Cockburn Bruce - Closer to the light

												
From whitej@lincoln.ac.nz Tue Apr 11 18:59:50 PDT 1995
 Article: 37841 of rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
 
 From: whitej@lincoln.ac.nz (White, Jared Conway)
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 Subject: TAB correction: Bruce Cockburn-Closer to the Light***
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 I *hate* it when that happens.....   I took the tab home last night and 
 Realised I'd made a few mistakes (*big* mistakes!) when typing it up late on 
 Monday night.  If anyone's tried to play the tab they've probably already 
 Noticed     ;)
 
 So here's the corrected version.... sorry if I confused anyone......
 
 Happy days
 Jared
 
 
 Closer To The Light - Bruce Cockburn
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Transcribed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz) 1995
 Standard tuning, Capo 2
 Slow: 4/4, MM=72
 Notes: This songs has deceptively simple chords, but, as with
        many Cockburn tunes, it's not as easy as it first seems!
        Alternating bass, travis-style fingerpicking.
        Bracketed notes are optional.
        Full lyrics are at the end.
        Feedback appreciated.  Enjoy!
 
 Key:   0**  in measure 6 = 0h1p0 (trill)
        3'** in measure 7 = 3(bend)p1p0
        n = downstroke (strum)
        v = upstroke (strum)
        > = accent (downstrum)
        } = arpeggiate chord
 
 
 Intro:
   G                        Am
 1 ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------0-----|
 |-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------|
 |-4-------------4-------0-4---------2---------2---------|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
 
 
   G                        Am
 3 ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---0-----0-------------0---|
 |-0-----0-------------------------1-------------1-3-----|
 ----0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|-------2---------------2---------|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
 
 
   G                        Am
 5 ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------0-----------------|
 |-3---------3-----3-------0-1-3p1-|-1---------1-------------0**---0-|
 |-0-----0-------0-------0---------|-2-----2---------------2-----2---|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
 
 
   G                        Am  n v
 7 ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------------|
 0-----0-------3'**----|-----1-1-------------------1-----|
 |-------0-------0-------0-----2-0-|-----2-2---0---2-------2---------|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------------2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3------(3)----------------------------|
                                  There you
 
 Verse:
   G                        Am
 9 ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------------|
 |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|
 |*0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|
 |*----0-------0-------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
   go           Swimming deeper into mystery                 Here I re-
 
 
   G                        Am
 11,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------------|
 |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|
 |-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
  -main        Only seeing where you used to be      Stared at the cei-
 
 
   G                        Am
 13,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------------|
 |-3---------3-----3---------3-----|-0h1p0-------------1-------1-----|
 |-0-----0-------0-------0-------0-|-------2---------------2-------2-|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
  -ling  'Til my ears filled up with tears               Never got to
 
 
   G                        Am               cresc.
 15,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------------|
 |-3---------3-----3-------5p3-3-0-|-1p0-----------------------1-----|
 |-0-----0-------0-------0(4)------0---2-------2-------2-|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0---0-x-2-----2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
   know you      And suddenly you're out of here
 
 
 Chorus:
          Csus4   C         Em
   %   n v   v n v     n v     n v       n v n v n v     n v n v n v
 17,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 |-1---1-1---1-1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 |-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 ------3-------2-------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-2-------------------------------|
 ----------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
   Gone       from mystery into      mystery
 
 
   F                        G
       n v n v n v     n v n v n v       n v             >     v n
 19,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---|
 |-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---|
 |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----0-0---0---0-----0-----0-0---|
 |-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-0-----0-------0-------0---|
 --------------------------------------------|
 |-1---------------1---------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
   Gone       from daylight into     night                Another step
 
 
   Am                       F
 21,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 5---0-----------0-----1---------------------|
 ------------1-------------1------(0h1-0)----|
 |-------2-------------------------|---2---0------------(2)-----(2)--|
 --2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|
 |-0-------0-------0-------------------------3-------3---|
 --------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------|
   deeper             into  darkness
 
