Carpenters-Close To You
[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)