Never Too Close

Gordon Lightfoot

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G C G Em D G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C G

I remember when best friends were jealous lovers

C D G

Lying warm asleep beneath the covers

C G

Dreaming of belonging to each other

CHORUS: C G

And so we tried, never too close

D G

Never too near, dying in time

C G

And so we cried, but that is alright

We meant no one no harm

[VERSE 2:]

G C G

I remember when best friends were not mistaken

C D G

Long before that freedom was forsaken

C G

Learning about all the good things in the world worth believing

CHORUS: C G

And so we tried, never too close

D G

Never too near, dying in time

C G

And so we cried, but that is alright

We meant no one no harm

G C G Em D G

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 3:]

C G

I remember when jealous lovers would stick together

C D G

When the days were warm and the nights more tender

C G

When the bonds of truth were not made to measure

CHORUS: C G

And so we tried, never too close

D G

Never too near, dying in time

C G

And so we cried, but that is alright

We meant no one no harm

CHORUS: C G

Try, try as you will

D G

Following dreams never fulfilled

C G

And so we cried, but that is alright

We meant no one no harm

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