«Everything That Touches You»
(Terry Kirkman)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
Continuing the tradition of Association love songs, this major national
Hit record, one of the best of the Bob Alcivar vocal arrangements, still
Receives wide airplay.
Intro [2X]:
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[guitar (doubles bass at pitch):]
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Gmaj9 [xx9110]
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Verse 1:
Gmaj9 Am11
In my most secure moments I still can’t believe
Gmaj9
I’m spending these moments with you
Am11
On the ground I am walking, the air that I breathe
Gmaj9
Are shared in these moments with you
Chorus:
F G
You love for real
F G
You show the feel
F G Am Am/G D7/F# G C/G G C/G
Of everything that tou…………ches you
Verse 2:
In the songs I’ve been singing quite often a phrase
Comes close to the feeling of you
But I never suspected that one of those days
The wish of the song would come true
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
G7#9 G7#9 [piano arpeggiates chord downward]
/ . . . /
[N.C.] G F
You are of gracefulness
G F
You are of happiness
C D C
You are what I would guess to be most like
D G
What I’ve been singing of
[repeat intro]
[repeat verse 1]
[repeat chorus]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
[bass plays intro patterns except as noted]:
Gmaj9 Am11
Love love
Gmaj9
Love
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Ev- ry- thing is
