Biography:
The Temptations may refer to at least two groups
1. The Temptations are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, rnb, and adult contemporary. Formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1960 as The Elgins. The group, known for its finely tuned choreography, distinct harmonies, and stylish suits, has been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to rock. Having sold an estimated 22 million albums by 1982
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
- I Can't Get Next To You
- My Girl
- Stand By Me
- Just My Imagination
- Aint Too Proud To Beg
- Barbara
- Build Me Up Buttercup
- Cant Get Next To You
- Dont Look Back
- Earned It
- Earth Angel
- Get Ready
- I Cant Get Next To You
- I Wanna Love I Can See
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Im Losing You
- Ive Never Been To Me
- Lady Soul
- My Baby
- My Lady Soul
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone
- Pyschedelic Shack
- Shakey Ground
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
- The Girls Alright With Me
- The Way You Do The Things You Do
- Treat Her Like A Lady
- Youll Lose A Precious Love
- Youre My Everything
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
...I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU... by The Temptations
-----------------------------...................
*from 'Puzzle People' (1969)*
Intro: (Spoken)
(n.C)
Hold it, hold it, listen...
(Piano):
C, F7 Eb7, C
F Fm7 C (n.C)
Verse 1:
C F7 C
I, can turn a grey sky blue,
C F7 C
And I can make it rain, when-ever I want it to.
C F7 C
Oh, I can build a castle, from a single grain of sand,
C F7 C
And I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.
Chorus 1:
F Fm7 C
But my life is incom-plete and I'm so blue.
F Fm7 C
'Cos I can't get next to you.
C F7 C F7
Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you.
C F7 C F7
Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you.
Verse 2:
C F7 C
I can fly, like a bird in the sky,
C F7 C
And I can buy any-thing, that money can buy.
C F7 C
Oh, I can turn a river, into a ragin' fire,
C F7 C
I can live forever, If I so desire.
Chorus 2:
F Fm7 C
Unim-portant are all the things I can do,
F Fm7 C
'Cos I can't get next to you.
C F7 C F7
Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you.
Break:
C (n.C)
Interlude:
C F C
Ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh.
C F C
Ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh.
Eb C, Eb C
Chick-A-boom, chick-A-boom,
Eb C, Eb C
Chick-a-boom, boom, boom, boom.
Verse 3:
C F7 C
I can turn back the hands of time; you better believe I can.
C F7 C
I can make the season change, just by wavin' my hand.
C F7 C
Oh, I can change any-thing from old to new.
C F7 C
The thing I want to do the most; I'm unable to do.
Chorus 3:
F Fm7 C
Unhappy am I, with all the powers I possess.
F Fm7 C
'Cos girl, you're the key to my happiness.
F Fm7
And I...
Coda:
C
Cant get next to you, (girl, you're blowin' my mind).
Eb C Eb C
'Cos I cant get ne-ext to you. Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
Eb C Eb C
I cant get ne-ext to you. Girl, it's you I need, I gotta get;
Eb C Eb C
Ne-ext to you. Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
Eb C Eb C
I cant get ne-ext to you.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C F7 Eb7 F Fm7 Eb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35553 131211 x68686 133211 131111 x68886
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
-----------------------------...................
*from 'Puzzle People' (1969)*
Intro: (Spoken)
(n.C)
Hold it, hold it, listen...
(Piano):
C, F7 Eb7, C
F Fm7 C (n.C)
Verse 1:
C F7 C
I, can turn a grey sky blue,
C F7 C
And I can make it rain, when-ever I want it to.
C F7 C
Oh, I can build a castle, from a single grain of sand,
C F7 C
And I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.
Chorus 1:
F Fm7 C
But my life is incom-plete and I'm so blue.
F Fm7 C
'Cos I can't get next to you.
C F7 C F7
Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you.
C F7 C F7
Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you.
Verse 2:
C F7 C
I can fly, like a bird in the sky,
C F7 C
And I can buy any-thing, that money can buy.
C F7 C
Oh, I can turn a river, into a ragin' fire,
C F7 C
I can live forever, If I so desire.
Chorus 2:
F Fm7 C
Unim-portant are all the things I can do,
F Fm7 C
'Cos I can't get next to you.
C F7 C F7
Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you.
Break:
C (n.C)
Interlude:
C F C
Ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh.
C F C
Ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh.
Eb C, Eb C
Chick-A-boom, chick-A-boom,
Eb C, Eb C
Chick-a-boom, boom, boom, boom.
Verse 3:
C F7 C
I can turn back the hands of time; you better believe I can.
C F7 C
I can make the season change, just by wavin' my hand.
C F7 C
Oh, I can change any-thing from old to new.
C F7 C
The thing I want to do the most; I'm unable to do.
Chorus 3:
F Fm7 C
Unhappy am I, with all the powers I possess.
F Fm7 C
'Cos girl, you're the key to my happiness.
F Fm7
And I...
Coda:
C
Cant get next to you, (girl, you're blowin' my mind).
Eb C Eb C
'Cos I cant get ne-ext to you. Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
Eb C Eb C
I cant get ne-ext to you. Girl, it's you I need, I gotta get;
Eb C Eb C
Ne-ext to you. Can't you see these tears I'm crying?
Eb C Eb C
I cant get ne-ext to you.
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C F7 Eb7 F Fm7 Eb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35553 131211 x68686 133211 131111 x68886
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])
The Toe
The Tokens
The Tokens (writ (...)
The Track Team
The Travellers