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Billy Joel-Getting Closer - sr - 200

[Intro - Bass drum on chords]
[G]xxx [G#]xxx

[Verse - Full drums - Guitar staccato and muted]
I went 
[A] searching for the [G] truth
But in my [Em] innocence I [A] found
All the [A] con men and their [G] acrobats
Who [Em] stomped me in the [A] ground
If I [A] count up their [G] percentages
[Em] know they're getting [A] rich 
But t [A] hey haven't taken [G] everything
Those [Em] paybacks are a [A] bitch (Asus 2 figure)

[Prechorus - climb is A A/B C - chords more open]
Though I've [C] lost quite a lot
I am [G] still in control
They can [C] keep what they've got
But they [A] can't have my soul (stop)

[Chorus - 8th notes on strumming]
And if [D] I don't [G] have this [A] all worked [D] out
Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[D] I still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt
But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer (stop)

[Verse]
What was [A] (back in) ripped off by [G] professionals
Is [Em] not all that it [A] seems
While I [A] must live up to [G] contracts 
I did [Em] not give up my [A] dreams (Asus 2 figure + drums stop)
If I [A] see it as [G] experience
It [Em] hasn't gone to [A] waste
Lately [A] all the missing [G] pieces
Have been [Em] falling into [A] place

[Prechorus - Climb up figure A A/B C]
And if [C] I could go back and start [G] over somehow
I would [C] not change that much
Knowing [A] what I know now (stops)

[Chorus - 8th notes strumming]
Thought there [D] have been [G] sins
[A] will [D] regret
Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[D] don't have [G] all the [A] answers [Bm] yet
But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
 
[Solo 1]
G F F G  x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A)
A G Em A x 4 (play chords higher up to change)
(stop)
 
[Verse]
I'm a [A] mark for every [G] shyster
From [Em] Topanga to [A] Berlin
And I [A] should have learned to [G] kick them out
As [Em] soon as they crawled [A] in
So to [A] every bank in [G] Switzerland
That [Em] stores my stolen [A] youth
I'm a [A] lright because [G] despite the laws
You [Em] cannot hide the [A] truth

[Prechorus]
And [C] although you will say
I am [G] still too naive
Well I [C] have not lost faith
In the [A] things I believe

[Chorus]
And if [D] I don't [G] have a this [A] all worked [D] out
Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[D] still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt
But I'm [D] still [G] getting [A] closer, [D] getting closer

[Solo 2]
G F F G  x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A)

[Outro]
A G Em A x 4

[Solo 1 Phrase]
E 3-3-3--------------------
B 3-3-3-------6----------
G -----5p3---5-------------
D --------5s7---------------
A -----------------------
E -----------------------

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George Michael-Careless Whisper

[Intro]
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7] x 2 - SAX PART

[Verse 1] 
[Dm7] I feel so unsure [Gm7]    
As I  [Bbmaj7] take your hand and lead you  
[Am7] to the dance floor
[Dm7] As the music dies
[Gm7] Something in your eyes
[Bbmaj7] Calls to mind a silver screen
And  [Am7] all its sad goodbyes
 
[Chorus]
[Dm7] I'm never gonna dance again
[Gm7] Guilty feet have got no rhythm
[Bbmaj7] Though it's easy to pretend
I  [Am7] know you're not a fool
[Dm7] Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And  [Gm7] waste the chance that I've been given
[Bbmaj7] So, I'm never gonna dance again
The  [Am7] way I danced with you - oo - oo
 
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
  ohh oh
 
[Verse 2]
[Dm7] Time can never  [Gm7] mend
The  [Bbmaj7] careless whispers  [Am7] of a good friend
[Dm7] To the heart and mind
[Gm7] Ignorance is kind
[Bbmaj7] There's no comfort in the truth
[Am7] Pain is all you'll find
 
[Chorus]
[Dm7] I'm never gonna dance again
[Gm7] Guilty feet have got no rhythm
[Bbmaj7] Though it's easy to pretend
[Am7] I know you're not a fool
I  [Dm7] should've known better than to cheat a friend
[Gm7] And waste the chance that I've been given
[Bbmaj7] So, I'm never gonna dance again
The  [Am7] way I danced with you, ohh oh.
 
[Interlude]
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
           Never without your love
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
 
[Bridge]
[Dm7] Tonight, the music seems so loud
[Gm7] I wish that we could lose this crowd
[Bbmaj7] Maybe it's better this way
[Am7] We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
[Dm7] We could have been so good together
[Gm7] We could have lived this dance forever
But  [Bbmaj7] now who's gonna dance with  [Am7] me?   Please stay
 
[Chorus]
[Dm7] And I'm never gonna dance again
[Gm7] Guilty feet have got no rhythm
[Bbmaj7] Though it's easy to pretend
I  [Am7] know you're not a fool
I  [Dm7] should've known better than to cheat a friend
And  [Gm7] waste the chance that I've been given
[Bbmaj7] So, I'm never gonna dance again
The  [Am7] way I danced with you
 
[Outro]
[Dm7] ------ [Gm7] Oh ho----------- [Bbmaj7] ---------- [Am7] ---------------                                     
[Dm7]  Now that you're  [Gm7] gone  Now that you're  [Bbmaj7] gone        [Am7]    
[Dm7] Now that you're go [Gm7] ne  Was what I did so wrong?
so  [Bbmaj7] wrong, that you had to  [Am7] leave me alone?
 
[Dm7] Do-waa ahh,   [Gm7] do-waa ahh,  [Bbmaj7] do-waa ahh,   [Am7]        [x2]   
 
[Dm7] [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7]
(repeat to fade)

[End]
[Intro - Actual fingerings]
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  Bbmaj7                              Am7
 
e|-6--5---------------------------|-----------------------5---|
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   Dm7                                 Gm7
 
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   Bbmaj7                              Am7
 
e|-6--5---------------------------|-----------------------5---|
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G|----------7---------------------|--------5--7---------------| Repeat
D|-------------8------------------|--7--8---------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
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