Chords for The Temptations - I Can't Get Next to You (with lyrics)

Tempo:
110.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

Eb

F

Fm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Temptations - I Can't Get Next to You (with lyrics) chords
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[C] [F] [C]
[D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Fm] [C]
[Eb] You can turn [C] the gray sky blue.
I can make [Eb] it rain [C] whenever I wanted to.
I can cast [Eb] a [C] promising rain of sand.
I can [Eb] make a ship sail [C] on [Bb] dry [F] land.
But [Fm] my life is [C] incomplete and I'm so blue.
[F] But [Fm] I can get next to you.
[C] Can get next to you, baby.
Next to you.
Can get [Fm] next to you.
Yes, I [C] can get next to you.
Can get next to you.
Can get [F] next to [C] you.
I [Eb] can fly [C] like a bird in the sky.
I can [Eb] [C] make it rain.
[E] [Eb]
I can turn a river [C] into a raging fire.
I can live [Eb] [C] forever without suicide.
[F] [Fm] I'm gonna do [C] all the things I can [F] do.
Cause [Fm] I'm [C] not afraid of you.
Can get next [Cm] to you.
Can get next to you.
[Ab] Yeah!
[Fm]
[C] Oh Oh
Take [Cm] a bow, take a bow.
[C] Take a bow.
Take a bow.
Take a bow.
I can turn [Eb] back the hands of [C] time.
I can [Eb] make the seasons [C] change just by waving my hand.
And I can change [Eb]
[C] anything to my own way.
I [Eb] can do the things I want to do the [C] most but I'm unable to do.
[F] I'm [Fm] a happier man [C] with all the powers I [F] possess
[Fm] Cause girl, [C] you're the key to my [F] happiness
[Fm] Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I [F] can't get next [C] to you
Girl, you're blowin' my mind
Cause I can't get [Cm] [C] next to you
Can't you see these tears I'm cryin'?
I can't get next to you
Girl, it's you that I need
I gotta [Cm] get back [C] to [Cm] see these tears [C] I'm crying
I can't [Cm] get back [C] to you
I, I, I, I, I can't get [Eb] back to [C] you
I, I, I, I, I can't get [Cm] back [C] to you
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming The Temptations - I Cant Get Next To You chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Fm, C, F, Eb, C and Eb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 55 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 110. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hold it, hold it.
Listen.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] You can turn [C] the gray sky blue.
I can make [Eb] it rain [C] whenever I wanted to.
I can cast [Eb] a [C] promising rain of sand.
I can [Eb] make a ship sail [C] on [Bb] dry [F] land.
But [Fm] my life is [C] incomplete and I'm so blue.
[F] But [Fm] I can get next to you.
[C] Can get next to you, baby.
Next to you.
Can get [Fm] next to you.
Yes, I [C] can get next to you.
Can get next to you.
Can get [F] next to [C] you.
I [Eb] can fly [C] like a bird in the sky.
I can _ [Eb] [C] make it rain.
[E] _ [Eb]
I can turn a river [C] into a raging fire.
I can live [Eb] [C] forever without suicide.
[F] _ [Fm] I'm gonna do [C] all the things I can [F] do.
Cause [Fm] I'm [C] not afraid of you.
Can get next [Cm] to you.
Can get next to you.
_ [Ab] Yeah!
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh _ Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Take [Cm] _ _ a bow, take a bow.
_ [C] Take a bow.
Take a bow.
Take a bow.
I can turn [Eb] back the hands of [C] time.
I _ _ _ can [Eb] make the seasons [C] change just by waving my hand.
And I can change [Eb]
[C] anything to my own way.
_ _ I [Eb] can do the things I want to do the [C] most but I'm unable to do.
[F] I'm [Fm] a happier man [C] with all the powers I [F] possess
[Fm] Cause girl, [C] you're the key to my [F] happiness _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I [F] _ can't get next [C] to you
Girl, you're blowin' my mind
Cause I can't get [Cm] [C] next to you
Can't you see these tears I'm cryin'?
I can't get next to you
Girl, it's you that I need
I gotta [Cm] get back [C] to [Cm] see these tears [C] I'm crying
I can't [Cm] get back [C] to you
I, I, I, I, I can't get [Eb] back to [C] you
I, I, I, I, I can't get [Cm] back [C] to you _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.

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