Cerca / Closer

(Appears on Jonathan, Te Vas A Emocionar, Action Packed, Live In Tampa Bay 1992 and Jonathan Richman)

• Jonathan Richman Version (Spanish) - Chords | Chordpro | Lyrics | English Translation
• Jonathan Richman Version (English) - Chords | Chordpro | Lyrics (also appears on Action Packed)
• Te Vas A Emocionar Version - Chords | Chordpro | Lyrics | English Translation
• Live In Tampa Bay 1992 Version - Chords | Chordpro | Lyrics
• Notes

Jonathan Richman Version (Spanish) - Chords

C                  Am
Estoy en la cama con mi esposa
 F                G
Y quire dormir temprano
C                    Am
Quireo que sonamos la misma cosa el
F             G
Mamosayo(?) su mano
F 
Como decir, lo que quero deci
C                        Am
Cerca del esposa pero solo sentir
 F            G       C
Y Cerca con mi hijo es cerca


                        Am
Mas y mas y mas cerca mas cerca
   F         G
Mas cerca que erra
   C         Am             F G
Mas cerca esta es mi manera


F
No estoy durmiendo, estoy despierto
C                             Am
Pensando como estar mas cerca, no
  F            G   C
Es cerca, mm mm mas cerca


C                  Am
"Okay" Es tiempo por escojer una restaurante
F                G
Y aun pensando de cerca decercanio contigo
C                Am       F
Vamos al paraidar o panaderia
G
Porque
F
no hay nesecitas cosas elegantes
C                               Am
Cuando como estan cerca tengo en mente
  F      G      C
Es Cerca, "Well" cerca



"Well" mas y mas
          Am    F          G
Cerca, mas cerca conmigo es querido
      C     Am         F          G
Oh mas cerca conmigo es entendido


F
Ella duerme en la cama Desde quien sabe cuando
C                          Am
Y revuelvo, y revuelvo, alli durmiando
  F           G         C
De cerca, como estar mas cerca


                Am
Entretando, en la cama
F       G
Doy (?)
C               Am
Y ella duerme mas cerca de mi
F        G
Como ella querido
F
Y su pierna esta rosando mi tracero
C                              Am
Y esto no es malo Porque siempre quero
F          G
estar cerca Oh mas y mas cerca


         D      Bm
Mas y mas cerca
          G           A
"Oh I say" mas y mas y mas.
D          Bm
Mas y mas y mas
G
"Oh I say I say" mas y mas y mas
     A
Mas y mas


G
"Hey Jonathan" te vas a emocionar?
      D           Bm
Pues estoy y nunca voy a occultar
 G                                 D
Y cerca "Oh Alright" conmigo es...

Cerca cerca, mas cerca.

Jonathan Richman Version (Spanish) - Chordpro

[C] Estoy en la cama con [Am] mi esposa
Y [F] quire dormir temp[G]rano
[C] Quireo que sonamos la [Am] misma cosa el
[F] Mamosayo(?) su [G] mano
[F] Como decir, lo que quero deci
[C] Cerca del esposa pero solo [Am] sentir
Y [F] Cerca con mi [G] hijo es [C] cerca

Mas y mas y mas cerca mas [Am] cerca
Mas [F] cerca que [G] erra
Mas [C] cerca esta [Am] es mi manera [F][G]

[F] No estoy durmiendo, estoy despierto
[C] Pensando como estar mas cerca, [Am] no
Es [F] cerca, mm mm [G] mas [C] cerca

[C] "Okay" Es tiempo por [Am] escojer una restaurante
[F] Y aun pensando de [G] cerca decercanio contigo
[C] Vamos al paraidar [Am] o panade[F]ria
[G] Porque
[F] no hay nesecitas cosas elegantes
[C] Cuando como estan cerca tengo en [Am] mente
Es [F] Cerca, [G] "Well" [C] cerca

"Well" mas y mas
Cerca, mas [Am] cerca [F] conmigo es [G] querido
Oh mas [C] cerca [Am] conmigo es [F] entendido [G]

[F] Ella duerme en la cama Desde quien sabe cuando
[C] Y revuelvo, y revuelvo, alli [Am] durmiando
De [F] cerca, como [G] estar mas [C] cerca

Entretando, en la [Am] cama
[F] Doy (?) [G]
[C] Y ella duerme mas [Am] cerca de mi
[F] Como ella [G] querido
[F] Y su pierna esta rosando mi tracero
[C] Y esto no es malo Porque siempre [Am] quero
[F] estar cerca Oh [G] mas y mas cerca

Mas y mas [D] cerca [Bm]
"Oh I say" [G] mas y mas y [A] mas.
[D] Mas y mas y [Bm] mas
[G] "Oh I say I say" mas y mas y mas
Mas y [A] mas

[G] "Hey Jonathan" te vas a emocionar?
Pues es[D]toy y nunca [Bm] voy a occultar
Y [G] cerca "Oh Alright" conmigo es... [D]
Cerca cerca, mas cerca.

