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The Twelfth of Never
Words & Music by Paul Webster & Jerry LivingstonRecorded by Johnny Mathis, 1957 (#9)
D DM7 G G/F# Em7 G/B D
You ask how much I need you -- must I explain?
A7 Edim A7 D D6 G D D6 A7
I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain.
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D D6 G D D6 A7
You ask how long I'll love you, I'll tell you true --
Edim G G/F# Em7 G/B G Em7 D
Un - til the Twelfth of Nev - er, I'll still be loving you.
Bridge:
A A7 D Bm G A7 D
Hold me close, never let me go;
F#7 Bm Bm7/E G G/F# Em7 A7
Hold me close, melt my heart like April snow.
D DM7 G G/F# Em7 G/B D
I'll love you 'til the bluebells forget to bloom,
A7 Edim A7 D D6 G D D6 A7
I'll love you 'til the clover has lost its perfume,
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D D6 G D D6 A7
I'll love you 'til the poets run out of rhyme,
Edim G G/F# Em7 G/B G Em7 D
Un - til the Twelfth of Nev - er and that's a long, long time.
Coda:
Edim G G/F# Em7 G/B Em7 G Em7 Gdim A7/6 D6
Un - til the Twelfth of Nev - er and that's a long, long time.