(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU

LEVEL 4C · 80 BPM · Carpenters
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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(CN.C.)Why do (F)birds

sud den ly ap (E7sus)pear

(E7)ev ’ry (Em7)time

you are (Am7)near.

(F)Just like me,

they long to be

(C6)close to you.

(CN.C.)Why do (F)stars

fall down from the (E7sus)sky

(E7)ev ’ry (Em7)time

you walk (Am7)by?

(F)Just like me,

they long to be

(C6)close to you.

(F)On the day that you were born the an gels got to geth er and de (Em)cid ed to cre ate a dream come (A7sus)true.

(A7)So they (F)sprin kled moon dust in your hair of (Fmaj7)gold and star light (F6)in your eyes of (G)blue.

(CN.C.)That is (F)why

all the boys in (E7sus)town

(E7)fol low (Em7)you

all a (Am7)round.

(F)Just like me,

they long to be

(C6)close to you.

(F)Just like me,

they long to be

(C6)close to you.

(Cmaj7)close to you.

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
80 BPM
Plays
14
Category
Pop
Artist
Carpenters

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