If you are looking for Closer to the Light guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Closer to the Light by Bruce Cockburn using guitar or guitar.
This song by Bruce Cockburn can also be played by that instruments.
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Closer to the Light guitar chords has rhythm and included in Dart to the Heart (1994) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.
Closer to the Light by Bruce Cockburn Guitar Chords
Closer To The Light – Bruce Cockburn
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Transcribed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz) 1995
Standard tuning, Capo 2
Slow: 4/4, MM72
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:
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------- ---------------------------------
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------- ---------------------------------
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:
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-
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-
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:
% n v 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
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
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
23[Csus4/G], . , . , . , .
-----------------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.
-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---------------
_ _ _ ________
27[Csus4/G], . , . , . , .
----------------}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.
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 +
47[Csus4/G], . , . , . , .
-----------------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:
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------- ---------------------------------
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------- ---------------------------------
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------- ---------------------------------
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
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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
If you want to learn Bruce Cockburn Closer to the Light guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart
The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Closer to the Light. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.