Closer To The Heart chromatic

Words by Neil Peart and Peter Talbot
Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

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And the men who hold high places
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must be the ones who start
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to mould a new re-al-it-y 
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closer to the heart,
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closer to the heart.

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The blacksmith and the artist
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reflect it in their art.
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They forge their cre-a-tiv-i-ty
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closer to the heart,
-7 6*  -7 -7 6* 6*   6*
Y-es, closer to the heart.

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Philosophers and ploughmen,
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each must know his part
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to sow a new men-tal-i-ty
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closer to the heart,
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y-es, closer to the heart,   yeah....!
-7-8-9-10 (slide)
Oh........

musical interlude

 8   8  8   8   8  -8
You can be the captain
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and I will draw the chart,
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sailing into des-ti-ny,
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closer to the heart,
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closer to the heart,
-7    -7 -7  8   8   -10
well, closer to the heart!
8   -10   -7 -7  6* 6*   6*
Oh, yeah! closer to the heart,
-7 -7  7  -7  -7 -8
closer to the heart,
8  6*    6* 6* 8   6   6*
I said, closer to the heart!
-7     -7 -7 8   8   -10
well, closer to the heart,
 10   -10 -7 -7  7   -7 6*
yeah! closer to your heart!
-7 -7  6*  7    6*
closer to your heart,
 7*..........
Whoa........!