The Nearness of You

The Nearness of You
words and music by: Ned Washington and Hoagy Carmichael
As Performed by Norah Jones
Album: Come Away With Me
Standard Tuning
Key:
Time Signature


CM9 Gm7 C9
It's not the pale moon that excites me
FM7 G13b9 Em A7b9
That thrills and delights me oh no
Dm7 G7b9 Em7 - A7b9 - Dm7
It's just the nearness of you

G7add11 - G7b9

C C9 Gm7 C9
It isn't your sweet conversation
Fadd9 Fdim Em7 A7b9 Dm7
That brings this sensation, oh no
G13b9 B/C C6
It's just the nearness of you

G7b9 - G7#9 CM9
When you're in my arms and I feel you
C9 FM7
So close to me
Em A7b9 Dm7 - C/E - F - F#dim- G11 - G13b9
All my wildest dreams came true


CM7 - C9/E C11 C9
I need no soft lights to enchant me
FM7 Fdim Em7 A7 - Dm7
If you will only grant me the right
G7 Em7 - A7b9
To hold you ever so tight
Dm7 - C/E - - F - F#dim - G11 - G13
And to feel....in the night
B/C - C6 - B/C - C6 - B/C - C6
The nearness of you


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Post Script
This is the first song that brought me and Loida together as partners in music. I was asked to accompany her on the piano during Ariel and Jai Basilio's wedding last December of 2004