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Noah Kahan - Close Behind Chords

Chord reference C, F, Am, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]I think I found a fear of mine, that you might love for no [F]reason [Am]You know I worry, only luck brought me [C]to you [C]I’m half awake most of the time, it’s just the timing of the [F]seasons [Am]So you know I worry, [C]that you’re all I have to lose

And [C]I [G]should [Am]change [C]this way of [F]thinking That [C]all [G]my [Am]fears are facts of [F]life But [G]I could [C]die [F]tomorrow, [G]you’d be [C]close [F]behind [Am]Oh [G]oh [C]oh [F]oh, [Am]oh [G]oh [C]oh [G]oh [F]oh. [F]Close [C]behind

[C]I live my life in years to come, to [Am]prepare myself for [F]sorrow [Am]So I won’t worry, when I crumble at your [C]feet [C]It’s something sinister to love, without [Am]regard for dear [F]tomorrow [Am]To search for worry, is to love without [C]deceit

And [C]I [G]should [Am]change [C]this way of [F]thinking That [C]all [G]my [Am]fears are facts of [F]life But [G]I could [C]die [F]tomorrow, [G]you’d be [C]close [F]behind [Am]Oh [G]oh [C]oh [F]oh, [Am]oh [G]oh [C]oh [G]oh [F]oh. [F]Close [C]behind

[C] [G] [Am]Mmm, [C]mmm [F]mmm [C][G]mmm [Am]Mmm, [C]mmm [F]mmm, mmm-mmm [G][C]mmmmmm [F]mmm mmm-mmm [G][C]mmmmmm [F]mmm, mmm [C]mmm

And [C]I [G]should [Am]change [C]this way of [F]thinking That [C]all [G]my [Am]fears are facts of [F]life But [G]I could [C]die [F]tomorrow, [G]you’d be [C]close [F]behind

[C]So [G]I [Am]fill my [C]days with [F]thinking [C]Though, [G]I’m [Am]years from [C]my true [F]time [G]I could [C]die [F]tomorrow, [G]you’d be [C]close [F]behind. Close [C]behind

Artist Noah Kahan
Album Cape Elizabeth
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2020
Key C

How to Play Close Behind on Guitar?

Noah Kahan - Close Behind can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Am, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Close Behind with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.