Come A Little Bit Closer
Jay and the Americans (Boyce, Hart, Farrell, 1964)
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Strum 4/4 | d - R u - u - u |
1 2 & & &
In a | [C] little cafe on the | [F] other side of the | [C] border | [G!] [C]
She was | [C] sitting there giving me | [F] looks that made my mouth | [C] water | [G!] [C]
So I | [F] started walking her | way, she be- | longed to Bad Man Jo- | se
And I | [G] knew, yes I knew, I should | leave, then I heard her | [C] say- [F] ay- | [G] ay
Come a little bit | [C] closer, you're [F] my kind of | [G] man, so big and so | [G] strong
Come a little bit | [C] closer, [F] I'm all a- | [G] lone, and the night is so | [C] long [F] | [G] [F]
So we | [C] started to dance, in my | [F] arms she felt so in- | [C] viting | [G!] [C]
And I just | [C] couldn't resist, a just a | [F] one little kiss so ex- | [C] citing | [G!] [C]
Then I | [F] heard the guitar player | say "Va- | moose , Jose's on his | way"
And I | [G] knew, yes I knew, I should | run, but then I heard her | [C] say- [F] ay- | [G] ay
Come a little bit | [C] closer, you're [F] my kind of | [G] man, so big and so | [G] strong
Come a little bit | [C] closer, [F] I'm all a- | [G] lone, and the night is so | [C] long [F] | [G] [F]
Instrumental
| [C] | [F] [G] | [C] | [F] [G] |
| [C] | [F] [G] | [C] | [F] [G]
Then the | [C!] music [C!] stopped, when I | [F] looked, the cafe was | [C] empty | [G!] [C]
And I | [C] heard Jose say, 'Man, you | [F] know you're in trouble | [C] plenty' | [G!] [C]
So I | [F] dropped my drink from my | hand, | and from the window I | ran
And as | [G] I rode away, I could | hear her say to Jos- | [C] e [F] yay | [G] yay
Come a little bit | [C] closer, you're [F] my kind of | [G] man, so big and so | [G] strong
Come a little bit | [C] closer, [F] I'm all a- | [G] lone, and the night is so | [C] long [F] | [G] [F]
| [C] La lala [F] lalala | [G] la laa |
| [C] La lala [F] lalala | [G] la laa |
| [C] Oh [F] oh | [G] oh |
| [C] La lala [F] lalala | [G] la laa |
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 08/05/23 JJ
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Jay and the Americans (Boyce, Hart, Farrell, 1964)
A|--8--8--8--8--8-----7-|-3--3-3----------|-----------------|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-----8-|-5--5-5----1-1-1-|-1-3-5-7---------|
C|----------------------|-----------2-2-2-|-2-4-5-7---------|
G|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Strum 4/4 | d - R u - u - u |
1 2 & & &
In a | [C] little cafe on the | [F] other side of the | [C] border | [G!] [C]
She was | [C] sitting there giving me | [F] looks that made my mouth | [C] water | [G!] [C]
So I | [F] started walking her | way, she be- | longed to Bad Man Jo- | se
And I | [G] knew, yes I knew, I should | leave, then I heard her | [C] say- [F] ay- | [G] ay
Come a little bit | [C] closer, you're [F] my kind of | [G] man, so big and so | [G] strong
Come a little bit | [C] closer, [F] I'm all a- | [G] lone, and the night is so | [C] long [F] | [G] [F]
So we | [C] started to dance, in my | [F] arms she felt so in- | [C] viting | [G!] [C]
And I just | [C] couldn't resist, a just a | [F] one little kiss so ex- | [C] citing | [G!] [C]
Then I | [F] heard the guitar player | say "Va- | moose , Jose's on his | way"
And I | [G] knew, yes I knew, I should | run, but then I heard her | [C] say- [F] ay- | [G] ay
Come a little bit | [C] closer, you're [F] my kind of | [G] man, so big and so | [G] strong
Come a little bit | [C] closer, [F] I'm all a- | [G] lone, and the night is so | [C] long [F] | [G] [F]
Instrumental
| [C] | [F] [G] | [C] | [F] [G] |
| [C] | [F] [G] | [C] | [F] [G]
Then the | [C!] music [C!] stopped, when I | [F] looked, the cafe was | [C] empty | [G!] [C]
And I | [C] heard Jose say, 'Man, you | [F] know you're in trouble | [C] plenty' | [G!] [C]
So I | [F] dropped my drink from my | hand, | and from the window I | ran
And as | [G] I rode away, I could | hear her say to Jos- | [C] e [F] yay | [G] yay
Come a little bit | [C] closer, you're [F] my kind of | [G] man, so big and so | [G] strong
Come a little bit | [C] closer, [F] I'm all a- | [G] lone, and the night is so | [C] long [F] | [G] [F]
| [C] La lala [F] lalala | [G] la laa |
| [C] La lala [F] lalala | [G] la laa |
| [C] Oh [F] oh | [G] oh |
| [C] La lala [F] lalala | [G] la laa |
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 08/05/23 JJ
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