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So Close To Heaven:Ral Donner.
Flip side of 'You Don't Know What You've Got' which hit #25 in UK and #4 on BB Hot 100 on
GONE Records in 1961.
[Intro]
G Am G C
COooo-oooo-oooo-Eoooo....Foooo-oooo-Goooo-oooo..(x2)
[Verse 1]
CSo close to Eheaven Fwhen I'm close to Fmyou.
GPlease Ctake my Ehand pretty Ababy..DWon't you 
make my Gdreams come Ctrue.
[Verse 2]
CSo close to Eheaven, Fit seems Amlike FparaAbdise..
I'd Cgive a Ammillion to Astay here..DI would 
Ggladly Ampay the Cprice.
[Bridge]
CmWell, I Ealways thought that BmI'd get Emlucky and 
Afind someone some day.
And Dnow it seems I got lucky GWhen you came 
my G7way.
[Verse 3]
CSo close to Eheaven, well, FI'm so satisAbfied..I'd 
Cspend my Amlife in Aheaven if you Dstay here 
Gby my Cside.
[Bridge]
CmWell, I Ealways thought that BmI'd get Emlucky and 
Afind someone some day.
And Dnow it seems I got lucky GWhen you came 
my G7way.
[Verse 4]
CSo close to Eheaven, well, FI'm so satisAbfied..I'd 
Cspend my Amlife in Aheaven if you Dstay here 
Gby my Cside.
[Outro]
If you Dstay here Gby my Cside.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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So Close To Heaven

by Ral Donner

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So Close To Heaven:Ral Donner.

Flip side of 'You Don't Know What You've Got' which hit #25 in UK and #4 on BB Hot 100 on

GONE Records in 1961.

[Intro]

G Am G C

C E F G

Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo....oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo..(x2)

[Verse 1]

C E F Fm

So close to heaven when I'm close to you.

G C E A D

Please take my hand pretty baby..Won't you

G C

make my dreams come true.

[Verse 2]

C E F Am F Ab

So close to heaven, it seems like paradise..

C Am A D

I'd give a million to stay here..I would

G Am C

gladly pay the price.

[Bridge]

Cm E Bm Em

Well, I always thought that I'd get lucky and

find someone some day.

D G

And now it seems I got lucky When you came

my way.

[Verse 3]

C E F Ab

So close to heaven, well, I'm so satisfied..I'd

C Am A D

spend my life in heaven if you stay here

G C

by my side.

[Bridge]

Cm E Bm Em

Well, I always thought that I'd get lucky and

find someone some day.

D G

And now it seems I got lucky When you came

my way.

[Verse 4]

C E F Ab

So close to heaven, well, I'm so satisfied..I'd

C Am A D

spend my life in heaven if you stay here

G C

by my side.

[Outro]

D G C

If you stay here by my side.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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