Closer To The Heart Harmonica Tabs

Words by Neil Peart and Peter Talbot
Music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

7 7 7 7 7 7 -7 6o
And the men who hold high places
6o 6 -5 6o 6 7
must be the ones who start
4 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -5
to mould a new re-al-it-y
-6 -6 6 -6 -5
closer to the heart,
-6 -6 6 -5 -5 -4
closer to the heart.

-3’ –8 7 7 7 6o 6o
The blacksmith and the artist
-3” -6 -5 6 6 7
reflect it in their art.
4 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 -5
They forge their cre-a-tiv-i-ty
-6 -6 -5 -5 -5
closer to the heart,
-6-5 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5
Y-es, closer to the heart.

3 7 7 7 7 7 6o
Philosophers and ploughmen,
6 -5 6o 6 -7 7
each must know his part
4 6 6 -6 6 6 -6 -5
to sow a new men-tal-i-ty
-6 -6 6 6 -5
closer to the heart,
-6-5 -6 -6 7 7 8~ 8~ 8 -8 8
y-es, closer to the heart, yeah!
-6-7-8-9 (slide)
Oh……..

musical interlude

7 7 7 7 7 -7
You can be the captain
7 -6 6 6o 6 7
and I will draw the chart,
6 6 -6 6 -5 -6 -5
sailing into des-ti-ny,
-6 -6 -5 -5 -5
closer to the heart,
-6 -6 6 -6 -5
closer to the heart,
-6 -6 -6 7 7 -9
well, closer to the heart!
7 -9 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5
Oh, yeah! closer to the heart,
-6 -6 6 -6 -6 -7
closer to the heart,
7 -5 -6 -6 7 5 -5
I said, closer to the heart!
-6 -6 -6 7 7 -9
well, closer to the heart,
8 -9 -6 -6 6 -6-5
yeah! closer to your heart!
-6 -6 -5 6 -5
closer to your heart,
-6’……….
Whoa……..!