Chords for "How Do I Get Close"

Date: April 5, 1997  11:29 AM
From: Gary Maragos


"How Do I Get Close"  (Ray Davies)


Intro:   E5 C5 D5 E5 D5 E5 (4x)

Em          C               D        G
Living in a world where the flesh is cheap

G            C             D         Em
Body touches body but it's only skin deep

      G              C          D             Em
I can hold you in my arms every time that you weep

          Em        D         C
But we've lost that emotional flow

Em          C              D    G
Living on a planet full of emptiness

     G       C                D     Em
With maximum exposure full of sleaziness

        G              C             D           Em
But the makeup on your face can't disguise loneliness
 
      Em       D               C
Where designer feelings are in vogue, what do they know?

G        D        C            G        G/F#
Darlin', darlin', how do I get close to you when I'm

Em      G       C                    G
Trying, trying, my heart is reaching out to you

C            D
How do I get close to you?

(with intro riff)
In a world without feeling, where words have no meaning

Chorus:
If I were lying, lying, I'd have more chance of reaching you but I'm
Crying, crying, but I can't get my message through
How do I get close to you?

(with intro riff)
Get close to the sinners trying hard to repent
Get close to the homeless wasters and the innocent
Get close to the souls ignored and forgotten by the establishment
People get afraid to touch in case it rubs off on them
Gotta get close, yeah people gotta stay close, close
People gotta stay close

Verse:
Though we seem together, it's breaking my heart
This world is full of barriers that keep us apart
Keep it superficial before feelings can start
In a world that's all glitter and glow, what do they know?

Chorus:
Darlin', darlin', I can't communicate to you without
Crying, crying, I can't get a message through
How do I get close to you?

(with intro riff)
How can I get close?
How can I get close?

Chorus:
Darlin', darlin', how do I get close to you when you're
Surviving, surviving, in a world that's making us confused
Guess I'm afraid of losing you

(with intro riff)
In this world without feeling

Em         D          C
Somehow we gotta stay close