Closer to Fine — Indigo Girls
Chords and lyrics for Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls (key of G, capo 2).
Intro
[G] [G6/A] [C9] [D] [D] [D9] [D]
[G] [G6/A] [C9] [D] [D] [D9] [D]
Verse 1
[G]I'm trying to tell you [G6/A]something about my [C9]life
[D]Maybe give me insight [D]between black and [D9]white
[D11]And the best thing you [D11]ever done for [C]me
[C]Is to help me take my [D11]life less seriously; [D11]it's only life after [C]all
Verse 2
[G]Well darkness has a [G6/A]hunger that's insatiable
[C9]And lightness has a [D]call that's hard to hear
[D11]I wrapped my fear around [D11]me like a blanket
[C]I sailed my ship of [C]safety till I sank it; [D11]I'm crawling on your [D11]shore
Chorus
[D]I went to the doctor, [D]I went to the mountains
[C9]I looked to the children, [G]I drank from the fountain
[D11]There's more than one answer [D11]to these questions pointing me in a [C]crooked line
[C]And the less I seek my [D11]source for some definitive, [D11]the closer [C]I
[G]am to fine, [G6/A]the closer [C9]I am [D]to fine
Verse 3
[G]I went to see the [G6/A]doctor of philosophy
[C9]With a poster of Rasputin [D]and a beard down to his knee
[D11]He never did marry [D11]or see a B grade movie
[C]He graded my performance, [C]he said he could see [D11]through me
Verse 4
[G]I spent 4 years [G6/A]prostrate to the [C9]higher mind
[D]Got my paper and I [D]was free
Chorus
[D]I went to the doctor, [D]I went to the mountains
[C9]I looked to the children, [G]I drank from the fountain
[D11]There's more than one answer [D11]to these questions pointing me in a [C]crooked line
[C]And the less I seek my [D11]source for some definitive, [D11]the closer [C]I
[G]am to fine, [G6/A]the closer [C9]I am [D]to fine
Instrumental
[D] [D] [C9] [C9]
[D] [D] [C9] [C9]
Verse 5
[G]I stopped by the bar [G6/A]at 3 A.M.
[C9]To seek solace in a [D]bottle or possibly a friend
[D11]And I woke up with a [D11]headache like my head against a board
[C]Twice as cloudy as I'd [C]been the night before, [D11]and I went in [D11]seeking clarity
Chorus
[D]I went to the doctor, [D]I went to the mountains
[C9]I looked to the children, [G]I drank from the fountain
[D]We go to the doctor, [D]we go to the mountains
[C9]We look to the children, [G]we drink from the fountain
[D]We go to the bible, [D]we go through the workout
[C9]We read up on revival, [G]we stand up for the lookout
[D11]There's more than one answer [D11]to these questions pointing me in a [C]crooked line
[C]And the less I seek my [D11]source for some definitive, [D11]the closer [C]I
[G]am to fine, [G6/A]the closer [C9]I am [D]to fine
[G]The closer I am to [G6/A]fine [C9] [D]