Bay Area). "When I Close My Eyes" ---------------------- By The Basics (Kelly Baynham, Wade Baynham, Drew Robilio) As recorded by The Basics on _When I Close My Eyes_ Chords: x02010 x32010 x32033 x2x010 xx0232 xx0233 x04030 022000 022033 320033 Riff 1: e-|---------------------------| B-|---5-h7--7---5-h7--7-7-7---| G-|---7-(7)-7---7-(7)-7-7-7---| D-|---0-(0)-0---0-(0)-0-0-0---| A-|---------------------------| E-|---------------------------| [Guitar tacit] When I close my eyes I can see forever And the leaves on the trees Are a brilliant green My heart hears the sound Of a dis - tant calling [Riff 1] The wind on my face says to me I've got to live my life di - fferently [Chorus] When I close my eyes I can see forever And the leaves on the trees Are a brill-iant green My heart hears the sound Of a dis - tant calling [Riff 1] The wind on my face says to me I've got to live my life di - fferently [Verse] I say goodbye to spring And farewell to summer Hello to falling leaves My life looks small In the face of change The wind feels too strong for me I say goodbye to safe Goodbye to certain Hello to what is new It's the best and worst Of times together In the storm I forget what is true [Chorus] I say okay I don't know Okay I'm afraid I'll take it one step at a time It may take a while For the fog to burn off Time be my friend for a while [Chorus] [Bridge/solo] [Riff 1] [Riff 1] I say goodbye to control It's such an illusion Hello to the truth of my need The promise of presence Is all that I have now Sometimes I don't believe [Chorus] When I close my eyes -- [========== John S. Jacob ==========] +-----------------------------------+ for all large values of 1 -- | +-------------------------------- |