Chords for al green - can't get next to you

Tempo:
113.25 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Gm

C

Eb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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al green - can't get next to you chords
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[Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
My, my, [Cm] my, [Gm]
my, [Cm] my, my.
Oh, I can turn a [Gm]
gray sky blue.
You see, I can [C] make it rain [Gm]
[Cm] when I want it to.
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand.
You see, I can make a ship sail on dry land, yeah.
I'm gonna walk [Fm] with [D] [C] all the power that I have
[Am] [Cm] Girl, [F] you're the key to my happiness [Gm] And I can't get [C] next to you, [Cm] baby
I've been tryin' a long time I don't know what to [C] do
[Cm] Let me say I, I, I, I'm, I'm, [Gm] I'm, I'm
[Eb]
[C] [Gm] fly [Cm] like the [C] bird [Gm] in the sky.
[Cm]
I [Gm] can buy [C]
anything [Gm] that money can buy.
[C]
Oh, I [Gm] can turn a river
into a raging [Cm] fire.
[Gm] I can live forever [C] [Gm] if my soul [Abm] desire, [Cm] yeah.
I'm happy [D] with [C] all the powers that I possess, yeah.
[Cm] [F] Oh, you're the king.
[Gm] I'm [C] standing next to you, baby.
[Cm]
[C] I've been trying for [Cm] such a long time.
I'm standing next to [C] you, baby.
[Cm]
I'm standing next to you.
[C] [Db]
[Cm] Let
[Bbm]
[C] [Bbm]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Db]
[C] [Cm] [Db]
[C] me [Cm] tell you that I [Gm] can turn back the hands of time.
You better believe I [Cm] can.
[Gm] See, I can make the [C] seasons change just [Gm] by waving my [Cm] hand.
Let me say I [Gm] can change [Cm] anything from [Gm] old
to new, girl.
[Cm]
You [Gm] see, I'm unable to [C] do, [Cm] yeah.
I'm part [D] of [C] all these things that I'm trying to do.
[Cm]
Oh, [F] you [Gm] see, I [Cm] can't get next.
I've been trying a long time.
I can't get next.
[C]
[Gm]
Oh, I've been [Cm] working on it, baby.
I've been thinking about it.
[Gm] I've been trying to call you all day long.
[Cm] You see, I don't have your phone number, [Eb] honey.
[C] I've [Gm] been [Cm]
thinking about you.
I feel [Gm] like I want to moan about it.
[Cm] I just don't know what to say.
I don't know what to say.
[Gm]
[Cm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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To jam and learn Al Green - (Orchestral) I Cant Get Next To You chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, Gm, Cm and Gm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 56 BPM and then match the original tempo of 113 BPM. With the song's key of G Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ My, my, [Cm] my, [Gm]
my, _ [Cm] my, my.
Oh, I _ _ can turn a [Gm]
gray sky blue. _
You see, I can [C] make it rain _ [Gm] _
[Cm] when I want it to.
I can build a castle _ from a single grain of sand. _
You see, I can make a ship sail _ _ on dry land, yeah. _
_ I'm gonna walk [Fm] with [D] [C] all the power that I have
[Am] [Cm] Girl, _ _ [F] you're the key to my happiness [Gm] And I can't get [C] next to you, [Cm] baby _
_ I've been tryin' a long time _ I don't know what to [C] do
[Cm] Let me say I, I, I, I'm, I'm, [Gm] I'm, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm
_ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ fly [Cm] like the [C] bird [Gm] in the sky.
[Cm] _
I [Gm] can buy [C]
anything [Gm] that money can buy.
[C]
Oh, I [Gm] can turn a river _
_ into a raging [Cm] fire.
_ _ [Gm] I can live forever [C] _ [Gm] if my soul [Abm] desire, [Cm] yeah.
_ _ I'm happy [D] with [C] all the powers that I possess, yeah.
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] Oh, you're the king.
[Gm] I'm [C] standing next to you, baby.
[Cm] _
_ _ [C] I've been trying for [Cm] such a long time.
I'm standing next to [C] you, baby.
[Cm]
I'm standing next to you. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Db] _
[Cm] _ Let _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Db] _
[C] _ me _ [Cm] tell you that I _ [Gm] can turn back the hands of time.
You better believe I [Cm] can.
_ [Gm] See, I can make the [C] seasons change just [Gm] by waving my [Cm] hand.
Let me say I [Gm] can change [Cm] anything from [Gm] old
to new, girl.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
You [Gm] see, I'm unable to [C] do, [Cm] yeah.
_ _ I'm part [D] of [C] all these things that I'm trying to do.
[Cm] _
_ Oh, [F] you [Gm] see, I [Cm] can't get next.
I've been trying a long time.
I can't get next. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I've been [Cm] working on it, baby.
I've been thinking about it.
_ [Gm] I've been trying to call you all day long.
[Cm] You see, I don't have your phone number, [Eb] honey.
[C] I've [Gm] been _ [Cm]
thinking about you.
_ I _ _ feel [Gm] like I want to moan about it.
[Cm] I just don't know what to say.
I don't know what to say. _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album Give Me More Love, written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, you'll find this song.

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