Closer To The Heart Uke tab by Rush

4 Chords used in the song: D, A, Asus4, G

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Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

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Artist: Rush

Album: A Farewell To Kings

Year: 1977

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Key: DChords and Tablature

Chords

D  A  Asus4  G

A|-0-----2-----------0---------------|
E|---0-----0----4p0----0---4-2-0-----|
C|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------1---| x 4
G|-----------------------------------|

A|-----5---5-----|----5---5-----|-----3---3-----|
E|-------0-------|------0-------|-------0-------|
C|-7----------7--|-6----------6-|-5-----------5-|
G|---4------4----|---2------2---|---2-------2---|

   A  Asus4  A     A A            A  Asus4  A   
A|-0----0----0---|-0-0----------|-0----0----0---|
E|-0----0----0---|-0-0-----0----|-0----0----0---|
C|-1----2----1---|-1-1-1-2------|-1----2----1---|
G|-2----2----2---|-2-2----------|-2----2----2---|

        A                 G
And the men who hold high places

     D      G        A
Must be the ones who start

   A          G
To mold a new reality

D      A      G  
Closer to the heart

D      A      G 
Closer to the heart

    A                  G
The blacksmith and the artist

  D        G        A
Reflect it in their art

     A               G
They forge their creativity

D      A      G  
Closer to the heart

D      A      G  
Closer to the heart

(bells)
A|-5-----------5--------------------------|
E|---5-3-2-3-5---5-3----------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

    A            G
Philosophers and ploughmen

D         G        A
Each must know his part

   A            G
To sow a new mentality

D      A      G  
Closer to the heart

D      A      G  
Closer to the heart

D      A      G

Solo
A|-7-|-5-|-3-|-------2--2-4-5-7--4-5-7-5-7-9-|
E|---|---|---|-2-3-5-------------------------|
C|---|---|---|-------------------------------|
G|---|---|---|-------------------------------|

A|-7-9-10-9-10-12--12/14--14-14--7-9-10--10/12--12-12-12|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------|---10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10/12--12-12-12-|
E|-10b12-10-10----12b14-12-12-|---10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-----------------|
C|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|

A|---5-----------------|---------|-----------0-|
E|-5b7r5-3-2-----------|---------|-------------|
C|-----------4-2-4b-2--|---------|-4-4-4p2p0---|
G|---------------------|-0-2-4-5-|-------------|


A|-0-----2-----------0---------------|
E|---0-----0----4p0----0---4-2-0-----|
C|-----1-----1-----1-----1-------1---| x 5
G|-----------------------------------|

Whoa, whoa

    A          G
You can be the captain

D      G        A
I will draw the chart

A            G
Sailing into destiny

D      A      G  
Closer to the heart

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About this song: Closer To The Heart

"Closer to the Heart" is a single by Rush, released 1977, from the album A Farewell to Kings. It was the first Rush song to have an external co-writer, namely Peter Talbot, a friend of Neil Peart. Issued as a single for Christmas 1977, it was their first hit in the United Kingdom, reaching No.36 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1978, and sparked a dramatic change in the band's fortunes outside of the United States.

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