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
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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 F7sus (131311@1)name="chord_131241@1">F7
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 F7sus (131311@1)name="chord_131241@1">F7
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.
