Cherish The Moment

[Verso 1]

C 
Read my book, rub my back; 
        Am 
Mommy, listen to my prayer. 
        Dm 
Let me sit in your lap. 
        G                 C 
Daddy, fly me through the air. 
C 
Throw a ball, make a snack; 

Can we go to the park? 
         A# 
Tuck me in, hold me close; 
      G           C 
Im afraid of the dark. 



[Refrão]
 
C 
Cherish the moment; 
G              C 
Soon youll be apart. 
F            G  F 
Cling to the memry; 
E                E7 
Clasp it to your heart. 
Am             Dm7 
Soon comes the day when 
       G7               A7 
youll have no child to hold, 
   Dm 
So cherish, 
G7          C 
cherish the moment.  




[Verso 2]

C 
Sing a song, play a game; 
          Am 
Swing me high in the air. 
        Dm 
Ride a bike, fly a kite; 
        G                 C 
How I love the times we share. 
C 
Hold my hand, hug my neck; 
       Am 
Daddy bounce me on your knee. 
         A#  F 
Come and sit by my bed; 
      G           C 
Mommy sing me to sleep. 



[Refrão]
 
C 
Cherish the moment; 
G              C 
Soon youll be apart. 
F            G  F 
Cling to the memry; 
E                E7 
Clasp it to your heart. 
Am             Dm7  Dm 
Soon comes the day when 
       G7               A7 
youll have no child to hold, 
   Dm 
So cherish, 
G7          C 
cherish the moment. 
 


[Ponte]
 
Am A# G  




[Verso 3]

C 
Think ahead to a time 
           Am              C 
When your little ones are grown; 
         Dm 
Hold them tight, dont lose sight 
        G                 C 
Of the blessings you have known. 
C 
Think ahead to a time 
         Am            C 
When your little boys a man 
         A#  F 
And youd give anything 
        G7        C 
Just to hold him again. 



[Refrão]
 
C 
Cherish the moment; 
G              C 
Soon youll be apart. 
F            G  F 
Cling to the memry; 
E                E7 
Clasp it to your heart. 
Am             Dm7 Dm 
Soon comes the day when 
       G7               A7 
youll have no child to hold, 
   Dm 
So cherish, 
G7          C 
cherish the moment. 

{Alternate Ending} 

D#   G#  C#  C 
cherish the moment.