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The Nearness Of You

by Frank Sinatra

Written by: Washington & Carmichael

THE NEARNESS OF YOU Washington & Carmichael Frank Sinatra DM7 Am7 D7 (Its^not^the) | pale moon (n^that^ex) | cites^me ee ee ee | GM7 G° | / ~ ^that thrills (s^and^de) | lights^me ee ee (e^e^e) | F#m7 B7 Em7 A7 F#m7 B7 Em7 A7 | / ~ ^Oh no oo | / (Its^just^the) nearness s^of | you uu uu uu | // // | D6 Am7 D7 | ~ ^It (is^nt^your) swe et | conversation nn (n^n^n) | GM7 G° F#m7 B7 | / that^brings s^this s^sen | sation nn (n^n^n) | / Oh^no oo oo | Em7 A7 C# D6 | / (Its^just^the) nearness s^of | y^ou uu uu uu | // ~ ^when (youre^in^my) | Gm6 A7 DM7 D7 | arms ss ss s^s | / ~ and=I feel^you uu | / ~ ^so close to^me.| ee ee ee ee | GM7 F#m7 B7 Em7 D G G#° G A7 | / All^my y^y wild.| d^est dreams ss came | (tr^u^e) (e^e^e) ee ee | / // I^need | DM7 Am7 D7 GM7 | no^soft lights ss to^en | chant^me ee ee (e^e^e) | ee (If^yo^u) uu would^on.| G° F#m7 B7 Em7 A7 | n^ly grant^me ee (e^e^e) | ~ ^the righ^t tt tt | / (to^hold^you) ever rr | F#m7 B7 Em7 D G G#° | ~ so ^tight tt tt.| tt And^to feel l^in=the | nigh^t (t^t^t) tt tt | G A7 C# D C# D | / / ~ ^The (near^ness^of) | yo^u uu uu (u^u^u) | u^u uu // ||

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