(They Long To Be) Close to You
Lyrics by Hal David
Music by Burt Bacharach
Bb = 3 0 1 x
A7 = 0 2 4 x
Am = 2 2 3 0
Dm = 2 0 0 1
D7 = x 0 3 2
Riff A:
|———| – | ——-| ——-| |
|———| Bb 5 | A7 –0–3-| Am –0–3-| Dm |
|–0—3–| – | ——-| ——-| |
|———| – | ——-| ——-| |
Why do birds suddenly ap – pear ev ry time you are near?
Riff B:
Bb F
|———- |————– |———- |
|———- Bb |————5- Bb |———- F |
|–0—-3– |–0—-3—— |–0—-3– |
|———- |————– |———- |
Just like me.. they long to be…. close to you…
A Why do birds suddenly appear
every time you are near?
B Just like me…
they long to be…
close to you…
A Why do stars fall down from the sky
every time you walk by?
B Just like me…
They long to be…
Close to you…
Riff C:
|————0——————–|
|—————-3—0————|
|–0–3—————————|
|———————————|
Bb Bb
On the day that you were born the
Bb Bb
Angels got to-gether and de-
(reminder)
D7 = x 0 3 2
Am Am (Am) D7
-cid-ed to cre-ate a dream come true
Bb Bb
So they sprink-led moondust in your hair of
Bb Bb
gold and starlight in your eyes of
C
blue…
A That is why all the boys in town
Follow you all around
B Just like me
They long to be > repeat and fade
Close to you… /
C /
