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 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# Esus7 E7
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/frankie_valli/my_eyes_adored_you_crd_ver_3.html ]
Bb Dm Fm Bb7 Eb Eb/D
Headed for city lights climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame.
Cm Cm7 Ab Ab/G F7sus F7
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 C/E 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.
