This Nearly Was Mine

by Hammerstein , Rodgers

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This Nearly Was Mine

Verse 1:

 4    4   -3  4   4 
One dream in my heart,

 6    6  -5  6  6   7   -5
One love to be liv-ing for,

 5    5  -4  5  5   -7  -4
One love to be liv-ing for

  4   4   -3  4    4
This near-ly was mine.

Chorus:

  -5   5 -5   7    -7  -6
Close to my heart she came

 4 -3  4  6  -5 5
On-ly to fly a-way,

-5  5 -5  7  -7  -6   -8   -8   -8    6 
On-ly to fly as day flies from moon-light.

 4    4  -3  4   4
Now, now I'm a-lone,

  6     6   -5   6  6  7  -5 
Still dream-ing of par-a-dise,

  5    5   -4   5   5  -6  7
Still say-ing that par-a-dise

  7    7  -7  7    7
Once near-ly was mine.

Verse 2:

 4    4   -3  4   4 
One girl for my dream,

 6    6   -5  6  6  7  -5
One part-ner in par-a-dise,

  5    5   -4  5  5 -7  -4
This prom-ise of par-a-dise

  4   4   -3  4    4
This near-ly was mine.

Chorus