Capo 4th fret 
 
Intro: 
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Verse 1: 
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Well, I left my transportation 
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sittin? on its rims. 
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    Hopped a Greyhound, 
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left the drivin? to them. 
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Told the driver my story, 
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Said he see what he could do.  
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And each turn of those wheels got me 
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Closer to you. 
 
Verse 2: 
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    Boarded a clipper 
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Docked in the bay 
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    Just my luck the winds were 
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Calm that day 
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Told the captain my story 
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And he whistled up his crew 
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   Broke out the oars and got me  
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Closer to you. 
 
Chorus 1: 
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One if by land 
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Two if by sea 
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One way or the other 
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Keep a light on for me. 
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Any means of transportation 
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There ain?t nothin? I won?t do 
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To reach my destination that is 
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Closer to you. 
 
Verse 3: 
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Well, I walked along the rails 
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?Til I heard a whistle sound. 
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    Spotted an open freight car 
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Ran it down. 
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Told those hobos my story 
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Over their stew 
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And they passed the hat to get me 
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Closer to you. 
 
Verse 4: 
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Well, I hung out at the airfield 
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Stowed away unseen. 
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        Reached mid-flight and then I 
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Walked out on the wing 
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Told the pilot my story 
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And he handed me his ?chute. 
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And the faster I fell got me 
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Closer to you. 
 
Chorus 2: 
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And I?d walk a million miles 
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Til I wore out my shoes 
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Then I crawl on hands and knees 
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Just to be. Just to be 
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Closer to you