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Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
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Another situation in Finian's


called for a rather unique song.

A leprechaun is gradually growing human

and he has reached that danger point

in his evolvement

where he's at the complete mercy

of that old devil sex.

He sees Sharon

and he swears this is it, it's forever.

The next day he meets Susan

and he gets that same eternal feeling.

How can such an eternal feeling

be good for only two minutes?

He's bewildered.

He loves the feeling,
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but feels guilty, conflicted.
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And the producer calls the

lyricist in

and says, Write a song for him.

Well, that was an easy one for me,


having been a leprechaun

before I was a lyricist.

I knew just what he was going to say
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Oh, my heart is beating wildly
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An d it's all because you're here
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When I'm not near the girl I love
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I love the girl I'm near
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Every femme that flutters by me
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is a flame that must be fanned
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When I can't fondle the
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hand I'm fond of,
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I fondle the hand at hand
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My heart's in a pickle,
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it's constantly fickle

and not to particle, I fear
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When I'm not near the girl I love,
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I love the girl I'm near.
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What if they're tall or tender?
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What if they're small or slender?
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Long as they've got that gender,
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I surrender.
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Al ways I can't refuse them,
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always my feet pursues them,
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long as they've got a booze
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of my wooze of them.
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I'm confessing a confession
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and I hope I'm not verbose
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When I'm not close to the
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kiss that I clink to
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I clink to the kiss that's close
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As I'm more and more a mortal
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I am more an d more a case
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when I'm not facing the face that I fancy
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I fancy the face I face for Sharon
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I'm caring but Susan
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I'm choosing
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I'm faithful to
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When I'm not near the girl I love
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I love the girl I'm near

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • E

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • C#

    4

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love by E.Y. Harburg is Gb major.

The primary chords used in When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love are Gb, Cb, Ab, Dbm, Ebm, Db.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gb, Cb, Ab, Dbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love is approximately 34 beats per minute.

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