The Nearness Of You

Al Jarreau

RockAdvanced for beginners16 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon

Em7

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D9Diagram coming soon

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Introdução: E7 
 
              A    E7         G/B   Em7 
It's not the pale moon that excites me 
A5+    D          Fdim     Dm  A  F#7 Bm5-/7 E7 
That thrills and delights me, oh, no  
              Bm5-/7   E7    A    F#7   Bm5-/7  E7 
It's just the nearness of you 
          A    E7    G/B     Em7 
It isn't your sweet conversation 
A5+    D           Fdim  Dm  A F#7 Bm5-/7 E7 
That brings this sensation, oh, no  
           Bm5-/7 E7      A   D9 A 
It's just the nearness 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 
       A   E7         G/B    Em7 
I need no soft lights to enchant me 
A5+    D        Fdim    Dm   A  F#7 Bm5-/7 E7 
If you'll only grant me the right 
    Bm5    F#     Bm 
To hold you ever so tight 
  Bm5-/7         E7   E7/13 
And to feel in the night 
  E7   Bm5-/7 E7  A  D Dm A 
The  nearness of you.

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Chord set

E7 · A · G · B · Em7 · A5 · D · Fdim · Dm · F#7 · D9 · A7 · Bm7 · G7 · F# · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.