Close To You Chords by Carpenters

Tempo:
89.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

Db

G

Ab

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carpenters Close To You Lyrics chords
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[Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C] [E]
[C] [Gm] [G] Why do birds suddenly [B] appear [D] every time you [Em] are near?
Just like [Gm] me, [C] they long to be [G] close to [D] you.
Why [C] do stars fall down [E] from the [B] sky [Bm] every time you [Em] walk by?
Just [G] like me, [C] they long to [G]
be close [D] to [G] you.
[C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together [D] and decided to create a [Bm] dream come [E] true.
[G] So they sprinkled [C] moondust in your [Em] hair and gold and [Am] starlight in your [D] eyes.
[G] That is why all [Em] the stars [B] now [Bm] follow you all [Em] around.
Just like me, [C] they long to [Em] be [G] close to [D] you.
[G] [F] [Db] On [C]
[Cm] [Fm] [Fm]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] the day that you were born, the angels got [Bbm] together [Eb] and decided to create a dream [Bbm] come [F] true.
[Db] So they sprinkled moondust in your [Fm] hair and gold and [Bbm] starlight in your [Db] eyes.
[Eb] That [Db]
is why all the [Fm] girls in the [C] town [Cm] follow you all [Fm] [Gm] around.
[Fm]
Just like [Db] me, they long to be [Eb] close to you.
[Ab] [Cm] Just [Db] like me, they long to be [Cm] close to [Ab] you.
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab] Close [Db]
[Fm] [Ab] to [Eb] you.
[Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] Close to you.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db] Close
[Ab] to you.
[G] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
Db
12341114
G
2131
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Db
12341114
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Carpenters - (They Long To Be, 1991 Remix) Close To You chords, practice playing Fm, Ab, Fm, Ab, Eb, Ab, Db, Ab, D, Bm, E, G and C in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 44 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 89 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Ab Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] Why do birds suddenly [B] _ appear [D] every time you [Em] are near? _
Just like [Gm] me, [C] they long to be [G] close to [D] you.
_ _ Why [C] do stars fall down [E] from the [B] sky [Bm] every time you [Em] walk by? _
Just [G] like me, [C] they long to [G]
be close [D] to [G] you. _ _ _
[C] On the day that you were born, the angels got together [D] and decided to create a [Bm] dream come [E] true.
[G] So they sprinkled [C] moondust in your [Em] hair and gold and [Am] starlight in your [D] eyes.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ That is why all [Em] the stars _ [B] now [Bm] follow _ you all [Em] _ around. _
Just like me, [C] they long to [Em] be [G] close to [D] you.
[G] _ _ [F] [Db] On _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] the day that you were born, the angels got [Bbm] together [Eb] and decided to create a dream [Bbm] come [F] true.
[Db] So they sprinkled moondust in your [Fm] hair and gold and [Bbm] starlight in your [Db] eyes.
_ _ [Eb] _ That [Db] _
is why all the [Fm] girls in the [C] town [Cm] follow you all [Fm] [Gm] around.
[Fm] _
Just like [Db] me, they long to be [Eb] close to you.
[Ab] _ _ [Cm] Just [Db] like me, they long to be [Cm] close to [Ab] _ you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Db] _ [Ab] Close _ _ [Db] _ _
[Fm] _ [Ab] _ to [Eb] you.
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] Close _ _ _ to _ you.
[Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ Close _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ to you.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

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