Close To You Uke tab by The Carpenters

15 Chords used in the song: G, Esus2, B, Bm7, Em7, B7sus4, C, Cadd9, Gadd9, G7, Dadd9, E7, CM7, D, DM7

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Year:  1970
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5.03
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords and Tablature
A|-5-5---3-3---5-7-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-
C|---------------------------------------0-
G|-----0-----0---------------------------0-

A|-5-|
E|-0-|
C|-0-|
G|-0-| Esus2 B
Why do birds suddenly appear
Bm7 chordBm7 Em7 chordEm7 B7sus4 chordB7sus4
Every time you are near?
C chordC Cadd9 chordCadd9 C chordC Cadd9 chordCadd9
Just like me, they long to be
Gadd9 chordGadd9 Bm7 chordBm7
Close to you

A|-----5-|
E|-2-1-0-|
C|-----0-|
G|-----0-| Esus2 B
Why do stars fall down from the sky
Bm7 chordBm7 Em7 chordEm7 B7sus4 chordB7sus4
Every time you walk by?
C chordC Cadd9 chordCadd9 C chordC Cadd9 chordCadd9
Just like me, they long to be
Gadd9 chordGadd9 Bm7 chordBm7
Close to you

G7 chordG7 G chordG


On the day that you were born the angels got together
Bm7 chordBm7 B7sus4 chordB7sus4 Dadd9 chordDadd9
And decided to create a dream come true
E7 chordE7 C chordC CM7 chordCM7 D chordD DM7 chordDM7
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

A|-5-|
E|-0-|
C|-0-|
G|-0-| Esus2 B
That is why all the girls in town
Bm7 chordBm7 Em7 chordEm7 B7sus4 chordB7sus4
Follow you all around
C chordC Cadd9 chordCadd9 C chordC Cadd9 chordCadd9
Just like me, they long to be
Bm7 chordBm7
Close to you

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Feels like there's a need to adjust a few things here and there but it's quite alright, especially the beginning.
10 Nov 2017
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About this song: Close To You

The song that brought the Carpenters to the limelight. Typical of their style with Karen's clear voice floating above subdued backup. Read more on Last.fm.

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