Biography:
Dave Barnes is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter (born June 20, 1978). There are strong elements of soul and R&B in Dave's new material, indicative of the diverse influences exerted on him during his childhood in the deep south.
Here is some background information on Dave Barnes from the Mine To Love Songfacts: Barnes gained a lot of recognition after his song "God Gave Me You" became a hit single for Blake Shelton. Barnes' fifth album, Stories To Tell was his first release since his breakthrough.
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Other songs:
- Carry Me Through
- Christmas Tonight
- Little Lies
- Meet Me At The Mistletoe
- Sticks And Stones
- Amen
- Annie
- Brothers And Sisters
- Chameleon
- Close Your Eyes
- Crazyboutya
- Darlin
- Family Tree
- God Gave Me You
- Good
- Good World Gone Bad
- Headlights
- Honey Im Coming Home
- I Have And Always Will
- I Have And I Always Will
- In Bethlehem
- La Song
- Little Civil War
- Look So Easy
- Love In The Remains
- Love Will Be Enough For Us
- Miles To Go
- More Than A Man
- My Love My Enemy
- Nothing Fancy
- On A Night Like This
- Prayers Of The Saints
- Someones Somebody
- Stories To Tell
- Sunset Santa Fe
- Until You
- What I Need
- What We Want What We Get
- When A Heart Breaks
- White Flag
- Wildfire Heart
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Close Your Eyes - Dave Barnes
Tuning: Sounds like alternative tuning, but this tab is standard (Capo 4)
CHORUS USED
D Dmaj7 C G B7sus4 B7 A
e|--2---2-----0--3--------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3-----1--3----5-----4---2-------------------------------------------
G|--2---2-----0--0----2-----2---2-------------------------------------------
D|------4-----2--0----4-----4---2-------------------------------------------
A|------------3--2----2-----2---0-------------------------------------------
E|---------------3----------------------------------------------------------
Opening: D G A
Don't forget the D2 hammer in the intro (and throughout song)
e|--0h2---|
B|--3-----|
G|--2-----|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
D Dmaj7
When the future gets real tough
C
And silence speaks too much
G
I’ll reach my hands to you
D Dmaj7
And if you feel all alone
C
And hope is dead and gone
B7sus4 B7
I’ll be right there for you
G
And I’ll be all you need
D G A
Close your eyes and just believe
D Dmaj7
And love, it can break your heart
C
That’s where real love starts
G A
Trust me I’ll show you
D Dmaj7
And life it can beat you down
C
But I’ll still be around
B7sus4 B7
There’s nothing I can’t do
G
And I’ll be all you need
G A D Dmaj7 C B7sus4 B7 G A
Close your eyes, and just believe
D Dmaj7
Life is shorter than you think
C
It can get lost inside a blink
G A
Don’t let it pass you by
D Dmaj7
And me I’ve loved you from the start
C
You’re the blood that beats my heart
B7sus4 B7
Search and you will find me
G
And I’ll be all you need
G A G
Close your eyes, see I’ll be all you need
A D(hammers) G A D
Close your eyes, and just believe
Tuning: Sounds like alternative tuning, but this tab is standard (Capo 4)
CHORUS USED
D Dmaj7 C G B7sus4 B7 A
e|--2---2-----0--3--------------0--------------------------------------------|
B|--3---3-----1--3----5-----4---2-------------------------------------------
G|--2---2-----0--0----2-----2---2-------------------------------------------
D|------4-----2--0----4-----4---2-------------------------------------------
A|------------3--2----2-----2---0-------------------------------------------
E|---------------3----------------------------------------------------------
Opening: D G A
Don't forget the D2 hammer in the intro (and throughout song)
e|--0h2---|
B|--3-----|
G|--2-----|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
D Dmaj7
When the future gets real tough
C
And silence speaks too much
G
I’ll reach my hands to you
D Dmaj7
And if you feel all alone
C
And hope is dead and gone
B7sus4 B7
I’ll be right there for you
G
And I’ll be all you need
D G A
Close your eyes and just believe
D Dmaj7
And love, it can break your heart
C
That’s where real love starts
G A
Trust me I’ll show you
D Dmaj7
And life it can beat you down
C
But I’ll still be around
B7sus4 B7
There’s nothing I can’t do
G
And I’ll be all you need
G A D Dmaj7 C B7sus4 B7 G A
Close your eyes, and just believe
D Dmaj7
Life is shorter than you think
C
It can get lost inside a blink
G A
Don’t let it pass you by
D Dmaj7
And me I’ve loved you from the start
C
You’re the blood that beats my heart
B7sus4 B7
Search and you will find me
G
And I’ll be all you need
G A G
Close your eyes, see I’ll be all you need
A D(hammers) G A D
Close your eyes, and just believe
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