I Can't Get Next To You

by Al Green
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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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