This Nearly Was Mine (chrom)

by From: “South Pacific” · posted by waltp

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

THIS NEARLY WAS MINE chrom
W: Oscar Hammerstein II
M: Richard Rogers
From: “South Pacific”
Key: Eb
Time: 3/4


-1*  -1*  -1 -1* -1*
One dream in my heart, 
-3* -3*  -3 -3*-3* -5*  3*
One love to be liv-ing for, 
 3   3  -2* 3   3   4  -2
One love to be liv-ing for 
-1*   -1* -1 -1* -1*
This near-ly was mine. 

  3*  3  3*  -5*  5*   4
Close to my heart she came 
-1*-1*-1*-3* 3* 3
On-ly to fly a-way, 
3* 3  3* -5* 5*  5   -6    -6   -6   -3*
On-ly to fly as day flies from moon-light. 
-1*  -1* -1 -1* -1*
Now, now I'm a-lone, 
 -3*   -3*  -3 -3* -3*-5* 3*
Still dream-ing of par-a-dise, 
  3    3  -2*  3    3  4  -5*
Still say-ing that par-a-dise 
 -5* -5*  -5 -5* -5*
Once near-ly was mine. 

-1* -1*  -1 -1*  -1*
One girl for my dream, 
-3* -3*  -3 -3* -3*-5* 3*
One part-ner in par-a-dise, 
 3    3   -2* 3   3  4  -2
This prom-ise of par-a-dise 
-1*   -1* -1 -1* -1*
This near-ly was mine. 

  3*  3  3*  -5*  5*   4
Close to my heart she came 
-1*-1*-1*-3* 3* 3
On-ly to fly a-way, 
3* 3  3* -5* 5*  5   -6    -6   -6   -3*
On-ly to fly as day flies from moon-light. 
-1*  -1* -1 -1* -1*
Now, now I'm a-lone, 
 -3*   -3*  -3 -3* -3*-5* 3*
Still dream-ing of par-a-dise, 
  3    3  -2*  3    3  4  -5*
Still say-ing that par-a-dise 
 -5* -5*  -5 -5* -5*
Once near-ly was mine.

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