Musings of Don Kishote….

CLOSE TO YOU

- – - – - C B7 Bm Em
1. Why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near?
C D G
Just like me, they long to be close to you.

- – - – - C B7 Bm Em
2. Why do stars fall off from the sky everytime you walk by?
C D G
Just like me, they long to be, close to you.

C Am C Am
On the day that you were born, the angels got together,
Em
they decided to create a dream come true,
C Am
so they sprinkled moon dust in your hair,
C Am D
and put a starlight in your eyes so blue. – - -

- – - – - C B7 Bm Em
3. That is why all the girls in town follow you all around,
C D G
just like me, they long to be close to you.
C D G
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
C D G
Just like me, they long to be close to you.

C G
Aah, close to you (5x

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FOR ALL WE KNOW

G – Bm – C – D G – Bm – C – D

G – Em A D G
1. Love, look at the two of us, strangers in many ways,
Em A
we’ve got a lifetime to share,
D – Bm C – D G – Em
so much to say, and as we go from day to day.
A D G
I’ll feel you close to me, but time alone will tell.

Em A D – Bm
Let’s take a lifetime to say, “I knew you well”,
C – Am G – Em C D G
for only time will tell us so, and love may grow for all we know.

G – Bm – C – D G – Bm – C – D

G – Em A D G
2. Love, look at the two of us, strangers in many ways,
Em A D – Bm
Let’s take a lifetime to say, “I knew you well”,
C – Am G – Em C D G
for only time will tell us so, and love may grow for all we know.

– Bm – C – D G – Bm – C – D – G

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GOODBYE TO LOVE

(intro)
- – - – - – - – G Em Am D
1. I’ll say goodbye to love, no one ever cared
G Bm C D
if I should live or die, time and time again
B7 Em
the chance for love has passed me by,
C G Am G
and all I know of love is how to live without it,
B7 Em – A
I just can’t seem to find it.

G Am G Am
So I’ve made my mind up I must live my life alone,
G Am G Am
and though it’s not the easy way, I guess I’ve always known ….

G Em Am D
2. I’d say goodbye to love, there are no tomorrows
G Bm C D
for this heart of mine, surely time will lose
B7 Em
these bitter memories, and I’ll find that
C G Am G
there is someone to believe in and to live for,
B7 Em – A
something I could live for.

G a G a
All the years of useless search have finally reached an end,
G a G a
loneliness and empty days will be my only friend,
C E a D – e
from this day love is forgotten, I’ll go on as best I can.

G Am G D
What lies in the future is a mystery to us all,
G Am G D
no one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls.
A Bm A D
There may come a time when I will see that I’ve been wrong,
A D
but for now this is my song.
A – E
And it’s goodbye to love.
A – E
I’ll say goodbye to love…………

(Orig. = Capo 3)

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HURTIN EACH OTHER

C D
1. No one in the world ever had a love as sweet as my love,
Am G
for nowhere in the world could there be a boy as true as you, love.
Gm
All my love, I give gladly to you,
D E
all your love you give gladly to me.
G D Em G A
Tell me, why then, oh why should it be that

CHORUS

D Em D Em
We go on hurting each other, we go on hurting each other,
Em D Em D
making each other cry, hurting each other,
C ~ ~ D
without ever knowing – - why.

C D
2. Closer than the leaves on a weepin’ willow, baby, we are,
Am G
closer, dear, are we than the simple letters “A” and “B” are.
Gm
All my life, I could love only you,
D E
all your life you could love only me.
G D Em G A
Tell me, why then, oh why should it be that…
D Em D Em
We go on hurting each other, we go on hurting each other,
Em D Em D
making each other cry, hurting each other,
C ~ ~ D – A
without ever knowing – - why.

D Em D Em
Can’t we stop hurting each other, gotta stop hurting each other,
Em D Em D
making each other cry, breaking each other’s heart,
Em D C – A
tearing each other apart.
D Em D Em
Can’t we stop hurting each other, gotta stop hurting each other,
Em D Em D
making each other cry, breaking each other’s heart,
Em D C
tearing each other apart…..(capo 2nd) (Carpenters)

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I NEED TO BE IN LOVE

G Em
1. The hardest thing I’ve ever done is keep believing.
G F – G
there’s someone in this crazy world for me.
C Cm
The way that people come and go through temporary lives,
G Em Am – D7
my chance could come and I might never know.

