Biography:
Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953, Seattle, Washington) is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.
Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.
Adams started her career in 1980 with two self-financed albums which had limited success. In 1985, she was discovered by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of the famous English pop band Tears for Fears whilst performing in a Kansas City, Missouri bar.
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“Get Here”
Originally Recorded By Oleta Adams
[Verse]
Dadd9 A/C# F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway
Bm7 Bm7add4/E F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can reach me on an airplane, you can reach me with your mind
Dadd9 A/C# F#m
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
Bm7 Bm7add4/E A-Asus4-A-Asus4-A
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
Dadd9 A/C# F#m
You can reach me by sailboat, climb a tree and swing rope to rope
Bm7 Bm7add4/E F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
Take a sled and slide down slow, into these arms of mine
Dadd9 A/C# F#m
You can jump on a speedy colt, cross the border in a blaze of hope
Bm7 Bm7add4/E A
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
[Chorus]
G/B A/C# Dmaj7 E7/D
There are hills and mountains between us
C#m7
Always something to get over
E F#m F#m/E Dmaj7
If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7 Bm7add4/E
I need you closer
[Solo]
[Chorus]
G/B A/C# Dmaj7 E7/D
There are hills and mountains between us
C#m7
Always something to get over
E F#m F#m/E Dmaj7
If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7 Bm7add4/E
I need you closer
[Verse]
Dadd9 A/C# F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can windsurf into my life, take me up on a carpet ride
Bm7 Bm7add4/E F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can make it in a big balloon, but you better make it soon
Dadd9 A/C# F#m7
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
Bm7 Bm7add4/E Dmaj7 - A/C#
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
A Bm7 Esus4
I don't care, I dont care, I need you right here right now
Dadd9 A/C# A
I need you right here, right now, right by my side (yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah)
Bm7 – Esus4
[Outro]
| D/F# - D/F# | A/C# - A |
Bm7 Bm7add4/E A
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
Originally Recorded By Oleta Adams
[Verse]
Dadd9 A/C# F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway
Bm7 Bm7add4/E F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can reach me on an airplane, you can reach me with your mind
Dadd9 A/C# F#m
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
Bm7 Bm7add4/E A-Asus4-A-Asus4-A
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
Dadd9 A/C# F#m
You can reach me by sailboat, climb a tree and swing rope to rope
Bm7 Bm7add4/E F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
Take a sled and slide down slow, into these arms of mine
Dadd9 A/C# F#m
You can jump on a speedy colt, cross the border in a blaze of hope
Bm7 Bm7add4/E A
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
[Chorus]
G/B A/C# Dmaj7 E7/D
There are hills and mountains between us
C#m7
Always something to get over
E F#m F#m/E Dmaj7
If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7 Bm7add4/E
I need you closer
[Solo]
[Chorus]
G/B A/C# Dmaj7 E7/D
There are hills and mountains between us
C#m7
Always something to get over
E F#m F#m/E Dmaj7
If I had my way, surely you would be closer
F#m - Bm7 Bm7add4/E
I need you closer
[Verse]
Dadd9 A/C# F#m (riffje als in intro)
You can windsurf into my life, take me up on a carpet ride
Bm7 Bm7add4/E F#7sus4-F#m-F#7sus4-F#m
You can make it in a big balloon, but you better make it soon
Dadd9 A/C# F#m7
You can reach me by caravan, cross the desert like an Arab man
Bm7 Bm7add4/E Dmaj7 - A/C#
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
A Bm7 Esus4
I don't care, I dont care, I need you right here right now
Dadd9 A/C# A
I need you right here, right now, right by my side (yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah)
Bm7 – Esus4
[Outro]
| D/F# - D/F# | A/C# - A |
Bm7 Bm7add4/E A
I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can
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