Chords for the Carpenters, Close to You, 1970
Tempo:
88.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Ab
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
It got back to us that Herb really wanted us to record this song.
Really wanted us to record it.
So I took it into the soundstage and I came up with this.
[C] [Gm] [Cm]
[G] [C] [D]
Why do [D] birds
Herbie, rightfully so, he said, well, at the end of the first bridge,
there are two quintuplets that he wanted me to hold in,
which [C] would be, say if you had
Sprinkle moon dust in your hair,
a gold starlight in your eyes [E] of blue.
He wanted
[Bb] That is why [C] all the [B] girls go down.
[Ab] Of course, the thing at the end
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] Wow!
[Ab] Close to you.
And I have to admit, [F] as the song came together
and Karen and I started [G] overdubbing the vocals,
I could hear then what Herb kind of sensed all along,
that this is the right song for Karen and Richard.
I remember Herb Alpert calling me up after they made the record
and played it for me on the phone and
[C] Sometimes [G] you just know.
[C] Sometimes you just [D] know in your heart that this [C] is
[D]
This record is a smash.
Why do birds [B] suddenly appear
[D] Every time [Em] you are near
Just like me, [C]
they long to [G] be close [D] to you
Why [C] do [G] stars fall down from the [B] sky
[Bm] Every time [Em] you walk by
[C] Just [G] like me, [C]
they [G] long to be close [D] to [G] you
[C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together
[Bm] And decided [D] to create a [E] dream come true
[G] Dream, this dream will [C] bloom just in your hair
And all the stars
[D] [G]
Now you have to understand that after all of the months [B] previous,
Ticket had gotten to 54.
[Bm] Close to you debut [Em] at 56.
I remember exactly how it went.
56, 37, [C]
14, then to [G] 7, then to 3, and then 1 for a month.
[C] And you know, there's no putting it into [Db] words.
[C]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Db] Her best contemporary vocal performance by a duo, group, or [Eb] chorus.
The winner is
Carpenters, Close [Db] to You.
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [F]
The people then were saying,
Well, [Db] the Carpenters were an overnight success.
No, they weren't.
[Ab] It was Close to You that was an overnight success.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [N]
Really wanted us to record it.
So I took it into the soundstage and I came up with this.
[C] [Gm] [Cm]
[G] [C] [D]
Why do [D] birds
Herbie, rightfully so, he said, well, at the end of the first bridge,
there are two quintuplets that he wanted me to hold in,
which [C] would be, say if you had
Sprinkle moon dust in your hair,
a gold starlight in your eyes [E] of blue.
He wanted
[Bb] That is why [C] all the [B] girls go down.
[Ab] Of course, the thing at the end
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] Wow!
[Ab] Close to you.
And I have to admit, [F] as the song came together
and Karen and I started [G] overdubbing the vocals,
I could hear then what Herb kind of sensed all along,
that this is the right song for Karen and Richard.
I remember Herb Alpert calling me up after they made the record
and played it for me on the phone and
[C] Sometimes [G] you just know.
[C] Sometimes you just [D] know in your heart that this [C] is
[D]
This record is a smash.
Why do birds [B] suddenly appear
[D] Every time [Em] you are near
Just like me, [C]
they long to [G] be close [D] to you
Why [C] do [G] stars fall down from the [B] sky
[Bm] Every time [Em] you walk by
[C] Just [G] like me, [C]
they [G] long to be close [D] to [G] you
[C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together
[Bm] And decided [D] to create a [E] dream come true
[G] Dream, this dream will [C] bloom just in your hair
And all the stars
[D] [G]
Now you have to understand that after all of the months [B] previous,
Ticket had gotten to 54.
[Bm] Close to you debut [Em] at 56.
I remember exactly how it went.
56, 37, [C]
14, then to [G] 7, then to 3, and then 1 for a month.
[C] And you know, there's no putting it into [Db] words.
[C]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Db] Her best contemporary vocal performance by a duo, group, or [Eb] chorus.
The winner is
Carpenters, Close [Db] to You.
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [F]
The people then were saying,
Well, [Db] the Carpenters were an overnight success.
No, they weren't.
