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The Nearness Of You

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[Verse 1]
   Cmaj7Its not the Cmaj9pale moon that exGm7cites me   C9     Fmaj7That thrills and deFdimlights me,  
  Em7oh A7b9no       Dm7Its just the G13-9nearness of Em7you A7b9  Dm7  F/G  G13-9  
[Verse 2]
   Cmaj7It isnt your Cmaj9sweet converGm7sation   C9     Fmaj7That brings this senFdimsation, 
  Em7oh A7b9no       Dm7Its just the G13-9nearness of B/Cyou C  
[Bridge] 
    FmWhen youre in my G7#9arms and I feel you    Cmaj9so close C9to me 
     Fmaj7All my wilEm7dest dreams    A7b9come Dm7true C/E  F  F#dim  F/G  G13-9  
[Verse 3]
   Cmaj7I need no Cmaj9soft lights     Dm7       D#m7      Em7to enGm7chant me C9  
   Fmaj7If youll Fdimonly grant me     Em7the A7right 
    Dm7To hold you G7ever so Em7tight 
   A7b9And to feel in the Dm7night     C/E     F         F#dim       F/G     G13-9the nearness of B/CyouC  
[Outro] 
G13   Cmaj7   G13   Cmaj7

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The Nearness Of You

by Norah Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Cmaj9

Gm7

Fmaj7

Fdim

Em7

A7b9

Dm7

G13-9

F/G

B/C

G7#9

C/E

F#dim

D#m7

G13

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Gm7 C9 Fmaj7 Fdim

Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me,

Em7 A7b9 Dm7 G13-9 Em7 A7b9 Dm7 F/G G13-9

oh no Its just the nearness of you

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Gm7 C9 Fmaj7 Fdim

It isnt your sweet conversation That brings this sensation,

Em7 A7b9 Dm7 G13-9 B/C C

oh no Its just the nearness of you

[Bridge]

Fm G7#9 Cmaj9 C9

When youre in my arms and I feel you so close to me

Fmaj7 Em7 A7b9 Dm7 C/E F F#dim F/G G13-9

All my wildest dreams come true

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Gm7 C9

I need no soft lights to enchant me

Fmaj7 Fdim Em7 A7

If youll only grant me the right

Dm7 G7 Em7

To hold you ever so tight

A7b9 Dm7 C/E F F#dim F/G G13-9 B/C C

And to feel in the night the nearness of you

[Outro]

G13 Cmaj7 G13 Cmaj7

About The Nearness Of You Chords by Norah Jones

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