Closer To The Light – Bruce Cockburn
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Transcribed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz) 1995
Standard tuning, Capo 2
Slow: 4/4, MM72
Notes: This songs has deceptively simple chords, but, as with
many Cockburn tunes, it’s not as easy as it first seems!
Alternating bass, travis-style fingerpicking.
Bracketed notes are optional.
Full lyrics are at the end.
Feedback appreciated. Enjoy!

Key: 0 in measure 6 0h1p0 (trill)
3′ in measure 7 3(bend)p1p0
n downstroke (strum)
v upstroke (strum)
> accent (downstrum)
} arpeggiate chord

Intro:
1 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------0-----
-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0- -1-0---------------1-----1-------
-4-------------4-------0-4------- -----2-------2---------2---------
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -------2-----2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

3 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---0- ---------------0-------------0---
-0-----0------------------------- -----------1-------------1-3-----
---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2- -------2---------------2---------
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -----2-------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

5 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------0-----------------
-3---------3-----3-------0-1-3p1- -1---------1-------------0---0-
-0-----0-------0-------0--------- -2-----2---------------2-----2---
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -----2-------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

G Am n v
7 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-----------0-----0-------3'---- -----1-1-------------------1-----
-------0-------0-------0-----2-0- -----2-2---0---2-------2---------
-----0-------0-------0----------- -----2-------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3------(3)------ --------------------------------- 

There you

Verse:
9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-3---------3-----3---------3----- -0h1p0-------------1-------1-----
0-----0-------0-------0-------0- -------2---------------2-------2-
----0-------0-------0-------0--- -------------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

go Swimming deeper into mystery Here I re-

11, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-3---------3-----3---------3----- -0h1p0-------------1-------1-----
-0-----0-------0-------0-------0- -------2---------------2-------2-
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -------------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

-main Only seeing where you used to be Stared at the cei-

13, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-3---------3-----3---------3----- -0h1p0-------------1-------1-----
-0-----0-------0-------0-------0- -------2---------------2-------2-
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -------------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

-ling ‘Til my ears filled up with tears Never got to

G Am cresc.
15, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-3---------3-----3-------5p3-3-0- -1p0-----------------------1-----
-0-----0-------0-------0(4)------ -----2-----0---2-------2-------2-
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -----2-----0-x-2-----2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

know you And suddenly you’re out of here

Chorus:
% n v v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v n v
17, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0- -----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-
-1---1-1---1-1-1-----1-1-----1-1- -----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-
-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0- -----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-
-----------------3-------2------- -----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-
-3-------3-------3-------3------- -2-------------------------------
--------------------------------- -0---------------0--------------- 

Gone from mystery into mystery

n v n v n v n v n v n v n v > v n
19, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1- -----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---
-----1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1- -----3-3---3---3-----3-----3-3---
-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2- -----0-0---0---0-----0-----0-0---
-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3- -----0-0-----0-------0-------0---
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
-1---------------1--------------- -3-------3-------3-------3------- 

Gone from daylight into night Another step

21, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-----------5---0-----------0----- -----------1---------------------
-----------------------1--------- ---------------1------(0h1-0)----
-------2------------------------- ---2---0------------(2)-----(2)--
-----2-------2-------2-------2--- -----3-------3---------0h2-0-----
-0-------0-------0--------------- ---------------------3-------3---
-------------------------3------- -1-------1-------1--------------- 

deeper into darkness

23[Csus4/G], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-----------------0---------0----- -0-------------------------------
-----------1-----1---------1----- -1---------1---------------3-----
-------0-------0-------0---0---0- -0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)
-----3-------3-------3-------3--- -----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---
--------------------------------- -3-------3---------------2-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

Clo – -ser to the light. (Another step)

________ _ _ _
1.
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-0---------5---0-----------0----- -----------1---------------------
-------1---------------1--------- ---------------1-----------------
-2------------------------------- ---2---0-------------------------
-----2-------2-------2-------2--- -----3-------3---------0h2-0-----
-0-------0-------0--------------- ---------------------3-------3---
-------------------------3------- -1-------1-------1--------------- 

