The Nearness Of You Chords
The Nearness Of You by Hoagy Carmichael is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E7, A, G/B, Em7, D, Fdim, Dm, F#7, Bm7/5-, D9, A7, Bm7, G7, F#, Bm and E7/6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(E7) A E7 G/B Em7
It's not the pale moon that excites me,
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.
(E7) A E7 G/B Em7
It isn't your sweet conversation
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:
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.
(E7) A E7 G/B Em7
I need no soft lights to enchant me,
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.