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Close To You

Barry Manilow

RockAdvanced for beginners17 chords

How to play it

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

G○○○
F#Diagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
A7×○○○
D××○
Em7○○○○○
EdimDiagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
D7××○
G5Diagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm×
E○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
A×○○
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introduction: G G/F# Gdim A7 A7/13   
 
D    A7 G   G/F#  Em7 A7     Gdim   D G D 
Close to you,          I will always stay 
 D7M  D  Em7   A7             Edim   Bm7 D7 
Close to you,    though you're far away 
       G5         G   Gm7     
You'll always be near      
   Gdim             D  F#m    Bm 
As though you were here by my side 
E  Bm5-/7    D9  Bm5-/7      A         F#m      A7/13- 
No matter where,  in  my dreams I'll find you there 
  D   A7 G   G/F#  Em7   A7   Gdim    D G D 
Close to me,           sharing your caress 
D7M    D  Em7  A7          Edim  Bm7 D7 
Can't you see    you're my happiness 
   G7M       G  G/F# Gm7    Edim   A7       D 
Wherever you go,         my heart will go, too 
    A     B7 
What can I do 
   G    G/F#    Gdim A7  A7/13  D 
It only wants to be close to  you 
Interlude: D A7 G G/F# Em7 A7 Gdim D G D D7M  D Em7 A7              
    G7M       G   G/F# Gm7    Edim   A7       D 
Wherever you go,          my heart will go, too 
     F#m   B7 
What can I do 
   G    G/F#    Gdim A7  A7/13  D 
It only wants to be close to  you

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Chord set

G · F# · Gdim · A7 · D · Em7 · Edim · Bm7 · D7 · G5 · Gm7 · F#m · Bm · E · D9 · A · B7

Practice tip

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