G Em
2. I used to say, “No promises, let’s keep it simple”,
G F – G
but freedom only helps you say goodbye.
C Bm D Em
It took a while for me to learn that nothing comes for free,
C D7 G – G7
the price I paid is high enough for me.

CHORUS

C D Bm – Em C D G – G7
I know I need to be in love, I know I’ve wasted too much time,
C B7 C D Em
I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world – -
C D G
and fool enough to think that’s what I’ll find.

G Em
3. So here I am with pockets full of good intentions,
G F – G
but none of them will comfort me tonight.
C Bm D Em
I’m wide awake at 4 a.m. without a friend in sight,
C D7 G – G7
I’m hanging on a hope but I’m all right.

+ CHORUS (2x) C – D – Bm – Em – C – D – G

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I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU

(Orig. = Capo 2)
(Carpenters)

C Em F G
1. Day after day I must face a world of strangers
Em Dm
Where I don’t belong, I’m not that strong.
C Em F G
It’s nice to know that there’s someone I can turn to,
Em Dm
who will always care, you’re always there.

CHORUS:
C Bb F – G
When there’s no getting over that rainbow,
C Bb F – G
when my smallest of dreams won’t come true,
C Bb F Am
I can take all the madness the world has to give,
Dm G C
but I won’t last a day without you.

- F C – F – G -

C Em F G
2. So many times when the city seems to be without
Em Dm
a friendly face, a lonely place.
C Em F G
It’s nice to know that you’ll be there if I need you,
Em Dm
and you’ll always smile, it’s all worthwhile. + CHORUS

Am D G
Touch me and I end up singing,
Am D G
troubles seem to up and disappear.
F#m B7 E
You touch me with the love you’re bringing,
Dbm F#m E F G C
I can’t really lose when you’re near. When you’re near, my love.
C Em F G
3. If all my friends have forgotten half their promises,
Em Dm
they’re not unkind, just hard to find.
C Em F G
One look at you and I know that I could learn to live
Em Dm
without the rest, I found the best.

+ CHORUS + G + CHORUS + – F C – F – G – C

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ONLY YESTERDAY

(capo 2nd)
(Carpenters)

D Em
1. After long enough of being alone,
A D
ev’ryone must face their share of loneliness.
Bm E A D G
In my own time nobody knew, the pain I was goin’ thru,
Em A
and waitin’ was all my heart could do.

D E
2. Hope was all I had until you came,
Em A D
maybe you can’t see how much you mean to me.
Bm E A D G
You were the dawn breaking the night, the promise of morning light,
Em A
filling the world surrounding me, when I hold you.
C Em
Baby, baby, feels like maybe, things will be alright.
C A A7
Baby, baby, your love’s made me, free as a song, singin’ for ever.

D Em A
Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely,
D Em A
you showed me the way to leave the past, and all it’s tears behind me.
F# Bm
Tomorrow maybe even brighter than today,
Em A Em D
since I threw my sadness away. Only yesterday.

D E
3. I have found my home here in your arms,
Em A D
nowhere else on earth I really rather be.
Bm E A D G
Life waits for us, share it with me, the best is about to be,
Em A
and so much is left for us to see, when I hold you.

C Em
Baby, baby, feels like maybe, things will be alright.
C A A7
Baby, baby, your love’s made me, free as a song, singin’ for ever.

D Em A
Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely,
D Em A
you showed me the way to leave the past, and all it’s tears behind me.
F# Bm
Tomorrow maybe even brighter than today,
Em A Em D
since I threw my sadness away. Only yesterday.

D Em A
Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely….

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SING

(capo 2nd)
(Carpenters)

C Dm C Bb
1. Sing, sing a song, sing out loud, sing out strong.
F Dm C Am D Dm – G
Sing of good things not bad, sing of happy not sad.
C Dm C Bb – G
Sing, sing a song, make it simple to last your whole life long.
F Dm Am D
Don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear,
C – F C C – Dm
Just sing, sing a song.

A Bm E
La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la.