Jonathan Richman Version (Spanish) - Lyrics

Estoy en la cama con mi esposa
Y quire dormir temprano
Quireo que sonamos la misma cosa el
Mamosayo(?) su mano
Como decir, lo que quero deci
Cerca del esposa pero solo sentir
Y Cerca con mi hijo es cerca

Mas y mas y mas cerca mas cerca
Mas cerca que erra
Mas cerca esta es mi manera

No estoy durmiendo, estoy despierto
Pensando como estar mas cerca, no
Es cerca, mm mm mas cerca

"Okay" Es tiempo por escojer una restaurante
Y aun pensando de cerca decercanio contigo
Vamos al paraidar o panaderia
Porque
no hay nesecitas cosas elegantes
Cuando como estan cerca tengo en mente
Es Cerca, "Well" cerca

"Well" mas y mas
Cerca, mas cerca conmigo es querido
Oh mas cerca conmigo es entendido

Ella duerme en la cama Desde quien sabe cuando
Y revuelvo, y revuelvo, alli durmiando
De cerca, como estar mas cerca

Entretando, en la cama
Doy (?)
Y ella duerme mas cerca de mi
Como ella querido
Y su pierna esta rosando mi tracero
Y esto no es malo Porque siempre quero
estar cerca Oh mas y mas cerca

Mas y mas cerca
"Oh I say" mas y mas y mas.
Mas y mas y mas
"Oh I say I say" mas y mas y mas
Mas y mas

"Hey Jonathan" te vas a emocionar?
Pues estoy y nunca voy a occultar
Y cerca "Oh Alright" conmigo es...
Cerca cerca, mas cerca.

Jonathan Richman Version (Spanish) - English Translation

Jonathan Richman Version (English) - Chords

C                       Am
I'm there in the bed with my wife
         F                        G
And she's looking for some room to sleep
C                        Am
And I'm there touching her shoulder
           F                             G
Hoping that maybe we could dream the same dream
F
I stare into space awake I lie
         C                   Am
Wondering how close could get her and I


   F                    G         C
And closer, you see what I want is closer

Oh, I'm always there trying to get closer
 Am         F                        G
Oh Closer oh closer than we've been before
                    C
Always trying to get closer
                Am        F       G
Cuz that's where I want to go sir


F
How can I say what I'm trying to say
C                           Am
Lonely for somebody who's an inch away
   F                    G         C
And closer, you see what I want is closer.


C                          Am
Now it's time to pick out a restaurant
       F                            G
And I'm still thinking about getting closer
C                              Am        F       G
A take out stand is often where I want to go sir
     F
Cuz I really don't want that expensive kind
C                               Am
When how to get closer is what's on my mind


   F                    G         C
And closer, you see what I want is closer

Well now I'm always there thinking about closer
  Am          F                        G
Oh Closer well closer than we've been before
  C                       Am        F      G
Oh closer Cuz that's where I want to go sir

Oh yeah


      F 
And my wife is sleeping, for more she's striving
       C                    Am
But I'm touching her cuz I'm always conniving
      F                    G         C
To get closer, you see what I want is closer

Oh yeah.


C        Am
Meanwhile, back in the bed
F                     G
I'm there snoring up a storm
      C                   Am
And my wife is there lying next to me
       F                  G
And I'm there touching her arm
       F
Now her leg and my leg are starting to intertwine
          C                           Am
And that's good news for me because I'm always trying
      F                   G          C
To get closer you see what I want...


D
Well what I want is closer
                    Bm
What I want is to get closer
  G                 A
Oh than we've been before
  D               Bm
Oh closer more and more
  G
oh more and more.
           A
Yeah I want more.


G
"Hey Wait, hey wait a minute Jonathan

now don't get excited."
          D        Bm 
Well but I am and I do and I never hide it!
   G                                     D
And closer, mmm, what I want is to get..

