...I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU... by The Temptations -----------------------------................... *from 'Puzzle People' (1969)* Intro: (Spoken): (n.) Hold it, hold it, listen... (Piano): , , (n.) Verse 1: I, can turn a grey sky blue, And I can make it rain, when-ever I want it to. Oh, I can build a castle, from a single grain of sand, And I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land. Chorus 1: But my life is incom-plete and I'm so blue. 'Cos I can't get next to you. Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you. Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you. Verse 2: I can fly, like a bird in the sky, And I can buy any-thing, that money can buy. Oh, I can turn a river, into a ragin' fire, I can live forever, If I so desire. Chorus 2: Unim-portant are all the things I can do, 'Cos I can't get next to you. Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you. Break: (n.) Interlude: Ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh. Ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh. , Chick--boom, chick--boom, , Chick-a-boom, boom, boom, boom. Verse 3: I can turn back the hands of time; you better believe I can. I can make the season change, just by wavin' my hand. Oh, I can change any-thing from old to new. The thing I want to do the most; I'm unable to do. Chorus 3: Unhappy am I, with all the powers I possess. 'Cos girl, you're the key to my happiness. And I... Coda: Cant get next to you, (girl, you're blowin' my mind). 'Cos I cant get ne-ext to you. Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I cant get ne-ext to you. Girl, it's you I need, I gotta get; Ne-ext to you. Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I cant get ne-ext to you. (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35553 131211 x68686 133211 131111 x68886