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The Nearness of You
Words & Music by Ned Washington & Hoagy Carmichael
Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Also recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#5)
E7It's not thAe pale E7moon that eG/Bxcites meEm7,
A+                 D        Fdim    Dm    A    F#7  Bm7-5  E7  
That thrills and delights me, oh, no —
              Bm7-5         E7      A     F#7  Bm7-5   E7  
It's just the near - ness of you.
E7It isn'At your E7sweet conG/BversationEm7  
A+                 D      Fdim    Dm    A    F#7  Bm7-5  E7  
That brings this sensation, oh, no
              Bm7-5         E7      A     D9  A  
It's just the near - ness of you.
[Bridge]
When you're in my Fdimarms,
And I feel you so cAlose to mA7e,
All my wDildest dF#7reams come tBm7rue.G7  E7  
[Verse]
E7I need no Asoft lE7ights to enG/Bchant me,Em7  
A+            D        Fdim     Dm    A    F#7  Bm7-5  E7  
If you'll only grant me the right
            Bm7-5         F#  Bm  
To hold you ever so tight,
      Bm7-5             E7  E7/6
And to feel in the night
        E7  Bm7-5   E7      A      D     Dm  A  
The near - ness of you.

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The Nearness Of You

by Ella Fitzgerald

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G/B

Em7

Fdim

F#7

Bm7

The Nearness of You

Words & Music by Ned Washington & Hoagy Carmichael

Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Also recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#5)

E7 A E7 G/B Em7

It's not the pale moon that excites me,

A D Fdim Dm A F#7 Bm7 E7

+ -5

That thrills and delights me, oh, no —

Bm7 E7 A F#7 Bm7 E7

-5 -5

It's just the near - ness of you.

E7 A E7 G/B Em7

It isn't your sweet conversation

A D Fdim Dm A F#7 Bm7 E7

+ -5

That brings this sensation, oh, no

Bm7 E7 A D9 A

-5

It's just the near - ness of you.

[Bridge]

Fdim

When you're in my arms,

A A7

And I feel you so close to me,

D F#7 Bm7 G7 E7

All my wildest dreams come true.

[Verse]

E7 A E7 G/B Em7

I need no soft lights to enchant me,

A D Fdim Dm A F#7 Bm7 E7

+ -5

If you'll only grant me the right

Bm7 F# Bm

-5

To hold you ever so tight,

Bm7 E7 E7

-5 /6

And to feel in the night

E7 Bm7 E7 A D Dm A

-5

The near - ness of you.

About The Nearness Of You Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

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