Carpenters, (The Long To Be) Close To You (1970)
Key: :[G] (w: Hal David, Burt Bacharach, 1963) (o: Richard Chamberlain, 1963)
INTRO:
[Cadd9] [C] //
[Cadd9] [C]
[Cadd9] [C] //
[Cadd9 open]
VERSE 1:
Why do
[Cadd9] birds suddenly a-
[B]-ppear
Every
[Bm7] time you are
[Em7] near?
[C] Just like
[Cadd9] me
[C] They long to
[Cadd9] be
[Gmaj7] close to you
VERSE 2:
Why do
[Cadd9] stars fall down from the
[B] sky
Every
[Bm7] time you walk
[Em7] by?
[C] Just like
[Cadd9] me
[C] They long to
[Cadd9] be
[Gmaj7] close to you
[G7]
CHORUS:
[C] On the
[C6] day that
[Cmaj7] you were
[C6] born
The
[C] angels
[C6] got to-
[Cmaj7]-gether
[C6] and
[Bm7] decided to create a dream come
[Bm7/E] true
[E7]
So, they
[Cadd9] sprinkled moon dust
[C] in your hair
of
[Cmaj7] gold and starlight
[C6] in your eyes of
[D] blue
VERSE 3:
That is
[Cadd9] why all the boys in
[B] town
follow
[Bm7] you all a-
[Em7]-round
[C] Just like
[Cadd9] me
[C] They long to
[Cadd9] be
[Gmaj7] close to you
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [G#]
INSTRUMENTAL: (over VERSE)
[Dbadd9] [C] [Cm7] [Fm7]
[Db] [Dbadd9] //
[Db] [Dbadd9] [Abmaj7]
CHORUS 2:
[Db] On the
[Db6] day that
[Dbmaj7] you were
[Db6] born
The
[Db] angels
[Db6] got to-
[Dbmaj7]-gether
[Db6] and
[Cm7] decided to create a dream come
[Cm7/F] true
[F7]
So, they
[Dbadd9] sprinkled moon dust
[Db] in your hair
of
[Dbmaj7] gold and starlight
[Db6] in your eyes of
[Eb] blue
VERSE 4:
That is
[Dbadd9] why all the boys in
[C] town
follow
[Cm7] you all a-
[Fm7]-round
[Db] Just like
[Dbadd9] me
[Db] They long to
[Dbadd9] be
[Abmaj7] close to you
[Db] Just like
[Dbadd9] me
[Db] They long to
[Dbadd9 open] be close to you
OUTRO:
[Dbmaj9] Waaa, close to
[Abmaj7] you
[Ab]
[Dbmaj9] Waaa, close to
[Abmaj7] you
[Ab]
[Dbmaj9] Waaa, close to
[Abmaj7] you
[Ab] 