Closest Ive Ever Been

C    Cmaj7    Am    Cmaj7

C                      Cmaj7
Closest I've ever been to meetin' 
Jesus was when
Am                             G 
Me and Bobby Pinson put up our 
                           F
pink slips on Blue Hole Road
C                         Cmaj7
My needle showin' ninety, I flew 
right by him
Am                           
Lighting fast 'til I had a bad 
  F
Goodyear blow
         F                         
That ol' Chevy --- rolled and 
             G
rolled and I know heaven
        F                          
Must've heart the words beneath my 
             G
breath and I thank God
  F           C   G
I ain't there yet

[Chorus]
C                                 
That's the closest I've ever been 
    G
to, never seein' my momma again
Am                                
Found out quick how precious life 
   F                          
is drive my new truck a little 
 G
slower than I did
Continues after the ad
Remove ads
C                                 
That's the smallest I've ever 
  G
felt, that's the furthest I've ever 
fell
Am             G                 
Not too far to find out how life 
F
ends, --- that's the closest I've 
ever been

[Solo]
C    Cmaj7/B    Am/C    Cmaj7

C                      Cmaj7
Closest I've ever been to bein' the 
devil's friend was when
Am/C                         G   
Shelly gave in to me and him down
        F
 by the river
C                                  
I gave her my heart and my jacket, 
Cmaj7
still ain't got 'em back yet
Am/C                            F
She left me hurtin' and search- in' 
for love or liquor or whatever
             G                
Quicker than I could say sin I 
         F
slipped further in than I was 
plannin'
G                               
I never shook the devil's hand, 
Am                            G/B
but I drank his whiskey and I loved 
his women

[Chorus]
C                                 
That's the closest I've ever been 
    G
to, tellin' God to hell with Him
Am                                
Goin' down in flames, and layin' 
          F                        
the blame, why would He ever let 
 G
her walk away
C                                 
That's the smallest I've ever 
  G
felt, that's the furthest I've ever 
fell
    Am              G         
But not too far for God to for- 
  F                             
give, and I thank God that's the 
                C         G
closest I've ever been

D      E       F       A Bb    
Got it all be- hind me and 
    C       D       G D
every day I'm findin'
        F             C           
Another way to be the best man I 
   F
can

[Other]
                         C         
And I'm the closest I've ever been
Cmaj7

             Am/C      Cmaj7
Closest I've ever been
C       Cmaj7          Am/C Cmaj7 C9
Closest I've ever been