[Intro - No drums - Just finger pick - 2 bars per chord] |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |
E -9----------12-9---9---------- B -9----10-10--------10-------------- G -9--11-------------11--------- D -X-----------------0------- A -0-------------------------- E ----------------------------
[Verse 1 - Finger pick] Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 We've only just begun ......... to live, F#m7 Bm7 White lace and promi...ses, F#m7 Bm7 E7sus4 A kiss for luck and we're on our waaaay. (start to strum) E7 Amaj7 ( we only begun )
[Verse 2 - Drums in - Light snare sound based on downstroke on strings - not slap ] Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Before the rising sun ........we fly, F#m7 Bm7 So many roads to choose, F#m7 Bm7 E7sus4 We start off walking and learn to ruuuuun, E7 And yes, we've just begun. (full drums) uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu (1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)
[CHORUS: - Hold most of F# when moving to Bmaj7 - only lift up fingers that need to] F# Bmaj7 F# Bmaj7 Sharing horizons that are new to us, F# Bmaj7 F# Bmaj7 Watching the signs along the way. (slide up first finger of Bb chord to right location for Ebmaj7 - x65333) Bb Ebmaj7 Bb Ebmaj7 Talkin' it over, just the two of us, Bb Ebmaj7 E7sus4 Working together day to day........ E7 together..
[Verse 3 - Light drums again] Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 And when the evening comes we smile, F#m7 Bm7 So much of life a...head. F#m7 Bm7 We'll find a place where there's room to grow, E7 And yes, we've just begun. (full drums) uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu (1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)
[CHORUS:] F# Bmaj7 F# Bmaj7 Sharing horizons that are new to us, F# Bmaj7 F# Bmaj7 Watching the signs along the way. Bb Ebmaj7 Bb Ebmaj7 Talkin' it over, just the two of us, Bb Ebmaj7 E7sus4 E7 Working together day to day...together..together
[Verse 4] Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 And when the evening comes we smile, F#m7 Bm7 So much of life a...head. F#m7 Bm7 We'll find a place where there's room to grow, E7 And yes, we've just |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |C# . . . . begun.
[Intro - Dirty filthy shuffle for this] [Cadd9*][C] x3
[Verse 1 - for 'why do' emphasise low E then G of C chord] [C] Why do [Cadd9] birds suddenly ap [B7] pear Every [Bm] time you are [Em] near [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Verse 2] [C] Why do [Cadd9] stars fall down from the [B7] sky Every [Bm] time you walk [Em] by [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Chorus - C to C6 is like Status Quo - x355 x373] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] true [E7] So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 3] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Instrumental - add capo at 1 if you want to do the key change] [C][C][C9] x - [C9][C][C9][C] - [B7] x x x - [Bm] x x x - [Em] x x x [C9] x [C] x - [C9] x [C] x (following keypart) - [Gmaj7] x [G] x
[Chorus] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] tru [E7] e So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue
[Verse 4] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you [Pause] [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be ................ [Pause - THEN PLAY G BUT AS PER KEYBOARD INTRO WITH C9 pluck all strings to help high E rings out] [Gadd9][G] E -5-----3--5--7--5--3 B -0------------------ G -0------------------ D -0------------------ A -X------------------ E -3------------------ Close to you (end on Gadd9 with pause before outro)
[Outro] [C9] Why uh uh uh [C] ay [Gmaj7] Close to you (repeat to fade)
