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including it at AAA anyway for historical reasons: the chord progression -
specifially the chromatically descending bass line over minor-6ths and
                            "Close To Cathy"
                        (E. Shuman - B. Goodman)
Intro:
	E/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
Verse 1:
	IE'm so close to B/D#Cathy
	I Ddimknow just what she's dreaming A/C#of
	   Am6/                  C       E/B  A#m7-5
	She always calls me up to tell me
	   AEvery tBime she falls in G#m7loveG7  F#m7  B7  
Verse 2:
	Oh, I'm so close to Cathy
	I know her every tender sigh
	She loves to cry upon my shoulder
	   AAlways fBor some other gEuy
Bridge:
	Oh, Am7why    D7can't sGhe see
	The F#m7one  tB7rue  F#m7lasting lB7ove in her F#m7life
	Should be B7me
Verse 3:
	I'm so close to Cathy
	As close as anyone can be
	   Am6/                C  E/B  
	And I'll stay close to Cathy
	A#m7-5  Am6   G#m7    C#m7          F#m7        B7  E  
	   Hoping   someday  she'll feel close to me
[orchestral break over verse 1 chords]
[repeat verse 3]
[orchestral break over verse 1 chords; fade]

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Close To Cathy

by Mike Clifford

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B/D#

Ddim

A/C#

Am6

E/B

A#m7

G#m7

F#m7

Am7

C#m7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

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

including it at AAA anyway for historical reasons: the chord progression -

specifially the chromatically descending bass line over minor-6ths and

"Close To Cathy"

E B

(. Shuman - . Goodman)

Intro:

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

E B/D#

I'm so close to Cathy

Ddim A/C#

I know just what she's dreaming of

Am6 C E/B A#m7

/ -5

She always calls me up to tell me

A B G#m7 G7 F#m7 B7

Every time she falls in love

Verse 2:

Oh, I'm so close to Cathy

I know her every tender sigh

She loves to cry upon my shoulder

A B E

Always for some other guy

Bridge:

Am7 D7 G

Oh, why can't she see

F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7 F#m7

The one true lasting love in her life

Should be me

Verse 3:

I'm so close to Cathy

As close as anyone can be

Am6 C E/B

And I'll stay close to Cathy

A#m7 Am6 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 B7 E

-5

Hoping someday she'll feel close to me

[orchestral break over verse 1 chords]

[repeat verse 3]

[orchestral break over verse 1 chords; fade]

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