Closest I've Ever Been Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Closest I've ever been
to meeting Jesus was when
[Am]Me and Bobby Pen[C]son put
[G]up our pink slips on Blue [C]Hole [F]road
[C]Me needle's showing ninety,
I [G]flew right by [C]him
Lightning fast until [F]I had
a bad Goodyear blow
That old Chevy rolled
and rolled and I know
[G]Heaven must have [F]heard the words
beneath my breath
[G]And I thank God, I [F]ain't there [G]yet

[Verse 2]
[C]That's the closest I've ever been
[G]To never seeing my momma again
[Am]Found out quick how precious life is
Drive [F]my new truck a little [G]slower than I did
[C]That's the smallest I've ever felt
[G]That's the furtherest I've ever fell
[Am]Not too far [G]to find out
how [F]life ends
That's the closest I ever

[Interlude 1]
been
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[Verse 3]
[C]Closest I've ever been
To being the [G]devil's friend [Am]was when
Shelly gave into [C]me and [G]him
Down by [F]the river[C]
I gave her my heart and [G]my jacket
I still ain't got 'em back yet
[Am]She left me hurt, sear[C]ching [F]for love,
liquor, whatever
Quicker than [G]I could say sin
I slipped [F]further in than I was planning
[G]Never shook the devil's hand
But I [F]drank his whiskey
and I [G]loved his women

[Verse 4]
[C]That's the closest I've ever been
[G]To telling God "to hell with him"
[Am]Go down in flames and laying the blame
[F]Why would he ever let [G]her walk away
[C]That's the smallest I've ever felt
[G]That's the furthest I've ever fell
[Am]Not too far [G]for God to forgive
[F]I thank God
That's the closest I've [C]ever [G]been

[Verse 5]
[Dm]Got it all behind me[F]
[Bb]And every day I'm finding
Another [F]way to be the best man I can
And I'm the closest I [C]ever [G]been
[C]Closest [F]I've [Am]ever been[F][G][C]
Closest [G]I've ever been[C]

[Outro 1]
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