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Cherish:David Cassidy.
#9 on BB Hot 100 on BELL Records
in 1971.
INTRO: F  
#1.
FCherish is the word I Cuse to FdesEbcribe, Bball the 
Ffeeling that I have hiding here for you inEbside.
BbYou don't know Amhow many times I wished that I 
had Bbtold you.
CHORUS:
You don't know Amhow many times I wished that I 
could Bbhold you.
You don't know Amhow many times I've wished that 
I could mould you into Gm7someone who could Bbcherish 
me as much as I cherish Cyou.
#2.
FPerish is the word that more than Ebapplies.C...to the 
Fhope in my heart each time I realEbize.
CHORUS:
BbThat I am Amnot going to be the one to share your 
Bbdreams.
That I am Amnot going to be the one to share your 
Bbschemes.
That I am Amnot going to be the one to share what 
seems to be the Gm7life that you could Bbcherish me as 
much as I do Cyours.
BRIDGE:
Oh, I'm beGginning to think that Cman has never found
the Amwords that could make you want Eme.
That have the Cright amount of letters, Fjust the right 
Dmsound that could Bbmake you hear, Gm7make you see, that you
are Ebdriving me out of my Cmind.
#3.
COh, I could say I Fneed you, but then you'd Crealize that 
I want you, just like a Dmthousand other guys, who say 
they'd Bblove you with all the Crest of their lives..
when all they Dmwanted was to Bbtouch your face, your Gm7hands,
and gaze into your Ebeyes.C  
#4.
FCherish is the word I use to desEbcribe.C...all the 
Ffeeling that I have hiding here for you inEbside.C  
CHORUS:
You don't know Amhow many times I wished that I 
had Bbtold you.
You don't know Amhow many times I've wished that 
I could Bbhold you.
You don't know Amhow many times I wished that I could mould 
you into Gm7someone who could Ebcherish me as much as I 
cherish Cyou.
OUTRO:
FAnd I Cdo, Fcherish Cyou..oh, Fand I Cdo, Fcherish Cyou..
FYes, I Cdo..FI cherish Cyou..(Fade.)
A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Cherish

by David Cassidy

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Gm7

Cherish:David Cassidy.

#9 on BB Hot 100 on BELL Records

in 1971.

INTRO:

#1.

F C F Eb Bb

Cherish is the word I use to describe, all the

F Eb

feeling that I have hiding here for you inside.

Bb Am

You don't know how many times I wished that I

had told you.

CHORUS:

You don't know how many times I wished that I

could hold you.

You don't know how many times I've wished that

Gm7 Bb

I could mould you into someone who could cherish

me as much as I cherish you.

#2.

F Eb C

Perish is the word that more than applies....to the

F Eb

hope in my heart each time I realize.

CHORUS:

Bb Am

That I am not going to be the one to share your

dreams.

That I am not going to be the one to share your

schemes.

That I am not going to be the one to share what

Gm7 Bb

seems to be the life that you could cherish me as

much as I do yours.

BRIDGE:

G C

Oh, I'm beginning to think that man has never found

Am E

the words that could make you want me.

C F

That have the right amount of letters, just the right

Dm Bb Gm7

sound that could make you hear, make you see, that you

Eb C

are driving me out of my mind.

#3.

C F C

Oh, I could say I need you, but then you'd realize that

I want you, just like a thousand other guys, who say

Bb C

they'd love you with all the rest of their lives..

Dm Bb Gm7

when all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands,

Eb C

and gaze into your eyes.

#4.

F Eb C

Cherish is the word I use to describe....all the

F Eb C

feeling that I have hiding here for you inside.

CHORUS:

You don't know how many times I wished that I

had told you.

You don't know how many times I've wished that

I could hold you.

You don't know how many times I wished that I could mould

Gm7 Eb

you into someone who could cherish me as much as I

cherish you.

OUTRO:

F C F C F C F C

And I do, cherish you..oh, and I do, cherish you..

F C F C

Yes, I do..I cherish you..(Fade.)

A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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