Just To Be Close To You Chords by Commodores

[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ Just to [C] be close [G] to you, [Am] girl
_ _ [G] Just [C] _
for a moment, [Em] well
[C] Just [F] for an hour
_ Just [G] [C] to be close [G] to you, [Am] _ _ [G] girl _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ Oh baby _
[G] You [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] know I've been through so many [Em] changes [Am] in my life, [Em] girl
Oh, _ [F] I've been up real high, well
[G] I thought [C] I didn't need anybody
_ [G] Oh, and [Am] then again I've [C] been down [G] real low, well
[C] There was no [F] one in my life that needed [Em] me
_ [C] Oh, [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] and 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
That _ _ [G]
[C] I was a lonely [Em] 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]
[C] Oh, girl, then you came into [G] my life
You [C] made my jagged edges smooth
You [G] _
made my direction [F] so clear
And [G] you, oh woman, you became [F] my purpose
My reason for living, girl
You see, [G] [C] you're my heart, you're my [G] soul
You're my [Am] stone inspiration, [G] _
baby
Oh, [F] that's why I'm standing here
[Em]
Singing and opening my arms [Dm] to you
I [F] wanna say, child, [Am] why don't you
[C] [Em] Take my [F] hand
[G] Oh, we'll live in [F] love forever, [G] [C] yeah
[Em] Take my [F] _ hand
Oh, [G] we'll be alone, [F] you and [G] me, [Am] yeah
[Em] Take [F] my hand
[G] Girl, we'll [F] live our lives together, yeah, together
Oh, together, yeah All _ together [G] All together
Just to [C] be [G] close to you, [Am] girl _
[G] _ _ Just [F] for the moment, baby
[Em] _ _ [F] Just for an hour
_ _ [C] Just to be _ [G] close to you, [Am] _
girl
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ Ooh, [F] ooh, _ ooh, ooh, ooh, [C] ooh
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
To [C] _
_ [G] find _ [Am] in this [Em] world [F] a dream [C] come true, why don't you
[G] _ [F] _ _ Oh, [Em] _
[Dm] we'll live in love [G] forever, [Am] [Em] yeah
_ [F] _ Girl, [Em] we'll be alone, [F] you and [G] [C] me
[Em] _
_ [F] Take my hand
_ [Em]
We'll spend [F] our lives together, yeah, _ _ together Oh, together [G] All together
Just [C] to be _ [G] close to you, [Am] girl
_ [G] _ _ [F] Just for the moment
Oh, [Em] just for the moment
Ah, [Dm] just for the hour
_ [G] Just [C] to be _ [G] close to you, [Am] _
girl
[G] _ To [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] make love
[Am] To [G] be [F] loved by you, baby
[C] To _
_ [G] have you [Am] walk [G] close to [F] me
_ [C] _ _
[G] To whisper words
[Am] That make you [G] feel [F] like a woman
_ [C] Girl, _ [G] I know _ [Am] we'll stand the test of time
[G] [C] Just to be [G] close to you, [Am] _
girl
[G] _ _ [F] For the moment, baby
[Em] For the moment, baby
[Dm] For the moment, baby
For the sugar, [C] sugar
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [G] yeah
_ [Am] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [G] yeah, yeah
Yeah, [F] yeah, [Em] yeah, yeah, _ [F] _ _
yeah
Yeah, [G] yeah, [C] yeah. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Hey, girl, I want to [C] say.
Closer and closer, [G] girl, please hold me closer.
[Am] My heart is still burning.
[G] Girl, you got me yearning [F] for your love. _
[Em] Yeah, yeah.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _