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The Twelfth Of Never:Johnny Mathis.
#9 in 1957. Gold record for Mathis.
#1.
DYou ask how DM7much I Gneed you,
F#Must EmI   Gex..Dplain?
DI Aneed you Em7oh, A7my Ddar..D7ling,
GLike Droses D7need ArainA7.
Em7You A7ask Em7how A7long I'll Dlove D7you,
GI'll Dtell D7you AtrueA7.
Em7Un..Gtil the twelfth of Em7ne..Gver,
GI'll still be Em7loving Dyou.
CHORUS:
AHold A7me Dclose.D7...GNever Alet A7me Dgo.
F#Hold me Bmclose. GMelt my heart like Em7April A7snow.
#2.
A7I'll Dlove DM7you 'till the Gbluebells forEm7get to DbloD7om.
D7I'll A7love you 'till the Dclo..D7ver Ghas Dlost D7its per..A7fume.
A7I'll love Em7you 'A7till the DpoeD7ts Grun Dout D7of A7rhyme.
Em7Un..Gtil the Twelfth of Em7Nev..Ger..and that's a Em7long, long, Dtime.
CHORUS:
REPEAT#2.
ADD:
Em7Un..Gtil the twelfth of Em7ne...Gver. Em7And Gthat's Em7a long,A7long Dtime.(x2)
A fabulous fifties hit from Kraziekhat.

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The Twelfth Of Never

by Johnny Mathis

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DM7

Em7

The Twelfth Of Never:Johnny Mathis.

#9 in 1957. Gold record for Mathis.

#1.

D DM7 G

You ask how much I need you,

F# Em G D

Must I ex..plain?

D A Em7 A7 D D7

I need you oh, my dar..ling,

G D D7 A A7

Like roses need rain.

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D D7

You ask how long I'll love you,

G D D7 A A7

I'll tell you true.

Em7 G Em7 G

Un..til the twelfth of ne..ver,

G Em7 D

I'll still be loving you.

CHORUS:

A A7 D D7 G A A7 D

Hold me close....Never let me go.

F# Bm G Em7 A7

Hold me close. Melt my heart like April snow.

#2.

A7 D DM7 G Em7 D D7

I'll love you 'till the bluebells forget to bloom.

D7 A7 D D7 G D D7 A7

I'll love you 'till the clo..ver has lost its per..fume.

A7 Em7 A7 D D7 G D D7 A7

I'll love you 'till the poets run out of rhyme.

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 D

Un..til the Twelfth of Nev..er..and that's a long, long, time.

CHORUS:

REPEAT#2.

ADD:

Em7 G Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7 D

Un..til the twelfth of ne...ver. And that's a long,long time.(x2)

A fabulous fifties hit from Kraziekhat.

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