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.