...I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU... by The Temptations
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*from 'Puzzle People' (1969)*


Intro:

(Spoken):

(n.c)
 Hold it, hold it,
Listen...

(Piano):

c, F7  Eb7, c

F  Fm7  c (n.c)

Verse 1:

c (x3101x@1)     F7 (131241@1)I, can turn,
  cA (x3101x@1)grey sky blue,
    c (x3101x@1)                F7and (131241@1)I can make it rain,
     cWhen-ever (x3101x@1)I want it to.

   cOh (x3101x@1)I can build a castle,
F7 (131241@1)    c (x3101x@1)From a single grain of sand,
    c (x3101x@1)                    F7And (131241@1)I can make a ship sail,
    cUh, (x3101x@1)on dry land.

Chorus 1:

F (133211@1)     Fm7 (131141@1)But my life is,
      cIncom-plete (x3101x@1)and I'm so blue.
     F (133211@1)name="chord_131141@1">Fm7              c'Cos (x3101x@1)I cant get next to you.

c (x3101x@1)                         F7 (131241@1)Cant get next to you babe,
  c (x3101x@1)                  F7I (131241@1)cant get next to you.
c (x3101x@1)                         F7 (131241@1)Cant get next to you babe,
  c (x3101x@1)                  F7I (131241@1)cant get next to you.

Verse 2:

c (x3101x@1)        F7 (131241@1)I can fly like,
  cA (x3101x@1)bird in the sky,
    c (x3101x@1)           F7And (131241@1)I can buy any-thing,
     cThat (x3101x@1)money can buy.

   c (x3101x@1)                F7Oh (131241@1)I can turn a river,
c (x3101x@1)Into a ragin fire,
c (x3101x@1)                 F7 (131241@1)I can live forever,
c (x3101x@1)If I so desire.

Chorus 2:

F (133211@1)   Fm7 (131141@1)Unim-portant are,
c (x3101x@1)All the things I can do,
     F (133211@1)name="chord_131141@1">Fm7              c'Cos (x3101x@1)I cant get next to you.

c (x3101x@1)                        F7 (131241@1)Cant get next to you babe,
  c (x3101x@1)                  F7I (131241@1)cant get next to you.

Break:

c (n.c)

Interlude:

c (x3101x@1)Ooh-ooh ooh,
F (133211@1)       c (x3101x@1)Ooh ooh, ooh.
c (x3101x@1)Ooh-ooh ooh,
F (133211@1)       c (x3101x@1)Ooh ooh, ooh.

Eb (x43121@3)c, Eb (x43121@3)c (x3101x@1)           Chick-a-boom,
Chick-a-boom,

Eb (x43121@3)c, Eb (x43121@3)c (x3101x@1)           Chick-a-boom,
Boom, boom, boom.

Verse 3:

c (x3101x@1)I can turn back,
             F7The (131241@1)hands of time,
    cYou (x3101x@1)better believe I can.
c (x3101x@1)I can make,
           F7The (131241@1)season change,
c (x3101x@1)Just by wavin' my hand.

   c (x3101x@1)              F7Oh (131241@1)I can change any-thing,
     cFrom (x3101x@1)old to new.
    cThe (x3101x@1)thing I want,
          F7To (131241@1)do the most,
c (x3101x@1)I'm unable to do.

Chorus 3:

F (133211@1)         Fm7 (131141@1)Unhappy am I with,
c (x3101x@1)All the powers I possess.
F (133211@1)    Fm7 (131141@1)Cause girl you're,
    cThe (x3101x@1)key to my happiness.
    F (133211@1) Fm7And (131141@1)I...

Coda:

                 cCant (x3101x@1)get next to you,
(Girl your blowin' my mind).
                Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c   Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c
'Cos I cant get ne-ext to you.
Can't you see,
These tears I'm crying?
           Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c   Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c
I cant get ne-ext to you.
Girl it's you I need,
I gotta get;
Eb (x43121@3)c (x3101x@1) Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c
 Ne-ext to you.
Can't you see,
These tears I'm crying?
           Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c   Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x3101x@1">c
I cant get ne-ext to you.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   c (x3101x@1)     F7 (131241@1)    Eb7 (x32310@4)   F (133211@1)     Fm7 (131141@1)   Eb (x43121@3) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  131211  x68686  133211  131111  6654xx


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)