Intro: D5 C5 D5 E5 C5 E5 A5 Cherish is the word I use to describe D5 E5 C5 E5 A5 All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside F#5 G5 You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you F#5 G5 You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you F#5 You don't know how many times I've wished that I could G5 F#5 E5 G5 G5 G5 A5 A5 A5 Mold you into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you D5 E5 C5 E5 A5 Perish is the word that more than applies D5 E5 C5 E5 A5 To the hope in my heart each time I realize F#5 G5 That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams F#5 G5 That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes F#5 That I am not gonna be the one to share what G5 F#5 E5 G5 G5 G5 A5 A5 A5 Seems to be the life that you could cherish as much as I do yours E5 A5 Oh I'm beginning to think that man has never found F#5 C#5 The words that could make you want me A5 D5 B5 That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound G5 G5 E5 G5 G5 E5 That could make you hear, make you see C5 C5 A5 That you are drivin' me out of my mind D5 A5 Oh I could say I need you but then you'd realize A5 B5 That I want you just like a thousand other guys G5 A5 Who'd say they loved you with all the rest of their lies B5 When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands C5 A5 B5 And gaze into your eyes E5 F#5 D5 F#5 B5 Cherish is the word I use to describe E5 F#5 D5 F#5 B5 All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside G#5 A5 You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you G#5 A5 You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you G#5 You don't know how many times I've wished that I could A5 G#5 F#5 D5 F#5 B5 Mold you into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you A5 E5 B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 (N.C.) G5 G5 And I do cherish you, and I do cherish you cherish is the word