"Cherish" (Terry Kirkman) Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536): One of the main signature pieces for the group, this follow-up release to "Along Comes Mary" rose to #1 nationally, and remained there for over three months. [Maybe in Japan; in the US, it was #1 for three weeks.] This song was a result of Terry Kirkman's fascination with the word "Cherish". The group's music publisher fought the title, believing it was too archaic. Arranged by the group, this song went through three completely different productions before being recorded. At the time, it was not considered for release as a single record. Fortunately, a disc jockey in Ohio took it upon himself to cause a regional breakout.
Intro: Fmaj9 [xx7988] Ebmaj9 [xx5766] Fmaj9 Ebmaj9 Bum - bum - bum - bum Verse 1: Fmaj9 Gm7/C [xx5766] Ebmaj9 Gm7/C Cherish is the word I ... Fmaj9 Gm7/C Ebmaj9 Gm7/C All the feeling that I ... Am7 Bb You don't know how many ... Am7 Bb You don't know how many times I've ... Am7 You don't know how many times ... Bb Am7 Gm7 Mold you into ... Bb C [hammer-on: xx555x->xx756x] Cherish me as much as ... Verse 2: Perish is the word that ... Bridge: Gm7 C Oh I'm beginning to think ... Am7 E The words that could make ... C F Dm/C That have the right amount of ... Bb Gm7 That could make you hear... Eb C That you are drivin' ... Fmaj9 C Oh I could say I need you ... Cm D9 That I want you just ... Bb C Who'd say they loved you With all the ... Dm /Bb /A /G When all they wanted was to ... Eb C D7 And gaze into ... Verse 3 [words same as verse 1, chord progression completely different]: G C Bb C Cherish is the word ... G C Bb C All the feeling that I have hiding ... Bm7 C You don't know how many times I've ... Bm7 C You don't know how many times ... Bm7 You don't know how many times ... C Bm7 Am7 Mold you into ... F D Cherish me as ... Coda: [N.C.] D G C D And I do .. G C D G C D And I do ... [N.C.] Cherish is the word guitar 1 [w/tremolo]: Bbmaj7 ---------------------17----------5- ---------------13s18----17-------6- -------7-10s14-------------------7- ---7-8---------------------------8- -8--------------------------------- ----------------------------------- guitar 2 [w/more tremolo]: --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------5----------- -------5------------------- --------------------------- -3------------------------- -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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