Key: C
Introduction: Am E C D Am E C D
Am
Sittin' on the porch as the rain comes down
Em
I'm a mixed up mind in a mixed up town
C D
Without you, uh, huh
Am
Carryin' a torch for the one I love
Em
It's a hell on earth with no chance for love
C D
Without you, uh, huh
Eb Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb Gm F
This close to Heaven, I was this close to Heaven
Am
The band plays on but the tune's all wrong
E
I've been up all night, I've been down too long
C D
Without you, uh, huh
Am
A sentimental fool with a schoolboy drool
Em
There ain't nothin' right, there ain't nothin' cool
C D
Without you, uh, huh
Eb Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb Eb Bb F
This close to Heaven, I was this close to Heaven
Eb Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb Gm F C
I was this close to Heaven, yeah, I was this close to Heaven
F Dm7 Bb F
My heart won't slow down, no my heart
Dm Bb
(Won't slow down)
Eb Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb Eb Bb F
This close to Heaven, I was this close to Heaven
Eb Bb Eb Bb F Eb Bb Gm F Am
I was this close to Heaven, yeah, I was this close to Heaven
E C D Am
My heart won't slow down
E C D Am E C
My heart won't slow down, no, my heart won't slow down