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Terry Kirkman - Singer/Songwriter/Plays Over 23 Instruments - Founding
member of the musical group "The Association."
Terry was born in Salinas, Kansas, raised in Chino, California, attended
Chaffey College as a music major, and spent several years as a musician
playing with many rock groups -- including a stint with the heralded Frank
Zappa's Mothers of Invention before forming The Association with Jules
Alexander in 1965. Today, Terry is involved with drug and alcohol
counseling in Los Angeles while still staying involved with his musical
interests.
One of the band's most popular songs is "Cherish," a #1 single, written by Terry Kirkman. It has been recorded by The Association, Nancy Ames, The Billy Vaughn Singers, Petula Clark, Floyd Cramer, Dizzie Gillespie, David McCallum, Rubin Mitchell, Roger Williams, etc. Copyright 1966 by Beechwood Music Corporation., Hollywood, Calif.
If you have RealPlayer installed on your computer you can hear the song
by following this link:
http://members.tripod.com/~theassociation/music/cherish.ram
Lyrics:
Cherish
(Terry Kirkman)
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. 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 use to describe
Fmaj9
Gm7/C
Ebmaj9 Gm7/C
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
Am7
Bb
You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you
Am7
Bb
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you
Am7
Bb
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could mold you
Am7 Gm7
Bb
C
Into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you
[Hammer-on xx555x->xx756x]
Verse 2:
Perish is the word that more than applies
To the hope in my heart each time I realize
That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams
That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes
That I am not gonna be the one to share what seems to be
The life that you could cherish as much as I do yours
Bridge:
Gm7
C
Oh, I'm beginning to think that man has never found
Am7
E
The words that could make you want me
C
F
Dm/C
That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound
Bb
Gm7
That could make you hear, make you see
Eb
C
That you are driving me out of my mind
Fmaj9
C
Oh, I could say I need you, but then you'd realize
Cm
D9
That I want you, just like a thousand other guys
Bb
C
Who'd say they loved you, With all the rest of their lies
Dm /Bb
/A /G
When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands
Eb C D7
And gaze into your eyes
Verse 3 [Words the same as verse 1, chord progression completely different]:
G
C
Bb C
Cherish is the word I use to describe
G
C
Bb C
All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
Bm7
C
You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you
Bm7
C
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you
Bm7
C
You don't know how many times I've wished that I could mold you
Bm7 Am7
C
D
Into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you
Coda:
[N.C.] D G C
D
And I do cherish you
G C D G C
D
And I do cherish you
[N.C.]
Cherish is the word
Guitar 1 [w/tremolo]:
Bbmaj7
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Guitar 2 [w/more tremolo]:
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