Just To Be Close To You Chords by Commodores

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_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
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_ _ _ Just to [C] be close [G] to [Am] you, girl.
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[C] Just for a moment, [Em] well, just [F] for an hour.
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Just to [C] be _ [G] close to you, [Am] _ _ [G] girl. _
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_ _ [F] Oh baby. _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
Ah, [Am] _ _ _
[G] you know I've been through so many [F] changes in my life, girl.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] Oh, I've been up real high where [G] I thought I [C] didn't need anybody.
_ [G] Oh, [Am] and then again I've been [C] down [G] real low where [C] there was no one [F] in my life that needed [Em] me.
_ [C] Oh, [F] _
and _ _ [Am] [C] I found that [G] material things I [Am]
thought had so [G] much value.
_ Oh, [F] girl, _ [Em] didn't really have any value at [F] all.
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[C] Then I was a lonely [G] man. _ _
[Am] A man with [G] no direction, with no [F] purpose.
[Em] With no one to love and no one to love [F] me for me.
_ [G] Oh, [C] girl, then you came into my [G] life.
You made [C] my jagged edges smooth.
You made [G] my _ direction [Am] so clear.
And [G] you, oh woman, you became my [Dm] purpose, my reason for [F] living, girl.
You see, [C] you're my heart, you're my soul, [G] you're my _ [Am] stone inspiration, [G] _
baby.
And that's [F] why I'm standing here, [Em]
singing and opening my arms [Dm] to you.
I want [F] to say, child, why [Am] don't you?
[C] _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] We'll live in [Dm] love forever, [G] yeah.
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[F] _ _ _ [Em] We'll be alone, [F] you and [G] me, [Am] yeah.
[Em] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] Girl, we'll [F] live our lives together, yeah, together.
_ Together, yeah, _ together.
[G] Together, just to [C] be [G] close to you, [Am] _ girl.
[G] _ _ _ [F] Just for the moment, baby.
[Em] _ _ [F] Just for an hour.
_ _ [G] Just [C] to be _ [G] close to you, [Am] _ _
[G] girl.
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] I've _ [G] _ been out [Am] there searching [G] so [F] very long, baby.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Searching to [G] find [F] somebody just like [C] you. _
_ [G] _ And for some [Am] folks, [G] it takes a [F] lifetime, sugar, [C] _
_ [G] _ to [Am] find in this world a [F] dream come [C] true.
Why don't you?
[Em] _ [F] _ _ Oh, [Em] _
we'll live [Dm] in love [G] forever, [C] yeah.
[Em] _ [F] _ _ Girl, [Em] we'll be alone, [F] you and [G] [C] me. _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em]
We'll spend [F] our lives together, _ yeah. Together, _ _ together.
[G] _ Just [C] to be _ [G] close to you, [Am] girl.
_ [G] _ _ [F] Just for the moment.
Oh, [Em] just for the moment.
[Dm] Just for the hour.
_ [G] Just [C] to be _ [G] close to you, [Am] _
girl.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] To make love.
_ [Am] To [G] be [F] loved by you, baby.
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[G] To have you [Am] warm [G] close to [F] me.
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[G] To whisper words [Am] that make you [D] feel [F] like a woman.
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[G] Girl, I know [Am] our love will stand the [F] test of time.
[G] [C] Just to be [G] close to you, [Am] _
girl.
[G] _ _ For [F] the moment, baby.
[Em] For the moment, baby.
For [Dm] the moment, baby.
For the sugar, [G] sugar.
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [G] yeah, yeah.
_ [Am] Ooh, [G] yeah, yeah.
[F] Yeah, yeah, [Em] yeah, yeah, [F] yeah, _ _ _ [G] [C] yeah. _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Hey, girl, I wanna [C] say.
Closer and closer, [G] girl.
Please hold me closer.
[Am] My arms are still [G] burning.
Girl, you got me yearning [F] for.
Yeah.
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