Chords for Keith Whitley-"Don't Close Your Eyes" (Live-1989)
Tempo:
77.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] I know you [C] loved him [D] a long [G] time ago
[D]
[Em] And even now [Am] in my room
[D] You still [G] won't hear my name
But [C] darling this [D] time
You'll be [G] home on this dime
[D] [Em] When you hold [Am] me tonight
[D] Don't [G] close your
[C] [G] eyes
Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him [Bm]
in some [Em] fantasy
Darling [Am] just once, let [D] yesterday go
You'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[E] Just [Am] hold me tight when you love [D] me tonight
And don't [C] close your [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] [C]
Don't [D] close your [G] eyes
[C] [G] Maybe I've [C] been a fool
[D] Holding [G] on all this [Bm]
time
[Em] Lying here [A] in [Am] your arms
[D] Knowing he's [G] in your arms
But I keep hoping [C] someday
[D] You'll [G] see the [F#] light
[Em] Let it [Am] be me tonight
[D] Don't close [G] your [C]
[G] eyes
Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him [Bm] in some [Em] fantasy
[Am] Darling just once, let yesterday [D] go
You'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [A] me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] Just [A] hold me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] [N]
That's it, Mr.
Whitehurst, [G] let's go home.
Good night, everybody!
[F]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] I know you [C] loved him [D] a long [G] time ago
[D]
[Em] And even now [Am] in my room
[D] You still [G] won't hear my name
But [C] darling this [D] time
You'll be [G] home on this dime
[D] [Em] When you hold [Am] me tonight
[D] Don't [G] close your
[C] [G] eyes
Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him [Bm]
in some [Em] fantasy
Darling [Am] just once, let [D] yesterday go
You'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[E] Just [Am] hold me tight when you love [D] me tonight
And don't [C] close your [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] [C]
Don't [D] close your [G] eyes
[C] [G] Maybe I've [C] been a fool
[D] Holding [G] on all this [Bm]
time
[Em] Lying here [A] in [Am] your arms
[D] Knowing he's [G] in your arms
But I keep hoping [C] someday
[D] You'll [G] see the [F#] light
[Em] Let it [Am] be me tonight
[D] Don't close [G] your [C]
[G] eyes
Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him [Bm] in some [Em] fantasy
[Am] Darling just once, let yesterday [D] go
You'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [A] me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] Just [A] hold me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] [N]
That's it, Mr.
Whitehurst, [G] let's go home.
Good night, everybody!
[F]
Key:
G
D
C
Am
Em
G
D
C
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ I know you [C] loved him _ [D] _ a long [G] time ago
[D] _
_ [Em] And even now [Am] in my room
_ [D] _ You still [G] won't hear my name
_ _ But [C] darling this _ [D] time
_ You'll be [G] home on this dime
[D] _ [Em] _ When you hold [Am] me tonight
_ [D] _ _ Don't [G] close your _
[C] [G] eyes
_ Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him [Bm]
in some [Em] fantasy
Darling [Am] just once, let [D] yesterday go
You'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[E] Just [Am] hold me tight when you love [D] me tonight
And don't [C] close your _ [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Don't [D] close your _ [G] eyes _ _
[C] _ [G] _ Maybe I've [C] been a fool _
_ [D] _ Holding [G] on all this [Bm]
time
[Em] _ Lying here [A] in [Am] your arms
_ [D] Knowing he's [G] in your _ arms
But I keep hoping [C] someday _
_ [D] _ _ You'll [G] see the [F#] light
_ [Em] _ _ Let it [Am] be me tonight
_ [D] _ _ Don't close [G] your _ [C] _
[G] eyes
_ Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him [Bm] in some [Em] fantasy
[Am] Darling just once, let yesterday [D] go
You'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [A] me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] _
[Am] eyes
[G] Just [A] hold me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] _
[Am] eyes
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's it, Mr.
Whitehurst, [G] let's go home.
Good night, everybody!
[F] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ I know you [C] loved him _ [D] _ a long [G] time ago
[D] _
_ [Em] And even now [Am] in my room
_ [D] _ You still [G] won't hear my name
_ _ But [C] darling this _ [D] time
_ You'll be [G] home on this dime
[D] _ [Em] _ When you hold [Am] me tonight
_ [D] _ _ Don't [G] close your _
[C] [G] eyes
_ Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him [Bm]
in some [Em] fantasy
Darling [Am] just once, let [D] yesterday go
You'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[E] Just [Am] hold me tight when you love [D] me tonight
And don't [C] close your _ [G]
[Am] eyes
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Don't [D] close your _ [G] eyes _ _
[C] _ [G] _ Maybe I've [C] been a fool _
_ [D] _ Holding [G] on all this [Bm]
time
[Em] _ Lying here [A] in [Am] your arms
_ [D] Knowing he's [G] in your _ arms
But I keep hoping [C] someday _
_ [D] _ _ You'll [G] see the [F#] light
_ [Em] _ _ Let it [Am] be me tonight
_ [D] _ _ Don't close [G] your _ [C] _
[G] eyes
_ Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him [Bm] in some [Em] fantasy
[Am] Darling just once, let yesterday [D] go
You'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [A] me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] _
[Am] eyes
[G] Just [A] hold me tight [Am] when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] _
[Am] eyes
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's it, Mr.
Whitehurst, [G] let's go home.
Good night, everybody!
[F] _