What a perfectly constructed song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. It was originally recorded by The Four Seasons in early 1974 but released as a Frankie Valli solo song and topped the charts in 1975. Besides the touching subject matter, it subliminally keeps our interest by continuously modulating up 1/2 step at a time. Send Questions/comments to dougj1986[at]aol.com. My apologies if the chord/words placement gets misaligned as I imported these notes from Word. My Eyes Adored You The intro guitar part uses '6ths' a la Van Morrison's BROWN EYED GIRL or Jim Croce's OPERATOR |-10---9---9---7--| |-----------------| |-11---9---9---8--| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| INTRO BASS LINES: F# A A#B F# B A – B A G – E G F# E[over Esus E CHORDS] CHORUS: Bm7 (x20202@1) Bm7/E My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, Amaj7my (x02120@1)eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see Bbdim (3423xx@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) Bm7/E D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)D/Ehow (000232@1)I a……dored you.. So close, so close, and yet so far. A (x02220@1) C#mCarried (x13321@4)your books from school, Em (022000@1) A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1) A/C#playing (042220@1)make-believe you're married to me. Bm7 (x20202@1) G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Esus7 E7You (020130@1)were fifth grade, I was sixth, when we came to be. F#m (244222@1) C#m (x13321@4) Em7 A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1) A/C#Walking (042220@1)home every day..over Barnagat Bridge and Bay, Bm7 (x20202@1) G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Esus (022200@1)E7till (020130@1)we grew into ' me and you,' who went our separate ways. CHORUS Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Fm (133111@1) Bb7 (x13131@1) Eb (x43121@3)Eb/D Headed for city lights climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame. Cm (x3101x@1) Cm7 Ab (xx1114@1) Ab/G F7susF7 I worked my fingers to the bone, made myself a name. Gm (355333@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Fm (133111@1) Bb7 (x13131@1) Eb (x43121@3) Eb/D Funny, I seem to find, that no matter how the years unwind... Cm (x3101x@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Ab/G F7susF7 Still I reminisce about the girl I miss and the love I left behind... Cm7 Cm7/FMy (131310@1)eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, Bbmy (x1333x@1)eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you Bdim (1201xx@1) Cmcouldn't (x3101x@1)see how I a……dored you.. Cm7/F (131310@1) Eb (x43121@3) Bb/DSo (x1033x@1)close, so close, and yet so far. C#m7/F# C#m7 (x4242x@1) C#m7/F# My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, Bmaj7 (x24342@1) Bmy (x2444x@1)eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you Cdim (2312xx@1) C#m7couldn't (x4242x@1)see how I a……dored you.. C#m7/F# E (022100@1) B/D#So (x2544x@1)close, so close, and yet so far. Dm7/G (000011@1) Dm7 Dm7/G (000011@1) My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, C (x32010@1) my eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you C#dim7 Dm7 couldn't see how I a………dored you.. Dm7/G (000011@1) F (133211@1) C/E (x3111x@5) Dm7 So close, so close, and yet so far. [this is vamped over the C# CHORUS Above] C#m7 All my life I will remember, how warm and tender Bmaj7 (x24342@1) Bwe (x2444x@1)were way back then. C#m7 Though I'm feeling sad regrets, I know I E (022100@1) B/D# (x2544x@1) [MODULATE UP 1/2 STEP TO Dm7] won't ever forget you, my childhood friend.