Closer Closer Closer.

Jonathan Richman Version (English) - Chordpro

[C] I'm there in the bed with [Am] my wife
And she's [F] looking for some room to [G] sleep
[C] And I'm there touching her [Am] shoulder
Hoping that [F] maybe we could dream the same [G] dream
[F] I stare into space awake I lie
Wondering [C] how close could get [Am] her and I

And [F] closer, you see what [G] I want is [C] closer
Oh, I'm always there trying to get closer
Oh [Am] Closer oh [F] closer than we've been be[G]fore
Always trying to get [C] closer
Cuz that's where [Am] I want to [F] go sir [G]

[F] How can I say what I'm trying to say
[C] Lonely for somebody who's an [Am] inch away
And [F] closer, you see what [G] I want is [C] closer.

[C] Now it's time to pick out a [Am] restaurant
And I'm [F] still thinking about getting [G] closer
[C] A take out stand is often where [Am] I want to [F] go sir [G]
Cuz I [F] really don't want that expensive kind
[C] When how to get closer is what's [Am] on my mind

And [F] closer, you see what [G] I want is [C] closer
Well now I'm always there thinking about closer
Oh [Am] Closer well [F] closer than we've been be[G]fore
Oh [C] closer Cuz that's where [Am] I want to [F] go sir [G]
Oh yeah

And my [F] wife is sleeping, for more she's striving
But I'm [C] touching her cuz I'm [Am] always conniving
To get [F] closer, you see what [G] I want is [C] closer
Oh yeah.

[C] Meanwhile, [Am] back in the bed
[F] I'm there snoring up a [G] storm
And my [C] wife is there lying [Am] next to me
And I'm [F] there touching her [G] arm
Now her [F] leg and my leg are starting to intertwine
And that's [C] good news for me because I'm [Am] always trying
To get [F] closer you see what [G] I want...[C]

[D] Well what I want is closer
What I want is to get [Bm] closer
Oh [G] than we've been be[A]fore
Oh [D] closer more and [Bm] more
oh [G] more and more.
Yeah I want [A] more.

[G] "Hey Wait, hey wait a minute Jonathan
now don't get excited."
Well but I [D] am and I do [Bm] and I never hide it!
And [G] closer, mmm, what I want is to get..[D].
Closer Closer Closer.

Jonathan Richman Version (English) - Lyrics

I'm there in the bed with my wife
And she's looking for some room to sleep
And I'm there touching her shoulder
Hoping that maybe we could dream the same dream
I stare into space awake I lie
Wondering how close could get her and I

And closer, you see what I want is closer
Oh, I'm always there trying to get closer
Oh Closer oh closer than we've been before
Always trying to get closer
Cuz that's where I want to go sir

How can I say what I'm trying to say
Lonely for somebody who's an inch away
And closer, you see what I want is closer.

Now it's time to pick out a restaurant
And I'm still thinking about getting closer
A take out stand is often where I want to go sir
Cuz I really don't want that expensive kind
When how to get closer is what's on my mind

And closer, you see what I want is closer
Well now I'm always there thinking about closer
Oh Closer well closer than we've been before
Oh closer Cuz that's where I want to go sir
Oh yeah

And my wife is sleeping, for more she's striving
But I'm touching her cuz I'm always conniving
To get closer, you see what I want is closer
Oh yeah.

Meanwhile, back in the bed
I'm there snoring up a storm
And my wife is there lying next to me
And I'm there touching her arm
Now her leg and my leg are starting to intertwine
And that's good news for me because I'm always trying
To get closer you see what I want...

Well what I want is closer
What I want is to get closer
Oh than we've been before
Oh closer more and more
oh more and more.
Yeah I want more.

"Hey Wait, hey wait a minute Jonathan
now don't get excited."
Well but I am and I do and I never hide it!
And closer, mmm, what I want is to get..
Closer Closer Closer.

Te Vas A Emocionar Version - Chords

C                  Am           F                   G
Estoy en la cama con mi esposa y quiere dormirse temprano,
C                    Am           F          G     F# F
Quiero que sonemos la misma cosa y manoseo su mano
                              Am
Como dire lo que quiero decir, cerca de mi
           Em
esposa pero solo sentir,
 F         G       C       G
y cerca con migo es cerca.