[Ab] It was Close to You that was an overnight success.
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [N]
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It got back to us that Herb really wanted us to record this song.
Really wanted us to record it.
So I took it into the soundstage and I came up with this.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
Why do [D] birds_
Herbie, rightfully so, he said, well, at the end of the first bridge,
there are two _ quintuplets _ _ that he wanted me to hold in,
which [C] would be, say if you had_
Sprinkle moon dust in your hair,
a gold starlight in your eyes [E] of blue.
He _ wanted_
[Bb] _ _ That is why [C] all the [B] girls go down.
[Ab] Of course, the thing at the _ end_
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] Wow! _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Close to you.
And I have to admit, [F] as the song came together
and Karen and I started [G] overdubbing the vocals,
I could hear then _ what Herb kind of sensed all along,
that this is the right song for Karen and Richard.
I remember Herb Alpert calling me up after they made the record
and played it for me on the phone and_
[C] Sometimes [G] you just know.
[C] Sometimes you just [D] know in your heart that this [C] is_
_ [D]
This record is a smash.
Why do birds [B] suddenly _ appear
[D] Every time _ [Em] you are near
_ Just like me, [C]
they long to [G] be close [D] to you
_ Why [C] do [G] stars fall down from the [B] sky
[Bm] Every time _ [Em] you walk by
_ _ [C] Just [G] like me, [C]
they [G] long to be close [D] to [G] you
_ _ _ [C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together
[Bm] And decided [D] to create a [E] dream come true
[G] Dream, this dream will [C] bloom just in your hair
And all the stars_
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Now you have to understand that after all of the months [B] previous,
Ticket had gotten to 54.
[Bm] Close to you debut [Em] at 56.
I remember exactly how it went.
56, 37, [C]
14, then to [G] 7, then to 3, and then 1 for a month.
[C] And you know, there's no putting it into [Db] words.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ Her best contemporary vocal performance by a duo, group, or [Eb] chorus.
The winner is_
Carpenters, Close [Db] to You.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
The people then were saying,
Well, [Db] the Carpenters were an overnight success.
No, they weren't.
[Ab] It was Close to You that was an overnight success.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] _
Really wanted us to record it.
So I took it into the soundstage and I came up with this.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
Why do [D] birds_
Herbie, rightfully so, he said, well, at the end of the first bridge,
there are two _ quintuplets _ _ that he wanted me to hold in,
which [C] would be, say if you had_
Sprinkle moon dust in your hair,
a gold starlight in your eyes [E] of blue.
He _ wanted_
[Bb] _ _ That is why [C] all the [B] girls go down.
[Ab] Of course, the thing at the _ end_
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] Wow! _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Close to you.
And I have to admit, [F] as the song came together
and Karen and I started [G] overdubbing the vocals,
I could hear then _ what Herb kind of sensed all along,
that this is the right song for Karen and Richard.
I remember Herb Alpert calling me up after they made the record
and played it for me on the phone and_
[C] Sometimes [G] you just know.
[C] Sometimes you just [D] know in your heart that this [C] is_
_ [D]
This record is a smash.
Why do birds [B] suddenly _ appear
[D] Every time _ [Em] you are near
_ Just like me, [C]
they long to [G] be close [D] to you
_ Why [C] do [G] stars fall down from the [B] sky
[Bm] Every time _ [Em] you walk by
_ _ [C] Just [G] like me, [C]
they [G] long to be close [D] to [G] you
_ _ _ [C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together
[Bm] And decided [D] to create a [E] dream come true
[G] Dream, this dream will [C] bloom just in your hair
And all the stars_
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Now you have to understand that after all of the months [B] previous,
Ticket had gotten to 54.
[Bm] Close to you debut [Em] at 56.
I remember exactly how it went.
56, 37, [C]
14, then to [G] 7, then to 3, and then 1 for a month.
[C] And you know, there's no putting it into [Db] words.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ Her best contemporary vocal performance by a duo, group, or [Eb] chorus.
The winner is_
Carpenters, Close [Db] to You.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
The people then were saying,
Well, [Db] the Carpenters were an overnight success.
No, they weren't.
[Ab] It was Close to You that was an overnight success.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] _