Intro: D9 C9 D9 Em7 C9 Em7 A7 Cherish is the word I use to describe D9 Em7 C9 Em7 A7 All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside F#m7 G You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you F#m7 G You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you F#m7 You don't know how many times I've wished that I could G F#m7 Em7 G G/F# G/B A74 A7 A Mold you into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you D9 Em7 C9 Em7 A7 Perish is the word that more than applies D9 Em7 C9 Em7 A7 To the hope in my heart each time I realize F#m7 G That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams F#m7 G That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes F#m7 That I am not gonna be the one to share what G F#m7 Em7 G G/F# G/B A74 A7 A Seems to be the life that you could cherish as much as I do yours Em7 A Oh I'm beginning to think that man has never found F#m7 C# The words that could make you want me A D Bm That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound G G/F# Em7 G G/F# Em That could make you hear, make you see C C/B A That you are drivin' me out of my mind D9 A Oh I could say I need you but then you'd realize Am B9 That I want you just like a thousand other guys G A Who'd say they loved you with all the rest of their lies Bm When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands C A B7 And gaze into your eyes E F#m7 D9 F#m7 B7 Cherish is the word I use to describe E F#m7 D9 F#m7 B7 All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside G#m A You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you G#m A You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you G#m You don't know how many times I've wished that I could A G#m7 F#m7 D F#7 B7 Mold you into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you A E B7 E A B7 E A B7 E A B7 (N.C.) GM7 G6 And I do cherish you, and I do cherish you cherish is the word