_ _ _ ________
27[Csus4/G], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

----------------}0-------0------- -0--------------------------------
-----------1----}1-------1------- -1---------1---------------3------
-------0--------}0-------0-----0- -0-----0---------------0------(0)
-----3-------3-------3-------3--- (2)--2-------2h3-2---2-------0---
--------------------------------- -3-------3---------------2--------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- ---------------------------------- 

Verse 2: Walked out-

________ _ _ _
2,3.
45, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .[+]

-----------5---0-----------0----- -----------1---------------------
-----------------------1--------- ---------------1-------0h1-0-----
-------2------------------------- ---2---0-------------2-------2---
-----2-------2-------2-------2--- -----3-------3---------0h2-0-----
-0-------0-------0--------------- ---------------------3-------3---
-------------------------3------- -1-------1-------1--------------- 

deeper into darkness +

47[Csus4/G], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-----------------0---------0----- -0-------------------------------
-----------1-----1---------1----- -1---------1---------------3-----
-------0-------0-------0---0---0- -0-----0---------------0--(0)-(0)
-----3-------3-------3-------3--- -----2-------2h3-2---x-------0---
--------------------------------- -3-------3---------------2-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

Clo – -ser to the light.

Middle 8:
49, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

--------------------------------- ---------------------------0-----
-3---------3-------3-----5p3-3-0- -1-0---------------1-----1-------
-4-------------4-------0-4------- -----2---2-------------2---------
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -------2-----2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

51, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

-3---------3-----5p3-3-3---1---1- ---0-----------0-------------0---
-0-----0------------------------- -------1-----------------3p1-----
---------------0-5p4-4-4---2---2- ---2-------2-----------2---------
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -----2-------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

53, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

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-3---------3-----3-----0-3p0--(0) -1-0-------1-------------3p1-----
-0-----0-------0---0------------- -----2---2-------------0-------0-
-----0-------0-------0-------0--- -------2-----2-------2-------x---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

55, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

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-0---------0-----0-------3'---- -------1-------------------1-----
-------0-------0-------0-----2-0h -2-----2---0---2-------2-------2-
-----0-------0-------0---------0h (2)--2-------2-------2-------2---
--------------------------------- -0-------0-------0-------0-------
-3-------3-------3------(3)------ --------------------------------- 

ds% al coda+

+Coda
Csus4/G ritardando…… C
67, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

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-----------1-----1---------1----- -1-------------------------------
-------0-------0-------0---0----- -0-------------------------------
-----3-------3-------3-------3--- -2-------------------------------
--------------------------------- -3-------------------------------
-3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------- 

Clo – -ser to the light.

Closer To The Light
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There you go
Swimming deeper into mystery
Here I remain
Only seeing where you used to be
Stared at the ceiling
‘Til my ears filled up with tears
Never got to know you
And suddenly you’re out of here

Gone from mystery into mystery
Gone from daylight into light
Another step deeper
Into darkness
Closer to the light

Walked outside
Summer moon was nearly down
Mist on the fields
Holy stillness all around
Death’s no stranger
No stranger than the life I’ve seen
Still I cried
Still I begged to get you back again

Gone from mystery into mystery
Gone from daylight into light
Another step deeper
Into darkness
Closer to the light

