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When I Close My Eyes

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 11:54:06 -0700 From: jsjacob@uclink.berkeley.edu (John S. Jacob) Subject: The Basics: "When I Close My Eyes" Bay Area). "When I Close My Eyes" ---------------------- By The Basics (Kelly Baynham, Wade Baynham, Drew Robilio) As recorded by The Basics on _When I Close My Eyes_ Transcribed by John S. Jacob Chords: Am7 x02010 C x32010 Cadd9 x32033 C/B x2x010 D xx0232 Dsus4 xx0233 D11 x04030 Em 022000 Em7 022033 G 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 ==========] | jsjacob@uclink.berkeley.edu | | jsjacob@pasteur.eecs.berkeley.edu |-----------------------------+ | jsjacob@csua.berkeley.edu | 1 + 1 = 3 | +-----------------------------------+ for all large values of 1 -- | +-------------------------------- |
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