Lyrics
I.
My, my my my.
Oh,
(C9)I
can turn a grey
sky
blue.
I.
You see I can make it rain
when I want it to.
Oh,
I
can build a cas tle (oh no)
from a sin gle grain of sand, yeah.
I.
You see I can make a ship sail,
uh,
on dry land chil dren, yeah.
Un hap py am I
with all the (C7)pow ers that I
pos sess,
yeah.
Girl, you’re the key to my hap pi ness and I can’t get next to you, babe.
(Ooh,
Lord.) Can’t get next to you.
been tryin’ a long time.) Can’t get next to you, (I, babe.
I don’t know what Can’t to get do, next to you.
ooh.)
Let me say (C9)I.
My, my, my, my my.
Oh,
I.
Oh, Lord.
(C9)I
can fly
like a bird
in the sky.
Oh,
I.
I can buy an y thing
that mon ey can buy.
Oh, I
can turn a riv er
in to a rag in’ fire.
Oh,
I.
And I can live for ev er
if I so de sire, yeah.
Un hap py am I with all the pow ers that I pos sess, yeah,
girl.
’Cause girl, you’re the key ’cause I can’t get next to you, babe.
(Ba by, ba by.) Can’t get next to you.
been tryin’ for such a long Can’t get next to you, babe.
(Ooh...)
Can’t get next to you.
Come on, girl.
(C5)(I.
My,
my, my (C5)my.)
Let me tell you that a (C9)I
can turn back the hands of time.
You bet ter be lieve I can.
Oh,
I,
you see I can make the sea sons change
just by wav in’
my hand.
Let me say I,
I can change an y thing
from old
to new,
girl.
Oh,
I, yeah.
And all the things I wan na do the most,
you see,
I’m un a ble to do, yeah.
Un im por tant
are all these things that I’m tryin’ to do ev ’ry day.
But girl,
you see I
can’t get next to you babe.
try in’ a long time.) Can’t get next to you.
some bod y ought to help me.) Can’t get next to you, babe.
let me, let me go.) Can’t get next to you.
woo!
let me!) (C9)I,
Lord, I been work in’ on it ba by.
I been think in’ a bout it.
Oh,
I.
You see I been tryin’ to call you all day long,
but you see, I don’t have your phone num ber, hon ey,
I,
I been, I been think in’ ’bout you, ba by some thin’ aw ful.
You see, I...
Oh,
I.
Some time I feel like I wan na moan a bout it, and I, and I just don’t know what to say, and I say: hmmm
hmm.
Yeah.
Oh,
I.
I Can't Get Next To You by Al Green
Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 60 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “I Can't Get Next To You”
- What key is "I Can't Get Next To You" in?
- "I Can't Get Next To You" by Al Green is in the key of C with a tempo of 60 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "I Can't Get Next To You" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "I Can't Get Next To You" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
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