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When I Close My Eyes

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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"
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"When I Close My Eyes"
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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


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