A Bm A G – A
2. Sing, sing a song, let the world sing along.
D Bm A – F#m B7 Bm – G
Sing of love that could be, sing for you and for me.
C Dm C Bb – G
Sing, sing a song, make it simple to last your whole life long.
F Dm Am D
Don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear,
C – F C Dm – G C
just sing, sing a song. Just sing, sing a song.
Dm – G C C – Dm C – Dm – G
Just sing, sing a song.

C Dm
La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la.
C Dm G
La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la.
C Dm
La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la.
C Dm G
La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la la la la ……

(capo 3rd)

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RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS
C Em A – A7
1. Talkin’ to myself and feelin’ old,
Dm G Dm G
sometimes I’d like to quit, nothing ever seems to fit.
Am C Dm Am
Hangin’ around, nothing to do but frown,
Dm G C – F – C – F
rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

C Em A – A7
2. What I’ve got they used to call the blues,
Dm G Dm G
nothin’ is really wrong, feelin’ like I don’t belong.
Am C Dm Am
Walkin’ around, some kind of lonely clown,
Dm G C – F – C – G
rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Am F Dm C
Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you,
Em F Dm – G
nice to know somebody loves me.
Am F Dm C
Funny but it seems that it’s the only thing to do,
Em F Dm – G G7
run and find the one who loves me (the one who loves me).

C Em A – A7
3. What I feel has come and gone before,
Dm G Dm G
no need to talk it out, we know what it’s all about.
Am C Dm Am
Hangin’ around, nothing to do but frown,
Dm G C – F – C – G
rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Am – F – Dm – C Em – F – Dm – G
Am F Dm C
Funny but it seems that it’s the only thing to do,
Em F Dm – G – Em – A7
run and find the one who loves me.

D F#m B7
3. What I feel has come and gone before,
Em A Em A
no need to talk it out, we know what it’s all about.
Bm D Em Bm
Hangin’ around, nothing to do but frown,
Em A D – G
rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Bm D Em Bm
Hangin’ around, nothing to do but frown,
Em A D
rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

- G – D – G – D – G – D

(capo 3rd)

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SOLITAIRE

D – Bm
1. There was a man, a lonely man,
A G D
who lost his love through his indifference.
- Bm
A heart that kept, that went unchecked,
A G D – A
until it died within his silence.

D
And Solitaire’s the only game in town,
Bm
and every road that takes him takes him down,
Em A G D – A
and by himself, it’s easy to pretend, he’ll never love again.
D
And keeping to himself he plays the game,
Bm
without her love it always ends the same,
Em A G D – A
while life goes on around him everywhere, he’s playing Solitaire.

D – Bm
2. A little hope goes up in smoke,
A G D – A
just how it goes, goes without saying.
D – Bm
There was a man, a lonely man,
A G D – A
who would command the hand he’s playing. + CHORUS

D
And Solitaire’s the only game in town,
Bm
and every road that takes him takes him down,
Em A G D
while life goes on around him everywhere, he’s playing Solitaire.
- Bm – G – A – G – D

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SUPERSTAR
(capo 2nd)
(Carpenters)

Em – G C – G
1. Long ago, and, oh, so far away,
A – C B7
I fell in love with you before the second show.
Em – G C – G
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear,
A – C B7
but you’re not really here, it’s just the radio.

C Bm Am G
Don’t you remember you told me you loved me, baby?
C Bm Am G
You said you’d be coming back this way again, baby.
C Bm Am G
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby –
F C
I love you, I really do !

Em – G C – G
2. Loneliness is such a sad affair,
A – C B7
and I can hardly wait to be with you again.
Em – G C – G
What to say, to make you come again?
A – C B7
Come back to me again, and play your sad guitar.

+ CHORUS + G + CHORUS

(Orig. = Capo 1)

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There`s a kind of hush

G B7 Em G7
1. There’s a kind of hush all over the world tonight,
C D7 G
all over the world you can hear the sounds of lovers in love.
D
You know what I mean.
G B7 Em G7
Just the two of us and nobody else in sight,
C D7 G – G7
there’s nobody else and I’m feeling good just holding you tight.
C Am Em Am G
So listen very carefully, closer now and you will see what I mean.
It isn’t a dream.
C Am Em Am
The only sound that you will hear, is when I whisper in your ear :
D D7
I love you, forever and ever!

