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 Bm7/E My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, Amaj7 my eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see Bbdim Bm7 Bm7/E D A/C# D/E how I a……dored you.. So close, so close, and yet so far. A C#m Carried your books from school, Em A7 D A/C# playing make-believe you're married to me. Bm7 G D/F# EsuE7 You were fifth grade, I was sixth, when we came to be. F#m C#m Em7 A7 D A/C# Walking home every day..over Barnagat Bridge and Bay, Bm7 G D/F# Esus E7 till we grew into ' me and you,' who went our separate ways. CHORUS Bb Dm Fm Bb7 Eb Eb/D Headed for city lights climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame. Cm Cm7 Ab Ab/G F7susF7 I worked my fingers to the bone, made myself a name. Gm Dm Fm Bb7 Eb Eb/D Funny, I seem to find, that no matter how the years unwind... Cm Ab Ab/G F7sus F7 Still I reminisce about the girl I miss and the love I left behind... Cm7 Cm7/F My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, Bb my eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you Bdim Cm couldn't see how I a……dored you.. Cm7/F Eb Bb/D So close, so close, and yet so far. C#m7/F# C#m7 C#m7/F# My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, Bmaj7 B my eyes a..dored you. Like a million miles away from me you Cdim C#m7 couldn't see how I a……dored you.. C#m7/F# E B/D# So close, so close, and yet so far. Dm7/G Dm7 Dm7/G My eyes adored you, though I never laid a hand on you, C 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 F 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 B we were way back then. C#m7 Though I'm feeling sad regrets, I know I E B/D# (MODULATE UP 1/2 STEP TO Dm7) won't ever forget you, my childhood friend.