Close To You Chords

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	C
Capo:	no capo

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Chords

Cadd9

Dbadd9

Db6

Bbm

Abmaj7

Gmaj7

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Close To You chords
The Carpenters  1970 (Hal David / Burt Bacharach)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_to_You_The_Carpenters_album)
 
*  Cadd9 = make a C chord + B string (3rd fret)
** all C6 for this tab are: B string 1st fret, D string 2nd fret
 
Cadd9 * C  x3
 
C      Cadd9 *          B7
Why do birds suddenly appear
     Bm           Em
Everytime you are near
C         Cadd9 * C            Cadd9 *
Just like me,     they long to be
C        G
Close to you
 
C      Cadd9                    B7
Why do stars fall down from the sky
     Bm            Em
Everytime you walk by
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G
Close to you
 
C6 **  C        C6       C         C6           C
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
      Bm                           E  E7
And decided to create a dream come true
        C                  C6              Am
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
              C6              D
And starlight in your eyes of blue
 
C       Cadd9                 B7
That is why, all the girls in town
       Bm        Em
Follow you, all around
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G  ***
Close to you
 
Db Dbadd9 C7  Cm Fm  Db Dbadd9 Db Dbadd9 Db Ab  ***
 
Db6    Db       Db6      Db        Db6          Db
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
      Cm                           F  F7
And decided to create a dream come true
        Db                 Db6             Bbm
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
              Db6             Eb
And starlight in your eyes of blue
 
Db      Dbadd9                C7
That is why, all the girls in town
       Cm        Fm
Follow you, all around
Db        Dbadd9 Db           Dbadd9
Just like me,    they long to be
Abmaj7
Close to you
Db        Dbadd9 Db           Dbadd9
Just like me,    they long to be
Db       Ab
Close to you
 
Dbadd9      Db
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ab
Close to you
Dbadd9      Db
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ab
Close to you
Dbadd9      Db
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ab
Close to you
Dbadd9      Db
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ab
Close to you
 
*** For those who choose not to change the key
 
C Cadd9 B7  Bm Em  C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C G
 
C6     C        C6       C         C6           C
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
      Bm                           E  E7
And decided to create a dream come true
        C                  C6              Am
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
              C6              D
And starlight in your eyes of blue
 
C       Cadd9                 B7
That is why, all the girls in town
       Bm        Em
Follow you, all around
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
Gmaj7
Close to you
C         Cadd9 C            Cadd9
Just like me,   they long to be
C        G
Close to you
 
Cadd9       C
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
Cadd9       C
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
Cadd9       C
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
Cadd9       C
Wa-ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Close to you
 
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Close To You – Carpenters

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Not sure it's right, but instead of Cadd9, I play: And when it says 'close to you', I prefer to play Gmaj7. My preferences though. Besides that, great tab! Good job

It's definitely Gmaj7 on the 'close to you' bit.

it goes a half step after the instrumental