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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





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