------------1---------|---------------1-----------------| |-2-------------------------------|---2---0-------------------------| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----| |-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---| |-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------| _ _ _ ________ Csus4/G C || 27, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . || |----------------}0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------|| |-----------1----}1-------1-------|-1---------1---------------3------|| |-------0--------}0-------0-----0-|-0-----0---------------0------(0)*|| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|(2)--2-------2h3-2---2-------0---*|| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2--------|| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------|| Verse 2: Walked out- ________ _ _ _ | 2,3. | Am F + 45, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------5---0-----------0-----|-----------1---------------------| |-----------------------1---------|---------------1-------0h1-0-----| |-------2-------------------------|---2---0-------------2-------2---| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----| |-0-------0-------0---------------|---------------------3-------3---| |-------------------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------| deeper into darkness + Csus4/G C 47, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------| |-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----| |-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---| |---------------------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| Clo - -ser to the light. Middle 8: G Am 49, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----| |-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------| |-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2---2-------------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 51, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---1-|---0-----------0-------------0---| |-0-----0-------------------------|-------1-----------------3p1-----| |---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|---2-------2-----------2---------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 53, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------------------0---|---------------0-----------------| |-3---------3-----3-----0-3p0--(0)|-1-0-------1-------------3p1-----| |-0-----0-------0---0-------------|-----2---2-------------0-------0-| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------x---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| G Am 55, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-0---------0-----0-------3'**----|-------1-------------------1-----|| |-------0-------0-------0-----2-0h|-2-----2---0---2-------2-------2-|| |-----0-------0-------0---------0h|(2)--2-------2-------2-------2---|| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|| |-3-------3-------3------(3)------|---------------------------------|| ds% al coda+ +Coda Csus4/G ritardando...... C 67, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . |-----------------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|| |-----------1-----1---------1-----|-1-------------------------------|| |-------0-------0-------0---0-----|-0-------------------------------|| |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|| |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|| Clo - -ser to the light. Closer To The Light ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There you go Swimming deeper into mystery Here I remain Only seeing where you used to be Stared at the ceiling 'Til my ears filled up with tears Never got to know you And suddenly you're out of here Gone from mystery into mystery Gone from daylight into light Another step deeper Into darkness Closer to the light Walked outside Summer moon was nearly down Mist on the fields Holy stillness all around Death's no stranger No stranger than the life I've seen Still I cried Still I begged to get you back again Gone from mystery into mystery Gone from daylight into light Another step deeper Into darkness Closer to the light