The Carpenters

Close To You(Chords)

The Carpenters

Key: C9

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Intro:  C9  C (3x) 
        C9 

       C9              B7/4   B7         Bm7         Em7 
Why do birds suddenly appear...  Every time you are near...? 
C         C9   C           C9  G           G7M 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 
        C9                       B7/4   B7           Bm7       Em7 
Why do stars fall down from the sky...     Every time you walk by...? 
C         C9   C           C9  G           G7M 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 

C               C9                C            C9 
On the day that you were born the angels got together 
      Bm7                          E7/4 E7 
And decided to create a dream come true 
         C                C9                C 
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold 
              C9              D 
and starlight in your eyes of blue. 

        C9                   B7/4 B7        Bm7      Em7 
That is why all the girls in town... follow you all around 
C         C9   C           C9  G           G7M 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 

Solo: 

        C#9           C7/4  C7      Cm7     Fm7 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------0-------1----| 
D|-----------------3-------------1-------1------| 
A|------6----6-4-6---3---------3-------3--------| 
E|--1-4-----------------------------------------| 

     C#   C#9    C#   C#9    Ab      Ab7M 
E|-------11---------13-11--------11-------------| 
B|-----9----------9------------9----------------| 
G|--10---------10-----------10------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 
C# C#9 C# C#9 On the day that you were born the angels got together Cm7 F7/4 F7 And decided to create a dream come true C# C#9 C# So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold C#9 Eb and starlight in your eyes of blue. C#9 C7/4 C7 Cm7 Fm7 That is why all the girls in town... follow you all around C# C#9 C# C#9 Ab Ab7M Just like me, they long to be close to you. C# C#9 C# C#9 Ab Ab7M Just like me, they long to be close to you. (C# C#9) Ab7+ Wah... Close to you... (C# C#9) Ab7+ Wah... Close to you... (C# C#9) Ab7+ Ha... Close to you... (C# C#9) Ab7+ La... Close to you...

Written by Burt Bacharach / Hal David

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