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I Can't Get Next To You — Simple Sheet Music
"I Can't Get Next To You" in simplified sheet music format — the bridge between beginner modes and real sheet music. Color-coded notes with lyrics scrolling horizontally. Perfect for learning to read music. Key of C, 60 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
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.
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How to Play "I Can't Get Next To You" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.