Close To You Chords by Carpenters

Tempo:
89.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

Db

Ab

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carpenters - Close to You chords
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[E] [C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [C] [Gm] [Em]
Why [C] do birds suddenly [B] appear [Bm] Every time you [Em] are near?
Just like [Gm] me, [C] they long to [G] be close to [D] you Why [C] do stars fall [B] down from the sky
[Bm] Every time you [Em] walk by?
Just [G] like me, [C] they [G] long to be close [D] to you
[G]
[C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together
[D] And decided to create a [Bm] dream come [E] true
[G] So they sprinkled [C] moon dust in your hair of gold
And [Am] starlight in your [D] eyes of blue
[G]
That is why [C] all the [Em] fools in [B] town [Bm] Follow you all [Em] around
Just like [C] me, they long to [Em] be [G] close to you
[F]
[Db] [Fm] [C]
[Cm] [Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] On the day that you were born, the angels got [Bbm] together
[Eb] And decided to create a [Bb] dream come [F] true
[Db] So they sprinkled moon dust in your [Fm] hair of gold
And [Db] starlight in your eyes of blue
[Eb] That [Db] is why all the fools [F] in [C] town [Cm] Follow you all [Fm] around
Just like [Db] me, they long to [Ab] be [Eb] close to you
[Ab]
[Eb] [Db] Just like me, they long to be [Eb] close to [Ab]
you
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] Why?
[Fm] [Ab] Close to [Eb] you
[Ab] [Db] Why?
[Ab] Close to you
[Db] Why?
[Ab] Close to you
[Db] Why?
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:  
C
3211
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
C
3211
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
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To learn Carpenters - (They Long To Be, 1991 Remix) Close To You chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Db, Eb, Db, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb and Ab. Kick off your practice at a gentle 44 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 89 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

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

Facts about this song

It's Hal David and Burt Bacharach who authored this song.

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