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When You Close Your Eyes

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Chord proposals by: Mats Fagergren, 2019
Please use the chords according to my instructions below:
       E,A,D,G,B,e          
       - - - - - -          
Cmaj7. x,3,5,4,5,3    
Cmaj9. x,3,2,4,3,x    
Dm7.   x,5,7,5,6,5.   
Ebaug. x,6,5,4,4,x.   
C6.    x,3,5,5,5,5.   
Bb6.   x,1,3,3,3,3.   
Eb.    x,6,8,8,8,x
Eb/D.  x,5,8,8,8,x
Eb/C.  8,x,8,8,8,x (Cm7)
Eb/Bb. 6,6,8,8,8,(6)
Abmaj7 4,x,5,5,4,x 
C.     x,x,5,5,5,x (intro)
D7.    x,x,7,5,7,x (intro)
Dm7-5. x,(5),6,5,6,x (intro)
G7.    x,10,9,10,8,x (intro)
Am7.   5,7,5,5,5,5
G7.    3,5,3,4,3,3 (verse)
Bb     6,8,8,7,6,6
G.     3,x,0,0,0,3 (bridge)
G7/F   1,x,0,0,0,1 (bridge)
G6/E   0,x,0,0,0,0 (bridge)
C.     x,3,2,0,1,0 (bridge)
Csus4  x,3,2,0,1,1 (bridge)
[intro]
|-C-----D7------Dm7-5--------G7---|
|5–-5--7--7--6--6-----8-|
|--5-----5-----5----10--|
|-5-----7-----6-----9---|
|------------------10---|
|-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
When you Cmaj7close your Am7eyes do you Dm7seeG7  
G7White Dm7Lorelei?     EbaugShe's a C6dream
C6She's not Bb6half as magic as she Ebseems..Eb/D  Eb/C  Eb/Bb  
Eb/BbBut she's Abmaj7so much fun to Bbbe with
[Verse 2]
When you Cmaj7close your Am7eyes Dm7do you seeG7  
G7places that you've Dm7never seen? Ebaug....Yet you've been C6there
C6You've been Bb6walking on the edges of a EbdreamEb/D  Eb/C  Eb/Bb  
Eb/BbAnd you're sAbmaj7o much fun to Bbbe with
Cmaj9......
[Bridge]
G...Big surG7/Fprise, G6/E...you'gve been G/Dinformed
.G/D.that you're not CasleepCsus4  C  
G.....Hard as you G7/Ftry, .G6/E....you were never G/Dreally meant to Cweep
[verse instrumental]
|  Am7|  Dm7|  Dm7   G7|  Dm7|  Ebaug|  C6|  C6|
|  Bb6|  Bb6|  Eb|  Eb/D   Eb/C   Eb/Bb|
|  Abmaj7|  Abmaj7|  Bb|  Bb|
[Verse 3]
When you Cmaj7close your Am7door with a Dm7signG7  
G7Do not Dm7disturb, Ebaug...you must be C6disturbed to find
C6That it's Bb6just as magic as it EbseemsEb/D  Eb/C  Eb/Bb  
Eb/BbAnd you're Abmaj7so much fun to Bbbe with
[outro verse instrumental]
|  Cmaj7|  Am7|  Dm7|  Dm7   G7|  Dm7|  Ebaug|  C6|  C6|
|  Bb6|  Bb6|  Eb   Eb/D   Eb/C   Eb/Bb|
|  Abmaj7|  Abmaj7|  Bb|  Bb|
|  Cmaj7|  Am7|  Dm7|  Dm7   G7|  Dm7|  Ebaug|  C6|  C6|
|  Bb6|  Bb6|  Eb   Eb/D   Eb/C   Eb/Bb|
|  Abmaj7|  Abmaj7|  Bb|  Bb|
|  Cmaj7|

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When You Close Your Eyes

by Morrissey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7-5

Cmaj7

Am7

Dm7

Ebaug

Bb6

Eb/D

Eb/C

Eb/Bb

Abmaj7

Cmaj9

G7/F

G6/E

G/D

Csus4

Chord proposals by: Mats Fagergren, 2019

Please use the chords according to my instructions below:

E,A,D,G,B,e

- - - - - -

Cmaj7. x,3,5,4,5,3

Cmaj9. x,3,2,4,3,x

Dm7. x,5,7,5,6,5.

Ebaug. x,6,5,4,4,x.

C6. x,3,5,5,5,5.

Bb6. x,1,3,3,3,3.

Eb. x,6,8,8,8,x

Eb/D. x,5,8,8,8,x

Eb/C. 8,x,8,8,8,x (Cm7)

Eb/Bb. 6,6,8,8,8,(6)

Abmaj7 4,x,5,5,4,x

C. x,x,5,5,5,x (intro)

D7. x,x,7,5,7,x (intro)

Dm7-5. x,(5),6,5,6,x (intro)

G7. x,10,9,10,8,x (intro)

Am7. 5,7,5,5,5,5

G7. 3,5,3,4,3,3 (verse)

Bb 6,8,8,7,6,6

G. 3,x,0,0,0,3 (bridge)

G7/F 1,x,0,0,0,1 (bridge)

G6/E 0,x,0,0,0,0 (bridge)

C. x,3,2,0,1,0 (bridge)

Csus4 x,3,2,0,1,1 (bridge)

[intro]

C D7 Dm7-5 G7

|-----------------------|

|5–-5--7--7--6--6-----8-|

|--5-----5-----5----10--|

|-5-----7-----6-----9---|

|------------------10---|

|-----------------------|

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7

When you close your eyes do you see

G7 Dm7 Ebaug C6

White Lorelei? She's a dream

C6 Bb6 Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb

She's not half as magic as she seems..

Eb/Bb Abmaj7 Bb

But she's so much fun to be with

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7

When you close your eyes do you see

G7 Dm7 Ebaug C6

places that you've never seen? ....Yet you've been there

C6 Bb6 Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb

You've been walking on the edges of a dream

Eb/Bb Abmaj7 Bb

And you're so much fun to be with

Cmaj9

......

[Bridge]

G G7/F G6/E G/D

...Big surprise, ...you'gve been informed

G/D C Csus4 C

..that you're not asleep

G G7/F G6/E G/D C

.....Hard as you try, .....you were never really meant to weep

[verse instrumental]

Am7 Dm7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 Ebaug C6 C6

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Bb6 Bb6 Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb

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Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb Bb

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[Verse 3]

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7

When you close your door with a sign

G7 Dm7 Ebaug C6

Do not disturb, ...you must be disturbed to find

C6 Bb6 Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb

That it's just as magic as it seems

Eb/Bb Abmaj7 Bb

And you're so much fun to be with

[outro verse instrumental]

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 Ebaug C6 C6

| | | | | | | | |

Bb6 Bb6 Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb

| | | |

Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb Bb

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Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 Ebaug C6 C6

| | | | | | | | |

Bb6 Bb6 Eb Eb/D Eb/C Eb/Bb

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Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb Bb

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Cmaj7

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