They Long to be Close to You
Carpenters
RockMedium for beginners9 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
B7Diagram coming soon
Bm
Em7
G
C6Diagram coming soon
E7
Am
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro C C2 C C2 D-DU D-DU D-DU D-DU D-DU D-DU D-DU D-DU Verse C B7 Why do birds suddenly ap-pear Bm Em7 Every-time you are near? C C2 C C2 Just like me, They long to be G Close to you Verse C B7 Why do stars fall down from the sky Bm Em7 Every-time you walk by? C C2 C C2 Just like me, They long to be G Close to you C C6 C C6 On the day that you were born the angels got together Bm E7 And decided to create a dream come true. C C6 Am So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair and golden C6 D D star light in your eyes of blue (play softly 3 times & break) Verse C B7 That is why all the girls in town Bm Em7 Follow you all around. C C2 C C2 Just like me, They long to be G Close to you Instrumental C B7 Bm Em7 C C2 C C2 G C B7 Bm Em7 C C2 C C2 G C C6 C C6 On the day that you were born the angels got together Bm E7 And decided to create a dream come true. C C6 Am So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair and golden C6 D D star light in your eyes of blue (play softly 3 times & break) Verse C B7 That is why all the girls in town Bm Em7 Follow you all around. C C2 C C2 Just like me, They long to be G Close to you Outro C G Ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh Close to you C G Ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh Close to you C G Ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh Close to you C G Ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh Close to you N.C. Close to you
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Chord set
C · B7 · Bm · Em7 · G · C6 · E7 · Am · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.