Here's something for the other geriatrics here..
"Near You" .....music by Francis Craig, lyrics by Kermit Goell, 1947
My favorite versions were by The Andrews Sisters 1947...and by George Jones & Tammy Wynette at
their very [brief] best....but this arrangement is my own...
[D]There's just [A7]one place to be ...[Ddim7] Near[D] You.
It's like [A7]Hea - ven to be... [D]Near You.
[A7]Times when [Ddim7]we're a - [A7]part,
[D]I can't [Cdim7] face my [D] heart.
[E7]Say you'll nev-er stray
More than [A7]just two [Cdim7] lips a-[A7]way.
If my [A7] hours could be spent, [Ddim7] Near[D] You,
I'd be [F#m]more than con–tent, [Bm] Near You.....[D7]
[G]Make my life worth-while by [D] tell-ing me that [B7] I'll
Spend the [A7]rest of my life, [Ddim7]Near [D]You.
Chord shapes I usually use here :
A7: X02223 Ddim7: XX0101 Cdim7: XX1212 F#m: XX4222 Bm: XX4432
"A child of five could understand this...send someone to fetch a child of five !"--Groucho Marx
