The Nearness of You Words & Music by Ned Washington & Hoagy Carmichael Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Also recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#5)

^E7It's not th^Ae pale^E7 moon that e^G/Bxcites me^Em7, 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.

^E7It isn'^At your^E7 sweet con^G/Bversation^Em7 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:

When you're in my ^Fdimarms, And I feel you so c^Alose to m^A7e,

All my w^Dildest d^F#7reams come t^Bm7rue. ^G7 ^E7

^E7I need no ^Asoft l^E7ights to en^G/Bchant me,^Em7 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. The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy

Ella Fitzgerald - The nearness of you