Too Close Chords by Al Green

Tempo:
109.2 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

E

C#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green Too Close chords
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[C#] I'm too close [F#]
[C#] to heaven, [F#]
[C#] I can [C#m] almost see my [C#] journey's end.
[E] [F#] [E] Oh, [F#] I'm too close to shaking hands with all my, my, my, my, my, my friends.
[B] You know I'm [C#m] too [F#]
[C#] close.
[G#] Oh, [C#] I [G#]
[D#] [F#] can't
[C#] [G] turn,
[G#m] [A#] oh, [F#] I [C#m] can't turn.
One more thing I'd [C#] like to say this year.
[F#] One [G] more thing I'd like to [G#] say this year.
One more thing I'd like to say this year.
[C#] I'm too close.
Oh, I'm [C#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[F#] too close.
I've got to make it there, but somehow, I don't know, I don't know.
[C#m] [F#] I'm too close [C#m] [A#m]
[G#] [A#] [C#m] to heaven.
[G#] [G] [C#m]
[C#]
[E] Oh, [D#m] [C#m] [F#]
[C#] [D#]
[C#m] [B] [C#m] I can't [F#] turn.
[C#] Too many, too many days and nights.
Oh, [F#] I can't, I just can't turn around.
[C#] Too many troubles I had to fight.
[C#] Oh, I [F#] can't, no, no, [C#]
[F#] [C#] [B] [A#m] [F#] I can't.
And sometimes I have to stop and [C#] say, I
[F#] just can't turn, turn, [C#] turn around.
I can't turn, [F#] I can't, no, no, no, [C#m] I [F#] [C#m]
can't.
Thank you Lord.
[C#] Yeah, [F#]
[C#] yeah.
Thank you Jesus.
Thank you Jesus.
Can't turn around.
[B] None but the [E] righteous, [B]
none [E] [F#] but the righteous, [C#m] [F#]
[B] none [D#m] but [E] the [D#m] righteous [C#m]
[F#] [B] see God.
[E] Yeah, [B] yeah.
[F#] Take me [B] to the water, [E] [G#m] [B]
come on and take [F#] me to the [B] water, [F#]
[B] come on and [F#] take me [E] to the water,
[D#m] [C#m]
[F#] to be [B] baptized, [E] oh yeah, oh [B] yeah, [F#] for [B] the reason, [E] oh yeah, oh [B] yeah, [E] oh yeah, oh yeah,
I [B] think about it, [E] how wonderful and [B] how [E] good you [B] came to be, Lord, [E]
[B] I dream about it, think
about [E] it, yeah, [B]
yeah, yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, I [B]
walk sometime in the path of [E] trouble, I can
[B]
[E]
[C] [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[F#]
[C#m]
[D#m] sweetly [B] feel you [D#m] again, [E]
[D#m] [C#m]
[F#] oh [B] yeah, [E] you say it, heart to [B] heart, I think [F#] I don't wanna see
no [B]
tears, never, never, never, [F#] never be goodbye, [B]
oh yeah, I know I've got [E] [B]
[G#m] freedom, [B]
[E] [B]
[F#] [B] I feel like
[E] [B] Everywhere I go, I butter up.
[E] [B] [G#m] Oh, I say, [F#m] my [C#m] butter [B] up.
[E] [B]
See [F#] that she [B] loves
[E] me.
[B] Makes me stop and want more.
[E]
[B]
Key:  
B
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F#
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E
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C#
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C#m
13421114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Al Green - Too Close chords, with this master sequence: F#, B, E, B and F#. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 109. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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_ _ _ [C#] I'm too close _ _ _ [F#]
[C#] to heaven, _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ I can [C#m] almost see my [C#] journey's end. _
[E] _ _ [F#] [E] Oh, [F#] I'm too close to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ shaking hands with all my, my, my, my, my, my friends. _
_ _ [B] You know I'm [C#m] too _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] close.
_ _ [G#] Oh, [C#] I _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [D#] _ [F#] can't _ _
_ _ _ [C#] [G] turn, _
_ [G#m] _ [A#] oh, [F#] I _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] can't turn.
One more thing I'd [C#] like to say this year.
[F#] One [G] more thing I'd like to [G#] say this year.
One more thing I'd like to say this year. _
_ _ [C#] I'm too close.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ I'm [C#m] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] too close.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've _ _ _ _ got to make it there, but somehow, I don't know, I don't know. _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] I'm too close _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A#m] _
[G#] _ _ [A#] _ [C#m] to heaven.
_ [G#] _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh, [D#m] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [D#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] I _ can't [F#] _ _ turn.
[C#] Too many, too many days and nights.
Oh, [F#] I can't, I just can't turn around.
_ [C#] Too many troubles I had to fight.
[C#] Oh, I [F#] can't, no, no, _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ [A#m] [F#] I _ can't.
And sometimes I have to stop and [C#] say, _ I _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ just can't turn, turn, [C#] turn around.
I _ _ can't turn, [F#] I can't, _ no, no, no, [C#m] I _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ can't.
Thank you Lord. _
[C#] _ _ Yeah, _ [F#] _
_ [C#] yeah.
Thank you Jesus.
Thank you Jesus.
_ Can't turn around.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ None _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ but the _ [E] righteous, _ _ [B] _ _
none [E] [F#] but the _ righteous, [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] none [D#m] but [E] the _ [D#m] righteous _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ [B] see _ God.
[E] Yeah, _ [B] yeah. _
_ [F#] Take me [B] to the water, [E] _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ come on and take [F#] me to the [B] water, _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] come on and [F#] take me [E] to the water,
[D#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] to be [B] baptized, [E] oh yeah, oh [B] yeah, _ [F#] for _ [B] the reason, _ _ _ _ [E] oh yeah, _ oh [B] yeah, _ _ _ [E] oh yeah, oh _ yeah,
I [B] think about it, _ _ [E] how wonderful _ and [B] how _ _ _ _ [E] good _ _ _ you [B] came to be, _ Lord, [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] I dream about it, think
about [E] it, yeah, _ _ _ [B] _
yeah, _ yeah, [E] yeah, yeah, I _ _ _ [B] _
walk sometime in the path of [E] trouble, _ _ I can
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[D#m] sweetly [B] feel you [D#m] again, _ [E] _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ oh [B] yeah, [E] you say it, heart to [B] heart, I think [F#] I don't wanna see
no _ [B] _
tears, never, _ _ never, never, [F#] never be goodbye, _ [B] _
oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ I know I've got _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G#m] freedom, _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] I feel like
[E] _ _ [B] Everywhere I go, I _ butter up.
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] [G#m] Oh, I say, [F#m] my [C#m] butter [B] up.
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
See [F#] that she [B] loves _ _
_ [E] me.
[B] Makes me stop and want more. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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