Biography:
Frankie Valli (born 3 May 1934 in the Italian First Ward of Newark, New Jersey, USA as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is best known as the lead singer of The Four Seasons. The band was one of the biggest music acts of the 1960s. During his tenure with the group Valli released several albums as a solo artist. His best known solo single is 1967's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." He also enjoyed a string of hit singles during the disco era, including "My Eyes Adored You" (U.
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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.
[Verse]
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]
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#/F
how I a……dored you.. So close, so close, and yet so far.
[Verse]
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...
[Chorus]
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.
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.
[Verse]
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]
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#/F
how I a……dored you.. So close, so close, and yet so far.
[Verse]
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...
[Chorus]
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.
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