C        Am     F          G
Cerca mas cerca, conmigo es entendido,
   C              Am          F G F#
Mas cerca con migo es querido;
F
No estoy durmiendo estoy despierto,
Am              Em
Pensando en estar mas cercano,
 F             G  C      G
Y cerca conmigo es cerca.


C                  Am               F
Es tiempo de acoger un restaurante y todavia
           G
pensando de cercania,
C                Am                        F G F#
Quizas vamos a un para-llevar o panaderia;
  F#
No necesito cosas elegantes,
      Am               Em                F
Cuando como estar cerca tengo en mente, y cerca
G         C      G
conmigo es cerca


C        Am     F          G
Cerca, mas cerca conmigo es entendido,
   C    Am           F         G F#
Mas cerca con migo es querido;
F 
Ella duerme en la cama desde quien sabe cuando,
Am                        Em           F
Y revuelvo y revuelvo alli ruminando de cerca,
G          C       G
con migo es cerca.


C                 Am    F        G
Entre tanto, en la cama, doy gran ronquidos,
C               Am            F       G
Y ella duerme mas cerca de mi, como he querido,
C          Am                       F
Y su pierna esta rosando mi trasero
                       G
Buenas noticias, porque siempre quiero estar

cerca conmigo es cerca



Cerca mas cerca que nunca era,

Mas cerca esta es mi manera

!Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!

!Pues estoy, y nunca voy a occultar!

Y cerca conmigo es cerca cerca cerca

Te Vas A Emocionar Version - Chordpro

[C] Estoy en la cama con [Am] mi esposa y [F] quiere dormirse temp[G]rano,
[C] Quiero que sonemos la [Am] misma cosa y [F] manoseo su [G] mano [F#] [F]
Como dire lo que quiero decir, [Am] cerca de mi
esposa pero [Em] solo sentir,
y [F] cerca con [G] migo es [C] cerca. [G]

[C] Cerca mas [Am] cerca, [F] conmigo es [G] entendido,
Mas [C] cerca con migo [Am] es querido [F] [G] [F#]
[F] No estoy durmiendo estoy despierto,
[Am] Pensando en estar [Em] mas cercano,
Y [F] cerca conmigo [G] es [C] cerca. [G]

[C] Es tiempo de acoger [Am] un restaurante y [F] todavia
pensando de [G] cercania,
[C] Quizas vamos a un [Am] para-llevar o panaderia; [F] [G][F#]
No [F] necesito cosas elegantes,
Cuando [Am] como estar cerca [Em] tengo en mente, y [F] cerca
[G] conmigo es [C] cerca [G]

[C] Cerca, mas [Am] cerca [F] conmigo es [G] entendido,
Mas [C] cerca [Am] con migo es [F] querido; [G] [F#]
[F] Ella duerme en la cama desde quien sabe cuando,
[Am] Y revuelvo y revuelvo alli [Em] ruminando de [F] cerca,
[G] con migo es [C] cerca. [G]

[C] Entre tanto, en la [Am] cama, [F] doy gran [G] ronquidos,
[C] Y ella duerme mas [Am] cerca de mi, [F] como he [G] querido,
[C] Y su pierna [Am] esta rosando mi trasero [F]
Buenas noticias, porque [G] siempre quiero estar
cerca conmigo es cerca

Cerca mas cerca que nunca era,
Mas cerca esta es mi manera
!Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!
!Pues estoy, y nunca voy a occultar!
Y cerca conmigo es cerca cerca cerca

Te Vas A Emocionar Version - Lyrics

Estoy en la cama con mi esposa y quiere dormirse temprano,
Quiero que sonemos la misma cosa y manoseo su mano
Como dire lo que quiero decir, cerca de mi
esposa pero solo sentir,
y cerca con migo es cerca.

Cerca mas cerca, conmigo es entendido,
Mas cerca con migo es querido;
No estoy durmiendo estoy despierto,
Pensando en estar mas cercano,
Y cerca conmigo es cerca.

Es tiempo de acoger un restaurante y todavia
pensando de cercania,
Quizas vamos a un para-llevar o panaderia;
No necesito cosas elegantes,
Cuando como estar cerca tengo en mente, y cerca
conmigo es cerca

Cerca, mas cerca conmigo es entendido,
Mas cerca con migo es querido;
Ella duerme en la cama desde quien sabe cuando,
Y revuelvo y revuelvo alli ruminando de cerca,
con migo es cerca.

