Biography:
The Elevators was a five-piece British new wave/power pop band best known for the quirky novelty song "Your I's Are Too Close Together" (also known by "Your Eyes Are Too Close Together" and other titles). The tune reached #44 on the indie charts in 1980.
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YOUR I'S ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER by The Elevators
C * |--3--|
|--1--|
|-----|
|--2--|
|--3--| In other words, a C chord with your pinky
|--x--| on the 3rd fret of the high E string
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G F
Well it’s the same thing every time I see you
C G F
All you ever talk about is you
C G F
Now I really don’t want to bore you
C G F
But it’s about time you considered me too
C G F
And the same thing applies to what we do
C G F
We always have to do what you choose
C G F
And it’s getting me down doing the same old rounds
C G F
You never take account of my views
C G
But life is running round in circles
F C G
wondering what to do
C G
Afraid to even speak
F C G
In case I offended you
C G
But now it’s got to the point where you’ll
F C G
have to choose
G
Cause you can’t stay with me if you stay like you
[Chorus]
C *
Cause your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C F G
Together
C Am G
Together
C F G
Together
C G
Together
[Verse 2]
C G F
There seems no point anymore in trying to reach you
C G F
Cause you only hear what you want to
C G F
But somehow I have got to get through
C G F
If things are ever gonna to improve
C G F
Now I'm not tryin to get at you or upset you
C G F
I only want us to be how we used to
C G F
There's something I must say before it's too late
C G F
Even though I know I may lose you
C G
Oh something's happened between
F C G
you and me
C G
Cause we're not the same as we
F C G
used to be
C G
And it's as simple as
F C G
Ayy Bee Cee
G
Your I's are too close and baby you can't see
[Chorus]
C *
Cause your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C F G
Together
C Am G
Together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
[Repeat to fade]
C * |--3--|
|--1--|
|-----|
|--2--|
|--3--| In other words, a C chord with your pinky
|--x--| on the 3rd fret of the high E string
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G F
Well it’s the same thing every time I see you
C G F
All you ever talk about is you
C G F
Now I really don’t want to bore you
C G F
But it’s about time you considered me too
C G F
And the same thing applies to what we do
C G F
We always have to do what you choose
C G F
And it’s getting me down doing the same old rounds
C G F
You never take account of my views
C G
But life is running round in circles
F C G
wondering what to do
C G
Afraid to even speak
F C G
In case I offended you
C G
But now it’s got to the point where you’ll
F C G
have to choose
G
Cause you can’t stay with me if you stay like you
[Chorus]
C *
Cause your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C F G
Together
C Am G
Together
C F G
Together
C G
Together
[Verse 2]
C G F
There seems no point anymore in trying to reach you
C G F
Cause you only hear what you want to
C G F
But somehow I have got to get through
C G F
If things are ever gonna to improve
C G F
Now I'm not tryin to get at you or upset you
C G F
I only want us to be how we used to
C G F
There's something I must say before it's too late
C G F
Even though I know I may lose you
C G
Oh something's happened between
F C G
you and me
C G
Cause we're not the same as we
F C G
used to be
C G
And it's as simple as
F C G
Ayy Bee Cee
G
Your I's are too close and baby you can't see
[Chorus]
C *
Cause your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C F G
Together
C Am G
Together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C *
Your I’s are too close together, baby
F(add9)
Your I’s are too close together
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
C Am F G
Your Iiiiii’s are too close
[Repeat to fade]
The Ember Days
The Embers
The Emerson Lett (...)
The Emotions
The End