Close My Eyes Chords
Close My Eyes by Arthur Russell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, G/F#, Em, Am, D, C/B and C/A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro G
Verso 1:
G C G
I'll close my eyes and listen
G/F# Em C
To you, the corn come out
Am Em C
Don't you hear the stars, they glisten
G D C C/B C/A
As we go in and out
G C G
Down where the trees grow together
G/F# Em C
And the western path comes to an end
Am Em C
To see the sign it says 'clear weather'
G D C
I'll meet you tonight, my friend
G C
Will the corn be growing a little tonight
G D
As I wait in the fields for you?
C D Em C
Who knows what grows in the morning light
G D G
When we can feel the watery dew?
Verso 2:
G C G
I just can't be there with no other
G/F# Em C
I know those hills will be true
Am Em C
Away from my sister and brother
G D C
And down through the grasses so blue
G C G
The air is sweet and steady
G/F# Em C
And flowers bloom out of sight
Am Em C
I know the sky is ready
G D C
Come meet me down here tonight
G C
Will the corn be growing a little tonight
G D
As I wait in the fields for you?
C D Em C
Who knows what grows in the morning light
G D G C G
When we can feel the watery dew?