Entre tanto, en la cama, doy gran ronquidos,
Y ella duerme mas cerca de mi, como he querido,
Y su pierna esta rosando mi trasero
Buenas noticias, porque siempre quiero estar
cerca conmigo es cerca

Cerca mas cerca que nunca era,
Mas cerca esta es mi manera
!Jonathan, te vas a emocionar!
!Pues estoy, y nunca voy a occultar!
Y cerca conmigo es cerca cerca cerca

Te Vas A Emocionar Version - English Translation

I'm in the bed with my wife,
And she's lookin' for more room to sleep;
I'm there touchin' her shoulder thinkin' that,
Maybe we could dream the same dream;
So I stare off into space, awake I lie,
Wonderin' how close could get her and I,
Because, closer, what I want is to get closer.

Closer, closer, closer than we've been before
Always tryin' to get closer about which I would
know sir
And I want more.
How can I say what I'm tryin' to say?
Lonely for someone who's an inch away.
Closer, what I want is to get closer.

Now it's time to pick out a restaurant and I'm still
thinkin' about getting closer,
A take-out stand, that's where I want to go, sir
'cause I really don't want that expensive kind,
When how to get closer is on my mind,
And closer, what I want is to get closer,

Closer, closer, closer than we've been before
Always tryin' to get closer, that's where I want to
go, sir
There she is sleepin', for more she's strivin',
But I'm touchin' her shoulder 'cause I'm always
connivin'
To get closer what I want is to get closer.

Meanwhile, back in the bed, I'm snorin' up a
storm
And she's there lyin' next to me
And I'm there touchin' her arm
Now her leg and my leg are startin' to intertwine
And that's good news for me because I'm always
tryin'
To get closer, what I want is to get closer.

Closer, closer, closer than we've been before
Always tryin' to get close, that's where I want to
go sir
"Hey wait a minute Jonathan! Don't get excited!":
But I am and I do and I never hide it.
Closer, what I want is just to get closer, closer,
closer.

   C                         Am
ok, I'm there in the bed with her you see
         F                        G
And she's looking for some room to sleep
   C                         Am
but I'm there touching at her shoulder you see
           F                             G
Hoping that maybe we could dream the same dream
    F                 
so I stare off into space, I can't sleep, awake I lie
   C                            Am
I'm Wondering how close could get her and I


             F                G                            C
cause for me, closer, my whole thing is always about gettin closer to someone

and I'm always there trying to get closer
                   Am        F                        G
that's right, I say Closer oh closer than we've been before
                    C
Always trying to get closer
               Am         F       G
Cuz that's where I want to go sir


              F
well audience, How can I explain to you all what I'm trying to say?
              C                                 Am
how could I be Lonely for somebody who's only an inch away?
    F                    G             C
well closer, you see what I want to get closer to the girl.


   C                           Am
ok, Now it's time to pick out a restaurant
       F                               G
And I'm still thinking about how to get closer
C                          Am                 F        G
A take out stand , ok that's my idea of a good place to go sir (and it's cheap too)
           F
you know, I really don't want that expensive kind
    C                          Am
When how to get closer is what's on my mind


   F                    G                            C
And closer, you see what I'm lookin for is how to get closer to the girl

I'm always there tryin to get closer
       Am             F                      G
yeah, Oh Closer, I say closer than we've been before
                   C                  Am      F         G
always tryin to get closer about which I would know sir



so here's the story


       F 
well my wife is over there sleeping, for more she's striving
       C                                                     Am
But I'm buggin her I'm touching her shoulder cuz you know I'm always conniving
      F                    G         C
To get closer, you see what I want is closer


C        Am
Meanwhile, back in the bed
F                      G
I be there snoring up a storm
      C                  Am
And my wife is there lying next to me
       F                  G
And I'm there touching her arm
       F
Now her leg and my leg they're starting to intertwine
        C                                   Am
which is good news for me you see because I'm always trying
      F                   G         C
To get closer you see what I want is closer


D
I'm always tryin to get closer
    Bm
I say closer
     G                         A
I say closer than we've been before
       D                                       Bm      G         A
Oh, I'm always tryin to get closer, about which I would know sir
G
??? I'm not satisfied, I need more.

Hey look, wait a minute there Jonathan



now why get all excited?"
        D             Bm
Well but I am and I do and I never hide it!
G                                       D
closer, you see what I want is to get..

Closer Closer Closer.