The Closer You Are:The Channels.
Great Doo-Wop..regional hit New York City area
on BLAST Records in 1956.
#1.
B Gbm A E A
The.....closer you are the brighter, the stars
D E A Bm
in the sky, and darling, I realize you're
E A E
the one in my life for...
#2.
A Bm E A
My heart skips a beat every time you and I meet,
D E
my life, my love, my dear.
A Bm E A
I can't defeat that yearning deep in my heart
D A
to have only you.
CHORUS:
D A
When I first saw you (bom-bom) I did adore you (bom)
Bm Em7 A
any others (bom-bom) be--ware..(bom)
D A
And then you went away (bom) but now you're back to
(boom-boom-boom-boom-bom)
Bm E
stay and my love (bom) for you grows stronger every day.
(Yeah-yeah-weee-oooo-weeee-oooo-weeee-oooo)
#3.
A Gbm Bm E A
The closer you are.....the brighter, the flames in my
D E A Gbm Bm
heart, and darling, we'll never part......we'll always
E A D A A7
be in love-ooo-ooo-ove.
(Weee-doooo-weeee-dooo-eeee-aaaahhhh.)
CHORUS:
D A
When I first saw you (bom-bom) I did adore you (bom)
Bm Em7 A
any others (bom-bom) be--ware..(bom)
D A
And then you went away (bom) but now you're back to
(boom-boom-boom-boom-bom)
Bm E
stay and my love (bom) for you grows stronger every day.
(Yeah-yeah-weee-oooo-weeee-oooo-weeee-oooo)
#4.
A Gbm Bm E A
The closer you are.....the brighter, the flames in my
D E A Gbm Bm
heart, and darling, we'll never part......we'll always
E A D A
be in love-ooo-ooo-ove.
(Weee-doooo-weeee-dooo-eeee-aaaahhhh.)
OUTRO:
A E A
Whoa, in love, whoa, in love..
(whoa-doh-doh-doh-doh-weeeee-oooooo)(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
