I Can't Get Next To You chords by The Temptations (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
Eb 
C 
 (C major) I  can  (E flat major) turn the  (C major) gray sky blue
Eb 
I can make it rain,  (E flat major) 
C 
when (C major) ever I want it to
Eb 
Oh, I can build a castle  (E flat major) from
C 
a  (C major) single grain of sand
Eb 
I can make a ship sail,  (E flat major) 
C 
 (C major) on dry land

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Chorus 1

But my life is incomplete

and I'm so blue

'Cause I can't get next to...

I can't get next to you, babe

(next to you)

I can't get next to you

I can't get next to you, babe

Verse 2
I can't get next to you
C 
Eb 
C 
 (C major) I  can fly  (E flat major) like a bird  (C major) in the sky
Eb 
Hey, and I can buy anything  (E flat major) 
C 
that  (C major) money can't buy
Eb 
Oh, I can turn a river  (E flat major) 
C 
into  (C major) a raging fire
Eb 
I can live forever  (E flat major) 
C 
 (C major) if I so desired

Chorus 2

Unimportant are all the things I can do

'Cause I can't get next to...

I can't get next to you, babe

I can't get next to you

Bridge 1
C 
C 
Uh- (C major) ya  (C major) 
C 
 (C major) Ooo-ooo
C 
Eb 
 (C major) Ooo-ooo  (E flat major) 
C 
Eb 
 (C major) Chica boom, chica boom  (E flat major) 
C 
 (C major) Chica boom, boom, boom

Verse 3
C 
Eb 
 (C major) I  can turn back the hands of time,  (E flat major) 
C 
you  (C major) better believe I can
Eb 
I can make the seasons change,  (E flat major) 
C 
 (C major) just by waving my hand
Eb 
Oh, I can change anything  (E flat major) 
C 
from old  (C major) to new
Eb 
The things I want to do the most,  (E flat major) 
C 
I'm  (C major) unable to do

Chorus 3
F 
Fm 
 (F major) Unhappy am  (F minor) I
C 
with all  (C major) the powers I possess
F 
Fm 
 (F major) 'Cause girl  (F minor) 
C 
you're the  (C major) key to my happiness
F 
And I...  (F major) 
Fm 
Oh,  (F minor) I can't get next to

Outro 1
C 
 (C major) (you)
Girl, you're blowing my mind
Eb 
C 
'cause I can't get  (E flat major) (next to  (C major) you)
Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
Eb 
C 
I can't get  (E flat major) (next to  (C major) you)
Girl, it's you that I need,
Eb 
C 
I gotta get  (E flat major) (next to  (C major) you)
Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
Eb 
C 
I can't get  (E flat major) (next to  (C major) you)
Eb 
C 
I, I, I, I, I can't get  (E flat major) (next to  (C major) you)
Eb 
C 
I, I, I, I, I can't get  (E flat major) (next to  (C major) you)
Girl, you're blowing my mind
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 110

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Can't Get Next To You by The Temptations, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Temptations's performance.