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Cherish:The Association. 
#1 in 1966.
#1.
Fmaj9Cherish is the word I Gm7use to Cdes...Ebmaj9cribe..Gm7  C  
all the Fmaj9feeling that I have hiding Gm7here for Cyou inEbmaj9side.Gm7  C  
Cyou don't know Am7how many times I've wished that I had Bbtold you..
you don't know Am7how many times I've wished that I could Bbhold you..
you don't know Am7how many times I've wished that I could Bbmould you..
Am7into Gm7someone who could Bbcherish me as much as I, cherish Cyou.
#2.
Fmaj9Perish is the word that Gm7more than Capp...Ebmaj9lies..Gm7  C  
to the Fmaj9hope in my heart each Gm7time I Creal...Ebmaj9ize..Gm7  C  
Cthat I am Am7not gonna be the one to share your Bbdreams..
that I am Am7not gonna be the one to share your Bbschemes..
that I am Am7not gonna be the one to share what Bbseems to be 
the Am7life Gm7that you could Bbcherish as much as I do, Cyours.
CHORUS:
COh, I'm beGm7ginning to think that Cman has never found,
the Am7words 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 Fmaj9need you, but then you'd Crealize
that I Cmwant you, just like a D9thousand other guys
who'd say they Bbloved you, with all the Crest of their lies
when all they Dmwanted was to Bbtouch your Am7face, your Gm7hands
and gaze into your EbeyesC.D  
#4.
GCherish is the word I Cuse to desBbcribeC..
all the Gfeeling that I have Chiding here for you inBbsideC.
You don't know Bm7how many times I've wished that I had Ctold you..
you don't know Bm7how many times I've wished that I could Chold you..
you don't know Bm7how many times I've wished that I could
Cmould you Bm7into Am7someone who could Fcherish me as much as I, 
cherish Dyou..
Gand CI Ddo, Gcher..Cish Dyou...Gand CI Ddo, Gcher..Cish Dyou...
Dcherish is the word.(fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Association - Cherish

by Misc Unsigned Bands

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Fmaj9

Gm7

Ebmaj9

Am7

Bm7

Cherish:The Association.

#1 in 1966.

#1.

Fmaj9 Gm7 C Ebmaj9 Gm7 C

Cherish is the word I use to des...cribe..

Fmaj9 Gm7 C Ebmaj9 Gm7 C

all the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside.

C Am7 Bb

you don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you..

Am7 Bb

you don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you..

Am7 Bb

you don't know how many times I've wished that I could mould you..

Am7 Gm7 Bb C

into someone who could cherish me as much as I, cherish you.

#2.

Fmaj9 Gm7 C Ebmaj9 Gm7 C

Perish is the word that more than app...lies..

Fmaj9 Gm7 C Ebmaj9 Gm7 C

to the hope in my heart each time I real...ize..

C Am7 Bb

that I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams..

Am7 Bb

that I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes..

Am7 Bb

that I am not gonna be the one to share what seems to be

Am7 Gm7 Bb C

the life that you could cherish as much as I do, yours.

CHORUS:

C Gm7 C

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

Am7 E

the words that could make you want me..

C F Dm

that have the right amount of letters, just the right sound,

Bb Gm7 Eb

that could make you hear, make you see, that you are driving

me out of my mind.

#3.

C Fmaj9 C

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

Cm D9

that I want you, just like a thousand other guys

Bb C

who'd say they loved you, with all the rest of their lies

Dm Bb Am7 Gm7

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

Eb C D

and gaze into your eyes.

#4.

G C Bb C

Cherish is the word I use to describe..

G C Bb C

all the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside.

Bm7 C

You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you..

Bm7 C

you don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you..

Bm7

you don't know how many times I've wished that I could

C Bm7 Am7 F

mould you into someone who could cherish me as much as I,

cherish you..

G C D G C D G C D G C D

and I do, cher..ish you...and I do, cher..ish you...

cherish is the word.(fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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