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Carpenters-Close To You - BPM - 107

[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]
pick up D2 G0
[C9] x x x] - [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)

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Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces - BPM - 107

Drums

Intro No drums - 4
Riff A x 14 bars - sax comes in straightaway unlike later
3rd sax line varies, no sax last one
Riff A x 14 bars

Fill into
Riff B x 4 (5 bars) - drums stop

Riff A x 14 sax comes in after 2 bars
Riff B x 4 (5 bars - hold note over spoken)

Spoken pick up x 4 starts straight on that 5th bar

Sax solo x 12
Key change x 4

Riff A x 4 sax straight in
Riff B x 9

Spoken pick up x 4 with drum fills

Riff A x 1 to end

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