You Can Close Your Eyes
James Taylor

James Taylor
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
1971
Mud Slide Slim has become my favorite JT album (of the
few that I own).  And this gem has to be one of the
best JT songs ever.  I've had several requests for it,
and I wanted to tab it myself, so here it is.  Hope
you can con your friends into singing harmony!

Lyrics
Chords


Capo 1st INTRO:
well the D G Asus4 A D G Em7 A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----|---0-2---3---0---|---------0-------|---0-2---3-------|---------0-------| B:-----|-3-------3---3---|---------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------2---2---| G:-2---|-----------------|---------2-----2-|-----------------|-0---------------| D:-----|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| A:-----|-------------0---|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----2---0-------| E:-----|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3---2---|-0---------------|
This is the verse: sun is surely sink - in' down and the D D/F# G D A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------2-----|-----------------|-------0---------|-------0---------| B:-------3---------|-------3-------3-|-----------0-----|-0h2-------2-----| G:-----2---------2-|-----0-------2---|-----2---------2-|---------------2-| D:-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-------------2---|-------------2---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0-------| E:-------------2---|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| moon is slowly ris - in' Em Bm A G Em7 A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------------3-|-------3---------|-----.---0-------| B:-------0-------3-|-------2---------|-1p0---0---0-----|-----3---2-------| G:-----0-------4---|-----2-------0---|-----0-----0-----|-----0---------2-| D:-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|---2---------2---| A:---------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|---------0-------| E:-0---------------|---------3-------|---------3---3---|-0---0-----------| So this old world must still be spinnin' round and D D/F# G D A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------2-----|-----------------|-------0---------|-------------------| B:-------3---------|-------3-------3-|-----------0-----|-2h3-2-0---0h2-----| G:-----2---------2-|-----0-------2---|-----2---------2-|---------2-------2-| D:-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-------------2---|---------------2---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------| E:-------------2---|-3---------------|-----------------|-------------------| I still love you so... Em Bm A D G D/F# A D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------------2-|-3-------2-------|-0-------2---2-2-| B:-------0-------3-|-------2-----3---|-3-------3-------|---2-----3---3-3-| G:-----0-------4---|-----2-------2---|-0-------2-------|-------2-2---2-2-| D:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0---------|---------0---0-0-| A:---------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------| E:-0---------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-----------------|
This is the chorus: close your eyes you can close your eyes it's all G Em Asus4 A C G/F# G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----3-3-----3-3-|-----0-----0-----|-----0-0-0-------|-----3-----------| B:-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3---x-2-----|-----1-1-1-----0-|-----0-----------| G:-----0-0-----0-0-|-----2---x-2---2-|-----0-0-0-----0-|-----0-----------| D:-----------------|-----2---x-2-----|-----------------|-----0-----------| A:-----------------|-0---------0-0---|-3---------------|-------------0---| E:-3-------0-------|-----------------|-------------2---|-3---------------| right and I don't know no love songs and Bm Em7 Asus4 A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------2---------|-------2---------|-----0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-| B:-----------2-----|-2h3-------3-----|-----3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-2---2-2-| G:-----4---------4-|---------------4-|-----0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-| D:-------------4---|-----4-------4---|-----2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2---2-------| A:-2-------0-------|-2-------2-------|---------2-------|-0---0---0-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------| I can't sing the blues anymore but C G/F# G Bm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----0-0-0-------|-----3-----------|-------2---------|-------2---------| B:-----1-1-1-----0-|-----0-----------|-----------2-----|-2h3-------3-----| G:-----0-0-0-----0-|-----0-----------|-----4---------4-|---------------4-| D:-----------------|-----0-----------|-------------4---|-----4-------4---| A:-3---------------|-------------0---|-2-------0-------|-2-------2-------| E:-------------2---|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| I can sing this song and Em D/F# G + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------3-------|-----------3-----| B:-------0---------|-0-------0-----0-|-1p0---0-------0-| G:-0-------2-------|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-| D:-----2-------0---|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-0-------2-------|-3-----------3---|-3-------3---3---| you can sing this song when I'm gone Em D/F# G Bm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|-------2---------| B:-------0---------|-0-------2-------|-----------2-----|-2h3-------3-----| G:-0-------2-------|-0-------2-------|-----4---------4-|-----------------| D:-----2-------0---|-----0-------2---|-------------4---|-----4-------4---| A:-----------------|---------0-------|-2-------0-------|-2-------2-------| E:-0-------2-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| it won't... Em D/F# G Asus4 + + + + + + + + e:---3-----5-----7-|---------5---5---| B:---0-----3-----8-|---------5---5---| G:---0-----2-----7-|---7-6---7---6---| D:-------------0---|---------7---7---| A:-----------------|-----------------| E:-0-----2---------|-----------------|
This is the ending (similar to intro): Note: I haven't tabbed the second guitar. D G Asus4 A A G D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------7---5---|---------5-------|---------7-------|-10-9----9-10------| B:-7---7---8---5---|---------5-------|-7---7---8-----8-|------12---10------| G:-7-9-----7---7---|---------6-------|-7-9-----7---0---|-----------11------| D:-0-------0---7---|---------7-------|-0-------0-------|-----------12------| A:-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-------------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
LYRICS:
play intro Well the sun is surely sinkin' down But the moon is slowly risin' So this old world must still be spinnin' 'round And I still love you
CHORUS So close your eyes You can close your eyes it's all right I don't know no love songs And I can't sing the blues anymore But I can sing this song And you can sing this song when I'm gone
It won't be long before another day We gonna have a good time And no one's gonna take that time away You can stay as long as you like
CHORUS play ending

CHORDS:
D xx0232 or xx0775 D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string) G 320033 or 320003 or xx0787 G/F# 200033 Em7 022030 or 022033 Asus4 x02230 or xx7755 A x02220 or xx7655 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 9-15-98 by Daniel E. Smith.