G B7 Em G7
2. There’s a kind of hush all over the world tonight,
C D7 G – D
all over the world you can hear the sounds of lovers in love.
G B7 Em G7 C D7 G
lalalalalalala lalalalala lalalala…..
C Am Em Am G
So listen very carefully, closer now and you will see what I mean.
It isn’t a dream.
C Am Em Am
The only sound that you will hear, is when I whisper in your ear
D D7
I love you, forever and ever.
G B7 Em G7
There’s a kind of hush all over the world tonight,
C D7 G – D
all over the world people just like us are falling in love,
G – D G – D – G
yeah, they`re falling in love, they`re falling in love.

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THIS MASQUERADE

Em Em7 Em A
1. Are we really happy with this lonely game we play,
Em C F# – B7
looking for the right words to say?
Em Em7 Em A
Searching but not finding, understanding anyway,
C B7 Em
we’re lost in this masquerade.
F Dm C
Both afraid to say we’re just too far away,
Dm G C
from being close together from the start.
Dbm F# B
We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way,
Am F# B7
we’re lost inside this lonely game we play.

Em Em7 Em A
2. Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes,
Em C F# – B7
and no matter how hard I try,
Em Em7 Em A
to understand the reason why we carry on this way,
C B7 Em – A – Em – A
we’re lost in this masquerade. + instr = verse 1, lines 1 – 6

Dbm F# Bm
We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way,
Am Fis B7
we’re lost inside this lonely game we play.

Em Em7 Em A
3. Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes,
Em C F# – B7
and no matter how hard I try,
Em Em7 Em A
to understand the reason why we carry on this way,
C B7 Em – A
we’re lost in this masquerade.
C B7 Em – Em7 – Em – A
We’re lost in a masquerade.
C B 7 Em – A – Em – A ……
(And we’re lost in a masquerade)

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TOP OF THE WORLD

(capo 1st) (Carpenters)

G D C G
1. Such a feelin’s comin’ over me,
Bm Am D G
there is wonder in most everything I see,
C D Bm E
not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes,
Am C D
and I won’t be surprised if it’s a dream.

G D C G
2. Everything I want the world to be,
Bm Am D G
is now coming true especially for me.
C D Bm E
And the reason is clear, it’s because you are here,
Am C D
you’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen.

D7 – G – C
I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation,
G Am D G – G7
and the only explanation I can find,
C D G C
is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around,
G Am D G ~
your love’s put me at the top of the world.

G D C G
3. Something in the wind has learned my name,
Bm Am D G
and it’s tellin’ me that things are not the same,
C D Bm E
in the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze,
Am C D
there’s a pleasin’ sense of happiness for me.

G D C G
4. There is only one wish on my mind,
Bm Am D G
when this day is through I hope that I will find,
C D Bm E
that tomorrow will be just the same for you and me,
Am C D
all I need will be mine if you are here. + CHORUS (2x)(capo 3rd) (Carpenters)

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YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
C Em
1. When I was young I’d listen to the radio,
Am C F
waitin’ for my favorite songs,
Dm Em Dm – G
when they played I’d sing along, it made me smile.
C Em
Those were such happy times and not so long ago,
Am C F
how I wondered where they’d gone.
E Am C Am
But they’re back again just like a long lost friend,
F Dm G
all the songs I loved so well.

G7 C Am C – Am
Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-o-wo-o still shines,
C Am Dm – G
every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they’re startin’ to sing’s so fine.
Am C Am
When they get to the part where he’s breakin’ her heart,
C Am – - – - – - – C – Am
it can really make me cry, just like before,
F C F – C F
it’s yesterday once more (shoobidoo-lylay, shoobidoo-lylay).

C Em
2. Lookin’ back on how it was in years gone by,
Am C F
and the good times that I had,
Dm Em Dm – G
makes today seem rather sad, so much has changed.
C Em
It was songs of love that I would sing to then
Am C F
and I’d memorize each word,

E Am C Am
those old melodies still sound so good to me,
F Dm G
as they melt the years away.

G7 C Am C – Am
Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-o-wo-o still shines,
C Am Dm – G
every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they’re startin’ to sing’s so fine.
Am C Am
All my best memories come back clearly to me,
C Am – - – - – - C – Dm
some can even make me cry just like before,
F C F
it’s yesterday once more (shoobidoo-lylay).

G7 C Am C – Am
Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-o-wo-o still shines,
C Am Dm – G
every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they’re startin’ to sing’s so fine……

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