Carpenters ( They Long to be ) Close to You Chords

Tempo:
88.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

Ab

Db

Fm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carpenters ( They Long to be ) Close to You chords
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[E] [C] [Gm] [C]
[E] [C] [Gm] [Em] Why [C] do birds [B] suddenly appear
[Bm] Every time you [Em] are near?
Just [Gm] like me, [C] they long to be [G] close [D] to you
Why [C] do stars fall [E] down from the [B] sky
[Bm] Every time you [Em] walk by?
Just [G] like me, [C] they [G] long to be close [D] to you
[G]
[C] On the day that you were born
The angels got together
[D] And decided to create a dream come [E] true
[Em] So they sprinkled [C] blue dust in your hair
And they're gonna [Am] start lighting your [D] eyes of blue
[G] That is why [C] all the [Em] fools in [B] town
[Bm] Follow you all [Em] [Bm] [Em] around
Just like [G] me, [C] they long to [Em] be [Bm] close to [D] [G] you
[F]
[Db] [Fm] [C]
[Cm] [Fm] [Cm] [Fm]
[Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Db]
On 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 blue dust in your [Fm] hair
And they're gonna [Db] start lighting your eyes of [Fm] blue
[Eb] [Db] That is why all the [C] fools in town
[Cm] Follow you all [Fm] around
Just like [Db] me, they long to [Ab] be [Eb] close to [Ab] you
[Db] Just like me, they long to be [Eb] close [Ab] to you
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
Why?
[Db] [Fm]
[Ab] [Eb] Close to you [Ab] Why?
[Db]
[Ab] Close to you
[Eb] [Ab]
[Db] Why?
[Ab]
Close to you
[Fm] [Ab]
Key:  
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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To learn Carpenters - (They Long To Be, 1991 Remix) Close To You chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Db, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb, Db, Eb and Ab. Set your pace at 44 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 88. Considering the song's key of Ab Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Em] Why [C] do birds _ [B] suddenly appear
[Bm] Every time you [Em] are near? _
Just [Gm] like me, [C] they long to be [G] close [D] to you
_ Why [C] do stars fall [E] down from the [B] sky
[Bm] Every time you [Em] walk by? _
Just [G] like me, [C] they [G] long to be close [D] to you
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] On the day that you were born
The angels got together
[D] And decided to create a dream come [E] true
[Em] So they sprinkled [C] blue dust in your hair
And they're gonna [Am] start lighting your [D] eyes of blue
_ _ [G] _ _ _ That is why [C] all the [Em] fools in [B] town
[Bm] Follow you all [Em] _ [Bm] [Em] around
Just like [G] me, [C] they long to [Em] be [Bm] close to [D] _ [G] you
_ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db]
On 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 blue dust in your [Fm] hair
And they're gonna [Db] start lighting your eyes of [Fm] blue
_ _ [Eb] _ [Db] That is why all the [C] fools in town
[Cm] Follow you all [Fm] around
_ Just like [Db] me, they long to [Ab] be [Eb] close to [Ab] you
_ _ [Db] Just like me, they long to be [Eb] close [Ab] to you _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ Why?
_ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ab] [Eb] Close to you _ [Ab] Why? _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Close to you
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] Why?
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Close to you _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

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