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(They Long to be)Close to You

Carpenters

RockAdvanced for beginners16 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C9Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
B7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
E○○○
Em7○○○○○
Em○○○○
C×○○
Gm7Diagram coming soon
G6Diagram coming soon
Cm7Diagram coming soon
Am×○○
F#m7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
G○○○
D××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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        C9    Am7     A7sus4   B7         Bm7 Bm7/E         Em7   Em 
Why do birds sud - den - ly appear ev'ry time      you are near? 
 
 C        C9   C           C9  Gm7 Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 
 
        C9   Am7      A7sus4    B7        Bm7 Bm7/E         Em7   Em 
Why do stars fall down from the sky ev'ry time     you walk by? 
 
C         C9   C           C9  Gm7 Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 
 
 
Bridge: 
 
 
Cm7    Am       Cm7      Am       Cm7    Am  Cm7     
On the day that you were born the angels got together 
 
Am    Bm7  F#m7   Bm7   F#m7       E7/9 
And decided to create a dream come true 
 
         C                  Em7 
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair 
 
    Am7             Am7/G              D Am7  D 
And golden starlight in your eyes of blue. 
 
 
        C9  Am7     A7sus4   B7          Bm7 Bm7/E        Em7   Em 
That is why all the girls in town follow you       all around 
 
C         C9   C           C9  Gm7 Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 
 
 
 
Last Time: 
 
C         C9   C           C9  Gm7 Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you. 
 
C  Em7 Am7  Am7/G   Gm7  Bm7 G6 
Ah  -   -   -   -  close to you.

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Chord set

C9 · Am7 · B7 · Bm7 · E · Em7 · Em · C · Gm7 · G6 · Cm7 · Am · F#m7 · E7 · G · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.