Closer To Nowhere by Jen Foster
Album: Thirty-Nine
Track 8
2009
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
G: 320033
Cadd9: x32033
Dadd9: x54055
Eadd9: x76077
Em: x22000
Am: x02210
C: x30210
D: xx0232
Em7*: x02033
Cadd9*:x30033
Em*: 200200
C*: x30010
G Cadd9
Do you know who you are? Do you ever think about it?
G Cadd9
If you were told it's a place, would you drive until you found it?
G Cadd9
Would you turn down a street that you know would lead
Dadd9
To where you were before?
Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9
You call it home, but are you really sure that's your home?
G Cadd9
Do you know what you want? Have you ever reconsidered
G Cadd9
What a trip we are on and it's the only ride we're given?
G
If you could fly, would you try?
Cadd9 Dadd9
Would your feet stay firmly planted on the ground?
Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9
Can you explain why the only place you go is to waste?
G
Now you go to work and you work all day
Cadd9
You smoke and bitch on your coffee break
G
You tell some jokes to kill that time
Cadd9
Til the boss comes back and at the stroke of 5
Em Em*
You hit those bars, you have some drinks
G Am
You drown in all your long lost dreams
C C* D
Oh no,
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G Cadd9
Do you know who you love? Can you say those words with feeling?
G Cadd9
Or when you look in those eyes, is there someone else you're seeing?
G Cadd9
Do you dream of a day you could take the love
Dadd9
Without running away?
Cadd9 Dadd9
What is it now? Do you need a little space?
Cadd9
Or are you wanting out?
G
Now you go to work and you work all day
Cadd9
You smoke and bitch on your coffee break
G
You grab that phone, rehearse those lines
Cadd9
Then you call home sayin' you gotta work tonight
Em Em*
You hit those bars, you buy some drinks
G Am
For the first one who looks good
C C* D
And thinks you're cool
Eadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
Dadd9 Eadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
Em7*
You're closer to nowhere
Cadd9* Em7*
You fake it so well, nobody can tell
Cadd9* G Cadd9
You buy what they sell, you're going places
G Cadd9
You're going places
G
Now you go to work and you work all day
Cadd9
You smoke and bitch on your coffee break
G
You share your plans and you swear you'll quit
Cadd9
Maybe next year or the year after it
Em Em*
You hit those bars, you have some drinks
G Am
You take those pills, you go to sleep
Em Em*
You wake up someday all alone
G Am C C* D
You realize another year is gone
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G
And all these signs will be your guides
Cadd9
But you must pay attention
G
And all the lights that line the side
Cadd9 G Cadd9
Are beautiful don't miss them
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G Cadd9
You're closer to nowhere
G
You're closer to nowhere
