Chords for Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home - 1997

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Hi, we're Grand Funk Railroad [Bb] from Flint, Michigan.
[Ab] Good morning, [C] America!
_ [D] We are [Gm] right here in our [D] studio.
Back together again.
It is terrific to see you guys working together again.
This is marvelous.
[C] Marvelous.
How long has it been?
20?
[E] 20 years?
[Ab] [Gm] 30 [N] years?
40 years?
How long has it actually been since you last_
I mean, I know you got together about a year ago, but yeah.
When was the last_
The last time the three of us were together was _ 1976.
_ Wow.
That's 20 years ago.
Have you guys sort of calmed down a little bit? _
No.
What's a_
Don't ask me.
All right, well, it's half past the hour right now, and coming up we will get into the weekend
groove with a performance by those 70 rockers.
Grand Funk Railroad, they are back together.
They're on a worldwide tour, and this morning, though, they've stopped by in our studio.
They're going to be performing in this half hour and again in our 8.30 half hour, and
I was listening to the rehearsal, and it sounds just like old times.
It is really great to hear them again.
The weekend starts here with some 70s sounds.
Grand Funk Railroad [A] performing when we come back.
_ [C] _ [Em] _ [N]
And we've got more music.
Coming up next, the weekend starts here when we hang out with the 70s rock band Grand Funk Railroad.
When Good Morning America continues, stay with us. _ _
[D] _ _ _ I'm _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] an American man.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Grand Funk [Bb] Railroad is known for pumping up [C] its own special brand of rock and roll with
[E] full strength doses of rhythm and blues.
The [Dm] band first started making music together in the late 60s and eventually became one
of the hottest acts on the 70s rock scene.
[E] Well, now they are back after a long hiatus, and they [Ab] are going to be talking with us in
a few minutes, but first, they will perform several of their hit songs for us, beginning
with Closer to Home. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] Listen [D] to me [G]
and [D] return [G] me my [D] ship.
[G]
I'm [D] your captain.
[G] I'm [D] your captain.
[E]
So [D] I'm feeling [G] _ [D] mighty sick.
[G] So _ [D] _ _ _ _ take me [C]
to [D] my home.
[C] _ [D] I'm gonna miss [C] you.
_ [D] _ _ [C] Take [D] me back now.
[C]
Oh, take [D] me back [C] now to [D] the [C] morning [D] of my birth.
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[F] _ [D] _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ Am I [Bb] in my cabin [Dm] dreaming? _
Oh, [Bb] _ _ I'm really [Dm] screaming _ to [Bb] take my ship away [F] from me.
_ _ [A] Repeating, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ repeating, _ [C] _
repeating, repeating, repeating, repeating, repeating, [Db] repeating,
[D] _
I'm getting closer [B] to [Gb] my _
[D] home.
_ [G] _ I'm _ [D] _
_ getting closer to [C] my _ [D] home.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _
I'm getting closer to [C] my home.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ Getting _ closer to [C] my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ home. _ _ _ _