Close The Window Calm The Light Chords

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Close The Window Calm The Light by Rita Coolidge is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am, Bm, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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Intro G Am Bm C G 

verse 1 
G  Bm              Em       G            C 
Outside the rain begins and it may never end 
   Bm     G    C              Am 
So cry no more on the shore a dream 
     D              Bm  Em 
Will take us out to sea 
  Am           D          G 
Forever more forever more 

verse 2 
Bm                  Em        G               C 
Close your eyes and dream and you can be with me 
Bm         G     c                    Am                       
'Neath the waves through the caves of ours 
D              Bm Em 
Long forgotten now 
      Am              D 
We're all alone we're all alone 

Refrain 
G         Am              Bm 
Close the window calm the light 
                   Em 
And it will be all right 
   G              C 
No need to bother now 
Bm         C            Am 
Let it out let it all begin 
D               G    Am G C G 
Learn how to pretend  

verse 3 
Bm             Em      G                   C 
Once a story's told it can't help but grow old  
Bm    G  C             Am 
Roses do lovers too so cast  
     D              Bm  Em 
Your seasons to the wind 
    Am              D 
And hold me dear oh hold me dear 

Refrain 
G         Am              Bm 
Close the window calm the light 
                   Em 
And it will be all right 
   G              C 
No need to bother now 
Bm         C            Am 
Let it out let it all begin 
D               Bm  Em 
All's forgotten now 
      Am                 D 
We're all alone oh we're all alone 

Refrain 
G         Am              Bm 
Close the window calm the light 
                   Em 
And it will be all right 
   G              C 
No need to bother now 
Bm         C            Am 
Let it out let it all begin 
D             Bm 
Owe it to the wind 
   Em   Am D 
My love 

G Am Bm Em G C Bm C Am 

Outro 
D               Bm     Em   Am D G 
All's forgotten now my love 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante