Chords for Keith Whitley - Don't Close Your Eyes (Lyrics)
Tempo:
78.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
I know [C] you loved him a [D]
long [G] time ago
[D] [Em]
And even now in [C] my heart [D]
you still want him, [G] I know
But darling, [C] this time let [D]
your [G] memories die
[Em] When you hold [Am] me [C] tonight, [D]
don't [G] close your [C] eyes
[G]
Don't [C] close your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em] fantasy
[G] Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just [Am] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
Don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[C] [G] Baby, [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
I've [C] been a fool [D]
holding on all [G] this time
[Em]
I'm here [C] in your arms, [D]
knowing he's [G] in your mind
But I keep hoping [C] someday [D] that [G] you'll see the light
[Em] Let it be [Am] me tonight, [D]
don't [G] close your [C] eyes
[G]
Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em]
fantasy
Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[G] Just [C] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
And don't [C] close your [G] eyes
[C] [G]
Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him in some [Em] fantasy
[G] Darling, [Am] just once let yesterday [D]
go
And you'll find [G] more love [D] than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [Am] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[C] [G]
Just hold [C] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[Am] [G]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
I know [C] you loved him a [D]
long [G] time ago
[D] [Em]
And even now in [C] my heart [D]
you still want him, [G] I know
But darling, [C] this time let [D]
your [G] memories die
[Em] When you hold [Am] me [C] tonight, [D]
don't [G] close your [C] eyes
[G]
Don't [C] close your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em] fantasy
[G] Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just [Am] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
Don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[C] [G] Baby, [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
I've [C] been a fool [D]
holding on all [G] this time
[Em]
I'm here [C] in your arms, [D]
knowing he's [G] in your mind
But I keep hoping [C] someday [D] that [G] you'll see the light
[Em] Let it be [Am] me tonight, [D]
don't [G] close your [C] eyes
[G]
Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em]
fantasy
Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[G] Just [C] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
And don't [C] close your [G] eyes
[C] [G]
Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him in some [Em] fantasy
[G] Darling, [Am] just once let yesterday [D]
go
And you'll find [G] more love [D] than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [Am] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[C] [G]
Just hold [C] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[Am] [G]
Key:
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D
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Em
Am
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[D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I know [C] you loved him a _ [D] _
_ long [G] time ago
[D] _ _ [Em] _
And even now in [C] my heart _ _ [D] _
you still want him, [G] I know _ _ _
But darling, [C] this time let [D] _
your [G] memories die
[Em] When you hold [Am] me [C] tonight, _ _ [D] _
_ don't [G] close your [C] eyes
_ [G] _
_ Don't [C] close your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em] fantasy
_ [G] Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just [Am] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
Don't close [C] your [G] eyes
_ [C] [G] Baby, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ I've [C] been a fool _ _ [D] _
holding on all [G] this time
_ _ [Em] _
I'm here [C] in your arms, _ [D] _
knowing he's [G] in your mind _ _
But I keep hoping [C] someday _ [D] that _ _ [G] you'll see the light
[Em] Let _ it be [Am] me tonight, _ _ [D] _
_ don't [G] close your [C] eyes
_ [G] _
_ Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em]
fantasy
Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[G] Just [C] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
And don't [C] close your [G] eyes
[C] _ [G]
Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him in some [Em] fantasy
_ [G] Darling, [Am] just once let yesterday [D]
go
And you'll find [G] more love [D] than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [Am] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
_ [C] _ [G]
Just hold [C] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
I know [C] you loved him a _ [D] _
_ long [G] time ago
[D] _ _ [Em] _
And even now in [C] my heart _ _ [D] _
you still want him, [G] I know _ _ _
But darling, [C] this time let [D] _
your [G] memories die
[Em] When you hold [Am] me [C] tonight, _ _ [D] _
_ don't [G] close your [C] eyes
_ [G] _
_ Don't [C] close your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em] fantasy
_ [G] Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll find [G] more love than you've [Em] ever known
Just [Am] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
Don't close [C] your [G] eyes
_ [C] [G] Baby, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ I've [C] been a fool _ _ [D] _
holding on all [G] this time
_ _ [Em] _
I'm here [C] in your arms, _ [D] _
knowing he's [G] in your mind _ _
But I keep hoping [C] someday _ [D] that _ _ [G] you'll see the light
[Em] Let _ it be [Am] me tonight, _ _ [D] _
_ don't [G] close your [C] eyes
_ [G] _
_ Don't [C] close your eyes, let [D] it be me
Don't [G] pretend it's him in some [Em]
fantasy
Darling, [Am] just once let [D] yesterday go
And you'll [G] find more love than you've [Em] ever known
[G] Just [C] hold me tight when you love me [D]
tonight
And don't [C] close your [G] eyes
[C] _ [G]
Don't close [C] your eyes, let it [D] be me
Don't pretend [G] it's him in some [Em] fantasy
_ [G] Darling, [Am] just once let yesterday [D]
go
And you'll find [G] more love [D] than you've [Em] ever known
Just hold [Am] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
_ [C] _ [G]
Just hold [C] me tight when you love me [D] tonight
And don't close [C] your [G] eyes
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _