Key: A
Introduction:
A E7 G/B Em7
It's not the pale moon that excites me
A(#5) D Fº Dm A F#7 Bm7(b5) E7
That thrills and delights me, oh, no
Bm7(b5) E7 A F#7 Bm7(b5) E7
It's just the nearness of you
A E7 G/B Em7
It isn't your sweet conversation
A(#5) D Fº Dm A F#7 Bm7(b5) E7
That brings this sensation, oh, no
Bm7(b5) E7 A D9A
It's just the nearness of you
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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
A E7 G/B Em7
I need no soft lights to enchant me
A(#5) D Fº Dm A F#7 Bm7(b5) E7
If you'll only grant me the right
Bm5 F# Bm
To hold you ever so tight
Bm7(b5) E7 E7(13)
And to feel in the night
E7 Bm7(b5) E7 A D DmA
The nearness of you.
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