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close another door – the bee gees
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tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

the bee gees
close another door ( 1967 )
( robin , barry and maurice gibb )

from : “bee gees 1st”

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( tacet )
many years have passed , it seems
( tacet )
and i Am all alone
( tacet )
i’ve sent the children far away
( tacet )
to some obscure unknown
( tacet )
it’s so sad , so sad

G C
close another door
G C D
listen to my eyes
G C
close another door
G C
you’re much too old to work
D ( break )
so won’t you run away?

G
when i was young , i used to say
C D
that age won’t bother me
G
the life i had was very sad
C D
it all went out to sea
Am D ( break )
it’s so sad , so sad

G C
close another door
G C D
listen to my eyes
G C
close another door
G C
you’re much too old to work
D ( sus4 ) D ( break )
so won’t you run away?

G
though the sun is in outside
C D
the rain is in my hair
G
now all my life is lived inside
C D
my home is in my chair
Am D ( break )
it’s so sad , so sad

G C
close another door
G C D
listen to my eyes
G C
close another door
G C
you’re much too old to work
D ( break )
so won’t you run away?

coda
G G7
let me go
C F7
send me flowers and put me on a plane
G D
i may be old but i’ve been told
C D
at least i’m still alive
G G7
fly me up
C F7
fly me up and send me home
G D
i’ve been working so , so very hard and
C D
being loved [ ? ] but now i’m tired

| G | G7 | C | F7 | G | D | C | D |
( vocals ad lib , repeat and fade )