INTRO: (Em  C)  

Em 
Twenty-eight days of rain... Flash floods in February 
C 
Back in our boats again... Bath water and the baby 
Em 
What am I gonna do? There's been a lot of drinking 
C 
Looking at ghosts of you... While all the world is  

sinking... 

G            Am              C 
Ten thousand miles into the atmosphere  
G            Am              C        Bm 
My body shakes... Is there a welcome here? 


               C                  Bm 
Closest thing to heaven! How do you do it?  
                  C         Am 
Closest thing to heaven... heaven!
 


Em 
Throw your arms round the world... Make love your  

destination 
C 
Here we go boys and girls... Act like a generation 
Em 
Gimme that ball and chain... By now it must be hurting 
C 
Dragging your feet again... Just like a beast of  

burden... 

G            Am                 C 
When one and one, and one, and one make two... 
G            Am                 C             Bm 
I know I'm high because I've captured you... Yeah! 

                  C                 Bm 
Closest thing to heaven! Yeah, it's you! 
                  C          Am 
Closest thing to heaven... Heaven! 

F                            G                 
Look the world right in the eye!!! 
F                            G                 
Eat the countries that are making billions... 
F                        G 
Sweet as homemade apple pie!!! 
F                             G         A             
Saved by crumbs for all the starving millions... 
C   
Yeah! 
Bm 
huumm...                  

                   C                  Bm 
Closest thing to heaven! How do you do it?  
                  C         Am 
Closest thing to heaven... heaven...