Close To You Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays448

Close To You by Cassandra Wilson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C9, Am7, A4/7, B7, Bm7, Bm7/E, Em7, Em, C, G7M, G6, C7M, Am, F#m7, E7/9, Am7/G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			        C9    Am7  A4/7       B7         Bm7 Bm7/E         Em7   Em 
Why do birds suddenly appear ev'ry time      you are near 
C        C9   C           C9  G7M Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you 
        C9   Am7      A4/7        B7        Bm7 Bm7/E         Em7   Em 
Why do stars fall down from the sky ev'ry time     you walk by 
C         C9   C           C9  G7M  Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you 

Bridge: 

C7M    Am       C7M      Am       C7M    Am  C7M     
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     A4/7       B7          Bm7 Bm7/E        Em7   Em 
That is why all the girls in town follow you       all around 
C         C9   C           C9  G7M Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you 
        C9    Am7  A4/7       B7         Bm7 Bm7/E         Em7   Em 
Why do birds suddenly appear ev'ry time      you are near 
C        C9   C           C9  G7M Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you 
        C9   Am7      A4/7        B7        Bm7 Bm7/E         Em7   Em 
Why do stars fall down from the sky ev'ry time     you walk by 
C         C9   C           C9  G7M Bm7 G6 
Just like me, they long to be close to you 
C  Em7 Am7  Am7/G   G7M Bm7 G6 
Ah,ah, ah, ah, ah close to you 
C  Em7 Am7  Am7/G   G7M Bm7 G6 
Ah,ah, ah, ah, ah close to you 
C  Em7 Am7  Am7/G   G7M Bm7 G6 
Ah,ah, ah, ah, ah close to you 
C  Em7 Am7  Am7/G   G7M Bm7 G6 
Ah,ah, ah, ah, ah close to you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante