Biography:
The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. With their light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, clean arrangements, the duo stood in direct contrast with the excessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s; yet they became one of the most popular artists of the decade, scoring 12 Top Ten hits, including three number one singles.
Karen Carpenter's calm, often somber voice was the most distinctive element of their music
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Other songs:
- Close To You
- I Won't Last A Day Without You
- Merry Christmas, Darling
- The End Of The World
- Top Of The World
- Top Of The World X Just Falling In Love Again
- A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
- A Song For You
- All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
- Cant Smile Without You
- For All We Know
- Goodbye To Love
- Heather
- Help
- Home For The Holidays
- Hurting Each Other
- I Can Dream Cant I
- I Have You
- I Need To Be In Love
- I Wont Last A Day Without You
- Im Caught Between Goodbye And I Love You
- Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night
- Looking For Love
- Love Me For What I Am
- Make Believe Its Your First Time
- Makin Love In The Afternoon
- Merry Christmas Darling
- Only Yesterday
- Please Mr Postman
- Rainy Days And Mondays
- Sandy
- Sing
- Solitaire
- Sometimes
- Superstar
- Sweet Sweet Smile
- The Rainbow Connection
- Theres A Kind Of Hush
- Those Good Old Dreams
- Weve Only Just Begun
- What Are You Doing New Years Eve
- Where Do I Go From Here
- Yesterday Once More
- You
- Youre The One
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
CLOSE TO YOU - Carpenters
Lyrics by Hal David
Music by Burt Bacharach
Tabbed by: pontoffelpock
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
[Intro] Cadd2 - C - Cadd2 - C - Cadd2 - C - Cadd2
Cadd2 Bsus B Bm7 Em7 Em
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
C Cadd2 C Cadd2 Gmaj9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
Why do stars fall down from the sky every time you walk by?
G9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6
On the day that you were born the angels got to-gether and
Bm7 Bm7/E E7
de-cided to create a dream come true.
Cadd2 C
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of
Cmaj7 C6 D
gold and starlight in your eyes of blue.
Cadd2 Bsus B Bm7 Em7 Em
That is why all the girls in town follow you all a-round.
C Cadd2 C Cadd2 Gmaj9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
[Interlude]
Db(add2) - Csus - C - Cm7 - Fm7 - Db - Db(add2) - D6 - Db(add2) - Abmaj9
Db Db6 Dbmaj7 Db6 Db Db6 Dbmaj7 Db6
On the day that you were born the angels got to-gether and
Cm7 Cm7/F F7
de-cided to create a dream come true.
Db(add2) Db
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of
Dbmaj7 Db6 Bbm7/Eb Eb7
gold and starlight in your eyes of blue.
Db(add2) Csus C Cm7 Fm7 Fm
That is why all the girls in town follow you all a-round.
Db Db(add2) Db Db(add2) Abmaj9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
Ab(add2) Ab - Ab(add2) -
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
- Ab - Ab(add2) - Ab - Ab(add2)
[Refrain] x2
Dbmaj9 Abmaj9 Ab
Wah, close to you.
Wah, close to you.
Ha, close to you.
Wah, close to you.
Lyrics by Hal David
Music by Burt Bacharach
Tabbed by: pontoffelpock
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
[Intro] Cadd2 - C - Cadd2 - C - Cadd2 - C - Cadd2
Cadd2 Bsus B Bm7 Em7 Em
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
C Cadd2 C Cadd2 Gmaj9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
Why do stars fall down from the sky every time you walk by?
G9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6
On the day that you were born the angels got to-gether and
Bm7 Bm7/E E7
de-cided to create a dream come true.
Cadd2 C
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of
Cmaj7 C6 D
gold and starlight in your eyes of blue.
Cadd2 Bsus B Bm7 Em7 Em
That is why all the girls in town follow you all a-round.
C Cadd2 C Cadd2 Gmaj9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
[Interlude]
Db(add2) - Csus - C - Cm7 - Fm7 - Db - Db(add2) - D6 - Db(add2) - Abmaj9
Db Db6 Dbmaj7 Db6 Db Db6 Dbmaj7 Db6
On the day that you were born the angels got to-gether and
Cm7 Cm7/F F7
de-cided to create a dream come true.
Db(add2) Db
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of
Dbmaj7 Db6 Bbm7/Eb Eb7
gold and starlight in your eyes of blue.
Db(add2) Csus C Cm7 Fm7 Fm
That is why all the girls in town follow you all a-round.
Db Db(add2) Db Db(add2) Abmaj9
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
Ab(add2) Ab - Ab(add2) -
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
- Ab - Ab(add2) - Ab - Ab(add2)
[Refrain] x2
Dbmaj9 Abmaj9 Ab
Wah, close to you.
Wah, close to you.
Ha, close to you.
Wah, close to you.
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