[They Long To Be] Close To You Chords

Tempo:
87.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

Db

Ab

G

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[They Long To Be] Close To You chords
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[G] [C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [C] [Gm] Why do [C] birds suddenly [B] appear?
[D] Every time you [Em] are near
Just like [Gm] me
[C] They long to [G] be close to [D] you
Why [G] do stars [C] fall down [Em] from the sky?
[B]
[Bm] Every time you [Em] walk by
Just like [Gm] me
[C] They long to be [D] close to you
[Dm] [G]
[C] On the day that you [Am] were born
The angels got together
[D] And decided to create a dream come true
[E] So [G] they sprinkled moon [C] dust in your hair
[Em] And golden [Am] starlight in your eyes [D] of blue
[G] That is why all [C] the girls [Em] in [B] town
[Bm] Follow you all [Em] around
Just like [C] me
They long to [Em] be [Bm] close to you
[G] [Abm]
[Db] [Fm] [C]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [G] [Fm]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] On the day that you were [Db] born
The [Bbm] angels got together
[Eb] And decided to create a dream come [F] true
So [Fm] they sprinkled [Db] moon dust in your [Fm] hair
And golden [Db] starlight in your eyes of [F] blue
That [Eb] [Ab] is why all the girls [Fm] in [C] town
Follow [Cm]
you all [Cm] [Fm] around
Just [Db] like me
They [Ab] long to be [Eb] close to you
[Ab] [Db] Just like me
They long to be [Eb] close [Ab] to you
[Eb]
[Ab] Close to you
[Fm] [Db] Close [Ab]
to you
[Db] Close [Fm]
[Ab] to you
[Db] [Ab]
Key:  
C
3211
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming The Carpenters - ([They Long To Be]) Close To You chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, G, C, G, C, Gm, Am, D, C, Em, B, Bm, Em and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 88. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ Why do [C] birds suddenly [B] _ appear?
[D] Every time you [Em] are near _
Just like [Gm] me
[C] They long to [G] be close to [D] you
_ Why [G] do stars [C] fall down [Em] from the sky?
[B] _
[Bm] Every time you [Em] walk by
Just like [Gm] me
[C] They long to be [D] close to you
[Dm] _ _ [G] _
[C] On the day that you [Am] were born
The angels got together
[D] And decided to create a dream come true
[E] So [G] they sprinkled moon [C] dust in your hair
[Em] And golden [Am] starlight in your eyes [D] of blue
_ _ _ _ [G] That is why all [C] the girls [Em] in [B] town
[Bm] Follow you all [Em] around _
Just like [C] me
They long to [Em] be [Bm] close to you
[G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db]
[Bbm] On the day that you were [Db] born
The [Bbm] angels got together
[Eb] And decided to create a dream come [F] true
So [Fm] they sprinkled [Db] moon dust in your [Fm] hair
And golden [Db] starlight in your eyes of [F] blue
That [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ is why all the girls [Fm] in [C] town
Follow [Cm] _
you all [Cm] [Fm] around
_ Just [Db] like me
They [Ab] long to be [Eb] close to you
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] Just like me
They long to _ be [Eb] close [Ab] to you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Close _ _ to you _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [Db] Close _ _ [Ab] _ _
to _ _ you _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ Close [Fm] _ _ _
[Ab] to you _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _

Facts about this song

This song is part of The Singles 1969 - 1973 album.