Supposed to be Close to Me Composer: Henning Ohlenbusch Album: Another Sleepless Nap by Henning Ohlenbusch https://youtu.be/EtqGvSBgnUU Note: Played with Capo on the Fourth fret. Chords are listed as their chord shape with that capo. If you don't want to use a capo, transpose, or play it in this lower key: [instrumental intro] Em - Am - F - Fm Em - Am - F - Fm [verse] Em Am F The eclipse behind the clouds Em Am F Em Spread a coolness over our backyard Am F Em Dm And I turned to you but you’d gone inside Am Em Am F Don't you want to be here with me? Em Am F Are you here with me? You oughta be. [verse] Em Am F So the afternoon fell down Em Am F Em If there were peepers, they didn’t make a sound Am F Em Dm And I hate to be the one to say it Am Em Am F but you're supposed to be close to me Em Am F G Are you close to me? You’re supposed to be [verse2] C G F I’d been living with a ghost C G F Familiar shadow in a room C G F I gave it everything I’ve got Fm Em Am - F - Fm Or so I thought [verse] Em Am F And the silent days glide by Em Am F Em Canoes on a lake beneath a morning sky Am F Em Dm But no change would come with the rising sun Am Em Am F And when the day is done I could been anyone Em Am F G I could be anyone when the day is done. [verse2] C G F Maybe I had been the ghost. C G F A piece of furniture in the room C G F I gave it everything I've got Fm Em Or so I thought Em - Am - F - Fm Em - Am - C [bridge] F C F C Maybe my greatest fault is all the presumptions that I make F C C/B Am Maybe you stepped away G F Cause you took all that you could take F C F C Maybe my claim to fame is not accepting any blame F C C/B Am Maybe you had gone inside G F Just for a little peace and quiet Em Am F Em Dm Cause I always kill the moment by saying Am Em Am F You’re supposed to be close to me Em Am F Are you close to me? You’re supposed to be Fm Em Or so I thought [instrumental outro] Em - Am - F - Fm Em - Am - C