 
   Csus4/G                  C
 23,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|
 1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----|
 |-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)|
 |-----3-------3-------3-------3-----2h3-2---x-------0---|
 ----------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
   Clo -      -ser to          the   light.              (Another step)
 
  ________ _ _ _
 | 1.
 | Am                       F
 | ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-0---------5---0-----------0-----1---------------------|
 |-------1---------------1-------------1-----------------|
 |-2-------------------------------|---2---0-------------------------|
 --2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|
 |-0-------0-------0-------------------------3-------3---|
 --------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------|
 
                              _ _ _ ________
   Csus4/G                  C                       ||
 27,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .    ||
 -----}0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------||
 1----}1-------1-------|-1---------1---------------3------||
 |-------0--------}0-------0-----0-|-0-----0---------------0------(0)*||
 |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|(2)--2-------2h3-2---2-------0---*||
 ----------------------|-3-------3---------------2--------||
 |-3-------3-------3-------3------------------------------||
                                Verse 2: Walked out-
 
  ________ _ _ _
 | 2,3.
 | Am                       F                    +
 45,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 5---0-----------0-----1---------------------|
 ------------1-------------1-------0h1-0-----|
 |-------2-------------------------|---2---0-------------2-------2---|
 --2-------2-------2---|-----3-------3---------0h2-0-----|
 |-0-------0-------0-------------------------3-------3---|
 --------------3-------|-1-------1-------1---------------|
   deeper             into  darkness             +
 
 
   Csus4/G                  C
 47,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------|
 1-----1---------1-----|-1---------1---------------3-----|
 |-------0-------0-------0---0---0-|-0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)|
 |-----3-------3-------3-------3-----2h3-2---x-------0---|
 ----------------------|-3-------3---------------2-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
   Clo -      -ser to          the   light.
 
 
 Middle 8:
   G                        Am
 49,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------0-----|
 |-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0-|-1-0---------------1-----1-------|
 |-4-------------4-------0-4-------|-----2---2-------------2---------|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
 
 
   G                        Am
 51,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---1-|---0-----------0-------------0---|
 |-0-----0-------------------------|-------1-----------------3p1-----|
 ----0-5p4-4-4---2---2-|---2-------2-----------2---------|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0-----2-------2-------2---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
 
 
   G                        Am
 53,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ------------------0-------0-----------------|
 |-3---------3-----3-----0-3p0--(0)|-1-0-------1-------------3p1-----|
 |-0-----0-------0---0-------------|-----2---2-------------0-------0-|
 |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-------2-----2-------2-------x---|
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------|
 
 
   G                        Am
 55,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 --------------------------------------------||
 |-0---------0-----0-------3'**----|-------1-------------------1-----||
 |-------0-------0-------0-----2-0h|-2-----2---0---2-------2-------2-||
 |-----0-------0-------0---------0h|(2)--2-------2-------2-------2---||
 ----------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------||
 |-3-------3-------3------(3)----------------------------||
                              ds% al coda+
 
 
 +Coda
   Csus4/G       ritardando......    C
 67,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ------0---------0-----|-0-------------------------------||
 1-----1---------1-----|-1-------------------------------||
 |-------0-------0-------0---0-----|-0-------------------------------||
 |-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-2-------------------------------||
 ----------------------|-3-------------------------------||
 |-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------||
   Clo -      -ser to          the   light.
 
 
 Closer To The Light
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 There you go
 Swimming deeper into mystery
 Here I remain
 Only seeing where you used to be
 Stared at the ceiling
 'Til my ears filled up with tears
 Never got to know you
 And suddenly you're out of here
 
 Gone from mystery into mystery
 Gone from daylight into light
 Another step deeper
 Into darkness
 Closer to the light
 
 Walked outside
 Summer moon was nearly down
 Mist on the fields
 Holy stillness all around
 Death's no stranger
 No stranger than the life I've seen
 Still I cried
 Still I begged to get you back again
 
 Gone from mystery into mystery
 Gone from daylight into light
 Another step deeper
 Into darkness
 Closer to the light