Rainfall – Bruce Cockburn
~~~~~~~~
>From “Further Adventures Of”.
Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean.

Tuning: CACGCE.
Capo: 5th fret.
Timing: 4/4.

INTRO:
4/4, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , .

—–0——-0— —0—–0—0— —1—–1-1—1- —–1—1—1—
—–0——-0— —0—–0—0— —0—–0-0—0- —–0—0—0—
——-0——-0- ——-0——-0- ——-2—–2— —2—–2—2—
—–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0—
———0——- ———0——- ———0——- ———0——-
-0————— -0————— -0————— -0—————

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , .

-0h1—0—–0— —0—–0—0— —1—–1-1—1- —–1—1—1—
-0—–0—–0— —0—–0—0— —0—–0-0—0- —–0—0—0—
-0h2—–0—–0- ——-0——-0- ——-2—–2— —2—–2—2—
—–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0—
———0——- ———0——- ———0——- ———0——-
-0————— -0————— -0————— -0—————

VERSE 1: (fingerpick similar to Intro)
Rainfall on rolling green
[F/C]Wavy lines and [F/C]peacock sheen[F/C][F/C]
Rainfall on rolling green
[F/C]Prettiest world I’ve [F/C]ever seen[F/C][F/C]

BRIDGE:
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

—5p0——-3p0- ——-3p0—–0- —5p0——-3p0- ——-3p0—–0-
—0—5p0—0— -5p0—0—5p0— —0—5p0—0— -5p0—0—5p0—
———–5—– —–5———– ———–5—– —–5———–
——-5p0——- -5p0——-5p0— ——-5p0——- -5p0——-5p0—
—————– —————– —————– —————–
-5————— —————– -5————— —————–

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

—5p0——-3p0- ——-3p0——- –0————— ——-0—–0—
—0—5p0—0— -5p0—0—5p0— -/7————— ——-0—–0—
———–5—– —–5———0- ——–0—0—– ——-0———
——-5p0——- -5p0——-5p0— ——0——-0— —–0——-0—
—————– —————– ———-0——- ———0——-
-5————— —————– –0————— -0—————

[F/C], . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , .

-1-1—1—–1— —1—–1—1—
-0-0—0—–0— —0—–0—0—
-2———2—2- —2—2—–2—
—–0——-0— —–0——-0—
———0——- ———0——-
-0————— -0—————

VERSE 2:
Faces and places in a highway land
[F/C]Beads strung on a [F/C]silver strand[F/C][F/C]
Quicksilver in a calloused hand
[F/C]Never a place for the [F/C]Son of Man[F/C][F/C]

BRIDGE (as before)

SOLO:
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [D7sus4/C], . , . , . , . [D7sus4/C], . , . , . , .

–10p7—–0—– —0——-0—– —7p5—–0—– —0————-
——-9—–0— —–0——-0— ——-7—–0— ——-0———
——–10—-10- ——10——— ———7—–7- —————–
—–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0—
———0——- ———0——- ———0——- ———0——-
-0————— -0————— -0————— -0—————

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [D7sus4/C], . , . , . , . [D7sus4/C], . , . , . , .

–10p7—–0—– —0——-0—- —7p5—–0—– —0—————
——-9—–0— —–0——-0– ——-7—–0— ——-0—–0h2p0-
——–10—-10- ——10——– ———7—–7- ———–0——-
—–0——-0— —–0——-0– —–0——-0— —–0——-0—–
———0——- ———0—— ———0——- ———0———
-0————— -0————– -0————— -0—————–

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , . [F/C], . , . , . , .

-0—–0—–0— —0—–0—0— —1—–1-1—1- —–1—1—1—
-0—–0—–0— —0—–0—0— —0—–0-0—0- —–0—0—0—
-0——-0—–0- ——-0——-0- ——-2—–2— —2—–2—2—
—–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0— —–0——-0—
———0——- ———0——- ———0——- ———0——-
-0————— -0————— -0————— -0—————

VERSE 3:
Born under a rainbow sign
[F/C]Flash of wave in [F/C]space and time[F/C][F/C]
Molten glass and hearts that shine
[F/C]Stone to gold in [F/C]fire refined[F/C][F/C]

BRIDGE (twice, first time without last two (F/C) bars)

OUTRO: (as for first 4 bars of Intro, end on a C6 chord)

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John Kean
keanj@agresearch.cri.nz

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– – — —
– – — — —-

Look away across the bay
Yankee gunboat come this way
Uncle same gonna save the day
Come tomorrow we all gonna pay

And it’s burn baby burn
When am I going to get turn?
Burn baby burn
When am I going to get turn?

Something dead under the bed
Local diplomats hang their heads
Never mind what the government said
They’re either lying or they’ve been misled.

Phillipines was yesterday
Santiago and Greece today
How would they ever make the late news pay
If they didn’t have the C.I.A.

Here it comes, the loaded gun
Must keep the Commies on the run
You’d buy or bury everyone
For liberty and life and just plain fun.