artist : katie melua
song : the closest thing to crazy
tabbed by : dj
23rd feb 2014

tuning : standard

capo : 2nd fret ( sounds in key of E )

chord names and fret positions relative to capo :
D = xx0232 Bm = x23332 A# = x13331
A7 = x02020 A = x02220 G4 = 355533 or 320013
G = 320033 F#m = 244222 Gm = 355333
[ ch ] A7/E [ /Ch ] = 002020 D/A = x00232 A7sus4 = x02030
D/F# = 200232 Em7 = 022030

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D A7 D G D/F# A7
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D [ ch ] A7/E [ /Ch ] D/F#
how can i think i’m standing strong ,
G D
yet feel the air beneath my feet?
Bm A G
how can happiness feel so wrong?
F#m A7 D A7
how can misery feel so sweet?

D [ ch ] A7/E [ /Ch ] D/F#
how can you let me watch you sleep ,
G D
then break my dreams the way you do?
Bm A G
how can i have got in so deep?
F#m A7 D A7
why did i fall in love with you?

D Bm
this is the closest thing to crazy i have ever been ,
Em7 D/A A
feeling twenty two , acting seventeen – – – – – – – ,
D Bm
this is the nearest thing to crazy i have ever known ,
Em7 Gm
i was never crazy on my own ,
D Bm G A#
and now i know . . . that there’s a link between the two ,
D Bm A7
being close to craziness , and being close to . . .

. . . you!
D [ ch ] A7/E [ /Ch ] G4 Gm
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D
E | – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – /7 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 0 – – – – – – – – – /7 – – – 5 – – – 4 – – – 2 – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D [ ch ] A7/E [ /Ch ] D/F#
how can you make me fall A – part ,
G D
then break my fall with loving lies?
Bm A G
it’s so easy to break a heart ,
F#m A D A7
it’s so easy to close your eyes!

D [ ch ] A7/E [ /Ch ] D/F#
how can you treat me like a child?
G D
yet , like a child , i yearn for you!
Bm A G
how can anyone feel so wild?
F#m A D A7
how can anyone feel so blue?

D Bm
this is the closest thing to crazy i have ever been ,
Em7 D/A A
feeling twenty two , acting seventeen – – – – – – – ,
D Bm
this is the nearest thing to crazy i have ever known ,
Em7 Gm
i was never crazy on my own ,
D Bm G A#
and now i know . . . that there’s a link between the two ,
D Bm A7 D
being close to craziness , and being close to you ,
Bm G A7sus4 D Bm
and being close to you – – – – , oo – – – oo , oo , oo ,
G A7sus4 D
and being close to . . . you!