Chords for Al Green - I Can't Get Next To You

Tempo:
113.05 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Gm

C

Eb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Green - I Can't Get Next To You chords
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[Cm]
[C] [Eb]
[C] [Gm]
My, my, my, my.
[Cm] Oh, I can [Gm] turn a gray sky blue.
[Cm] [Gm]
You see, I can make it rain when I [Cm] wanted to.
Oh, I can build a castle from a single grain of sand, yeah.
You see, I can make a ship sail on dry land, [Cm] yeah.
On the half of [D] my, [C] with all the powers that I have [Am] yeah, [Cm]
yeah
Girl you're the [Dm] key to my [Gm] happiness and I'm hanging next [C] to you baby
[Cm] Lord I've been trying a long time
Hanging next to you baby
I don't know what to do
Hanging next to [C] you
[Cm] And they say I, [Gm] I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm
Oh [Cm] Lord
[Gm]
[Eb]
[C] [Gm] I can [Cm] fly like the [C] [Gm] bird in the sky.
[Cm]
I [Gm] can buy [C] anything [Gm] that money can [C] buy.
Oh, I [Gm] can turn a river into a raging fire.
[Eb]
I [Gm] can live forever [C] [F] if I so [Ab] desire, [Cm] yeah.
And have [D] them all [C]
the powers I possess, [Am] yeah.
[Cm]
Oh, you [F] the [Gm] king of [Cm] spangin' necks, you, baby, baby.
I've been tryin' for such a long time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] I'm [Dbm]
[Cm] a
[Db]
[Cm] [Bbm] [C]
[Db] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Db] [C]
[Gm] [Db] [C]
[Cm] [C] sinner [Cm] too, that I [Gm] can turn back the hands of time.
You better believe I can.
Oh, I, see I can make the seasons change just by waving my [Cm] hand.
Let me say, I, [Gm] I can change anything from old to new, [Cm] girl.
Oh, you [Gm] see, I'm unable to [Cm] do, yeah.
Unimportant, [D] [C]
all these things that I'm tryin' to do in a [Cm] day.
Oh, you [Dm] see, [Gm] I, king [Cm] of necks, you, baby, baby.
I've been tryin' for such a long time.
Yeah, somebody hold my hand.
Oh, let me love you, girl.
[Gm] Woo, woo.
Oh, I've been workin' on [Cm] it, baby.
I've been thinkin' about it.
You see, [Gm] I've been tryin' to call you all day [Eb] long.
But you see, I don't have your phone number, honey.
[C] I've [Gm] been, I've been thinkin' about [Cm] you, baby.
I'm so awful, you see, I, [A]
sometimes I [Gm] feel like I wanna moan about it.
I just [Cm] don't know what to say, and I say.
[Gm] [C]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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To start learning Al Green - (Orchestral) I Cant Get Next To You chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gm, Cm, Gm, Cm and Cm. A strategic approach would be to train at 56 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 113. With the song's key of G Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ My, my, my, my.
_ [Cm] _ Oh, I _ _ can [Gm] turn a gray sky blue.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm]
You see, I can make it rain _ when I [Cm] wanted to.
Oh, I _ can build a castle from a single grain of sand, yeah.
You see, I can make a ship sail _ on dry land, [Cm] yeah. _
On the half of [D] my, [C] with all the powers that I have [Am] yeah, [Cm] _
yeah
Girl you're the [Dm] key to my [Gm] happiness and I'm hanging next [C] to you baby
[Cm] Lord _ I've been trying a long time
Hanging next to you baby
I don't know what to do
Hanging next to [C] you
[Cm] And they say I, _ [Gm] I'm, I'm, I'm, _ I'm
_ Oh _ _ _ _ [Cm] Lord
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] [Gm] I can [Cm] fly like the [C] [Gm] bird in the sky.
[Cm] _
I _ [Gm] can buy [C] anything _ [Gm] that money can [C] buy.
Oh, I [Gm] can turn a river _ into a raging fire.
[Eb] _
I [Gm] can live forever [C] _ [F] if I so [Ab] desire, [Cm] yeah.
_ _ And have [D] them all [C]
the powers I possess, [Am] yeah.
[Cm] _
_ Oh, you [F] the [Gm] king of [Cm] spangin' necks, you, baby, baby.
_ I've been tryin' for such a long time.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. _
[C] I'm _ _ _ [Dbm] _
[Cm] a _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] sinner [Cm] too, that I _ [Gm] can turn back the hands of time.
You better believe I can.
Oh, I, see I can make the seasons change just by waving my [Cm] hand.
Let me say, I, [Gm] I can change anything from old to new, [Cm] girl.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _
you [Gm] see, I'm unable to [Cm] do, yeah.
_ _ Unimportant, [D] _ [C]
all these things that I'm tryin' to do in a [Cm] day.
_ _ Oh, you [Dm] see, [Gm] I, king [Cm] of necks, you, baby, baby.
I've been tryin' for such a long time.
_ Yeah, somebody hold my hand.
_ _ Oh, let me love you, _ _ girl.
[Gm] Woo, woo. _
_ Oh, I've been workin' on [Cm] it, baby.
I've been thinkin' about it.
You see, [Gm] I've been tryin' to call you all day [Eb] long.
But you see, I don't have your phone number, honey. _
[C] I've [Gm] been, I've been thinkin' about [Cm] you, baby.
I'm so awful, you see, I, _ [A] _
sometimes I [Gm] feel like I wanna moan about it.
I just [Cm] don't know what to say, and I say.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Give Me More Love, written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, this one stands out.

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