Bm7 A7M
My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand on you my eyes adored you
Bbdim Bm7
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you
Bm7 D A
So close, so close, and yet so far
A C#m Em A7 D
Carried your books from school, playing make-believe you're married to me
Bm7 G
You were fifth grade, I was sixth when we came to be
F#m C#m Em7 A7 D
Walking home every day over Barnegat Bridge and Bay
Bm7 G E7
Till we grew into ' me and you' weho went our separate ways
Chorus
Bm7 A7M
My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand on you my eyes adored you
Bbdim Bm7
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you
Bm7 D A
So close, so close, and yet so far
Bb Dm Fm Bb7 Eb
Headed for city lights climbed the ladder up to fortune and fame
Cm Cm7 Ab F7
I worked my fingers to the bone, made myself a name
Gm Dm Fm Bb7 Eb
Funny, I seem to find, that no matter how the years unwind
Cm Ab F7
Still I reminisce about the girl I miss, and the love I left behind
Chorus
Bm7 A7M
My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand on you my eyes adored you
Bbdim Bm7
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you
Bm7 D A
So close, so close, and yet so far
C#m7 B7M B
All my life I will remember, how warm and tender, we were way back then
C#m7 E B Dm7
Though I'm feeling sad regrets, I know I, won't ever forget you, my childhood friend
Chorus
Bm7 A7M
My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand on you my eyes adored you
Bbdim Bm7
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you
Bm7 D A
So close, so close, and yet so far
Bm7 A7M
My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand on you my eyes adored you
Bbdim Bm7
Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you
Bm7 D A
So close, so close, and yet so far