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"When I Close My Eyes"
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As recorded by The Basics on _When I Close My Eyes_
Chords:
    Am7x02010
      Cx32010
  Cadd9x32033
    C/Bx2x010
      Dxx0232
  Dsus4xx0233
    D11x04030
     Em022000
    Em7022033
      G320033
Riff 1:
e-|---Dsus2------D----Dsus2------D--------|
B-|---5-h7--7---5-h7--7-7-7---|
G-|---7-(7)-7---7-(7)-7-7-7---|
D-|---0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-0-0---|
A-|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|
[Guitar tacit]
When I close my eyes
I can see forever
And the leaves on the trees
Are a brilliant green
My heart Cadd9hears Gthe Cadd9sound
Of a Cadd9dis - Gtant Dcalling
            Am7            D11[Riff 1]
The wind on my face says to me
I've got to Am7live my D11life
  Cdi C/B- fferentCadd9lyG  Cadd9  Cadd9  G  D  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  Cadd9  G  D  
[Chorus]
When I Cadd9close Gmy Cadd9eyes
I can Cadd9see   GforDever
And the Cadd9leaves Gon the Em7trees
Are a Cadd9brill-Giant Dgreen
My heart Cadd9hears Gthe Cadd9sound
Of a Cadd9dis - Gtant Dcalling
            Am7            D11[Riff 1]
The wind on my face says to me
I've got to Am7live my D11life
  Cdi C/B- fferentCadd9lyG  Cadd9  Cadd9  G  D  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  Cadd9  G  D  
[Verse]
I say goodCbye to Emspring
And fareGwell to Dsummer
HelClo to Emfalling DleavesDsus4  D  
My Clife looks Emsmall
In the Gface of Dchange
The Cwind feels Emtoo strong for DmeDsus4  D  
I say goodCbye to Emsafe
GoodGbye to Dcertain
HelClo to Emwhat is DnewDsus4  D  
It's the Cbest and Emworst
Of Gtimes Dtogether
In the Cstorm I forEmget what is DtrueDsus4  D  
[Chorus]
I say okay I don't know
Okay I'm afraid
I'll take it one step at a time
It may take a while
For the fog to burn off
Time be my friend for a while
[Chorus]
[Bridge/solo]
   Am7   D11[Riff 1]
   Am7   D11[Riff 1]
  Am7 D11 C C/B  Cadd9 G Cadd9  Cadd9 G D  Cadd9 G Cadd9  Cadd9 G D
I say goodbye to control
It's such an illusion
Hello to the truth of my need
The promise of presence
Is all that I have now
Sometimes I don't believe
[Chorus]
When I Cadd9close Gmy Cadd9eyes
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  [========== John S. Jacob ==========]
  |    [email protected]    |
  | [email protected] |-----------------------------+
  |     [email protected]     |         1 + 1 = 3           |
  +-----------------------------------+ for all large values of 1  -- |
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When I Close My Eyes

by The Basics

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cadd9

C/B

Dsus4

D11

Em7

Dsus2

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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

"When I Close My Eyes"

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As recorded by The Basics on _When I Close My Eyes_

Chords:

Am7

x02010

x32010

Cadd9

x32033

C/B

x2x010

xx0232

Dsus4

xx0233

D11

x04030

022000

Em7

022033

320033

Riff 1:

Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

e-|---------------------------|

B-|---5-h7--7---5-h7--7-7-7---|

G-|---7-(7)-7---7-(7)-7-7-7---|

D-|---0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-0-0---|

A-|---------------------------|

E-|---------------------------|

[Guitar tacit]

When I close my eyes

I can see forever

And the leaves on the trees

Are a brilliant green

Cadd9 G Cadd9

My heart hears the sound

Cadd9 G D

Of a dis - tant calling

Am7 D11

[Riff 1]

The wind on my face says to me

Am7 D11

I've got to live my life

C C/B Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D

di - fferently

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9

When I close my eyes

Cadd9 G D

I can see forever

Cadd9 G Em7

And the leaves on the trees

Cadd9 G D

Are a brill-iant green

Cadd9 G Cadd9

My heart hears the sound

Cadd9 G D

Of a dis - tant calling

Am7 D11

[Riff 1]

The wind on my face says to me

Am7 D11

I've got to live my life

C C/B Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D

di - fferently

[Verse]

C Em

I say goodbye to spring

G D

And farewell to summer

C Em D Dsus4 D

Hello to falling leaves

C Em

My life looks small

G D

In the face of change

C Em D Dsus4 D

The wind feels too strong for me

C Em

I say goodbye to safe

G D

Goodbye to certain

C Em D Dsus4 D

Hello to what is new

C Em

It's the best and worst

G D

Of times together

C Em D Dsus4 D

In the storm I forget what is true

[Chorus]

I say okay I don't know

Okay I'm afraid

I'll take it one step at a time

It may take a while

For the fog to burn off

Time be my friend for a while

[Chorus]

[Bridge/solo]

Am7 D11

[Riff 1]

Am7 D11

[Riff 1]

Am7 D11 C C/B Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G Cadd9 Cadd9 G D

I say goodbye to control

It's such an illusion

Hello to the truth of my need

The promise of presence

Is all that I have now

Sometimes I don't believe

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9

When I close my eyes

[========== John S. Jacob ==========]

| [email protected] |

| [email protected] |-----------------------------+

| [email protected] | 1 + 1 = 3 |

+-----------------------------------+ for all large values of 1 -- |

+-------------------------------- |

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