Sep302023

Erin Kinsey – Never Been Closer Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Am   Am

[Verse]
Am
We were out to a good start
F                           C
I was in with my whole heart
 G                         Dm
First time that you kissed me,
 Am
 I felt butterflies
       F
But I guess they flew away
                  C
 with the summer night

        Am
Like a carousel and quicksand
        F
Like a last song with
            C
 a good band
G                         Am
We could keep on dancin' till
 the lights get low
    F
But we could call it quits
              C
and just go home

[Chorus]
                Am
The beat of my heart now

It's beating slower
     F
The highs we're ridin'
                 C
 on are getting lower
            G
We were on fire,
                    Am
but it's feelin' colder
 F                         C
Baby, I ain't saying it's over
                      Am
No, we've never been closer
                      F      C
No, we've never been closer

[Verse]
        Am
Like a Mustang that
 just won't run
        F
Like a whiskey that won't
              C
get you drunk
     G
Got one foot out, one foot in
 Am
Standing on the edge
 F                          C
Falling in or out of love again

[Chorus]
                Am
The beat of my heart now

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It's beating slower
     F
The highs we're ridin'
                 C
on are getting lower
            G
We were on fire,
                   Am
 but it's feelin' colder
 F                         C
Baby, I ain't saying it's over

                      Am
No, we've never been closer
                      F      C
No, we've never been closer

[Instrument]
G   Am   F   C

[Break]
             Am
(Never been closer)

To takin' my things
out the drawers
     F              C
And moving back to Texas
             G
(Never been closer)
             Am
To sayin' forever no more
     F                     G
And makin' me one of your exes

[Chorus]
            Am
Beat of my heart now

It's beating slower
     F
The highs we're ridin'
                 C
 on are getting lower
            G
We were on fire,
                   Am
but it's feelin' colder
 F                         C
Baby, I ain't saying it's over
                      Am
No, we've never been closer
F                     C
No, we've never been closer

[Outro]
                      G
No, we've never been closer
                       Am
(No, we've never been closer)
  F   C

How to play Never Been Closer: key, chords and progression

These are Never Been Closer chords by Erin Kinsey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Never Been Closer by Erin Kinsey is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Am, F, C, G and Dm.

Listen for Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V in C major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Never Been Closer chords: questions

What key is Never Been Closer in?

Never Been Closer by Erin Kinsey is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Never Been Closer?

Never Been Closer uses 5 chords: Am, F, C, G, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Never Been Closer?

The main progression is Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Never Been Closer easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

How to play Never Been Closer: key, chords and progression

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Never Been Closer chords: questions

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