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Close To You chords
The Carpenters 1970 (Hal David / Burt Bacharach)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_to_You_The_Carpenters_album)
* Cadd9 = make a C chord + B string (3rd fret)
e|------| B|-1--3-| G|------| D|-2----| A|-3----| E|------|
** C6 for this tab are: B string 1st fret, D string 2nd fret
e|----| B|-1--| G|----| D|-2--| A|----| E|----|
Cadd9 * C x3
C Cadd9 * B7
Why do birds suddenly appear
Everytime you are near
C Cadd9 * C Cadd9 *
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Why do stars fall down from the sky
Everytime you walk by
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
C6 ** C C6 C C6 C
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue
That is why, all the girls in town
Follow you, all around
Just like me, they long to be
C G ***
Close to you
Db Dbadd9 C7 Cm Fm Db Dbadd9 Db Dbadd9 Db Ab ***
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue
That is why, all the girls in town
Follow you, all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
*** For those who choose not to change the key
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue
That is why, all the girls in town
Follow you, all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Close to you
Set8
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