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So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) – Elvis Presley
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Elvis Presley
So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) (1965)
(Joy Byers)
From: "Harum Scarum"
Now on “The Original Elvis Presley Collection 22”
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Caug x-3-2-1-1-x
C6 x-3-2-2-1-x
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[Intro]
| C Caug | C6 Caug |
[Verse 1]
C Caug C6 Caug | C Caug | C6 Caug |
So close, yet so far from paradise
C Caug C6 Caug C
I hold, you in my arms, and paradise
Em Am
Is mine, then you slip away
F Dm G
Like a child at play
C Em F G | C Caug | C6 Caug |
And here am I: So close, yet so far from paradise
[Verse]
C Caug C6 Caug | C Caug | C6 Caug |
When you, are close to me, it's paradise
C Caug C6 Caug C
We kiss, oh my love, paradise
Em Am
Is mine, then suddenly you're gone from me
F Dm G
Like a floating star, I see
C Em F G C C7
And here am I: So close, yet so far from paradise
[Middle 8]
F E7
I reach out for you, but each time I do
Am C7
I always find you gone
Am F
I know love is new, I'll take care of you
D7 Dm7 G
In my arms is where you belong
[Verse]
C Caug C6 Caug | C Caug | C6 Caug |
Just, a step away, are we from paradise
C Caug C6 Caug C
Take my hand, come away, to paradise
Em Am
My love, I want you close to me
F Dm G
I need you desperately
[Coda]
C Em F G
Oh here am I ... waiting for you
C Em F G
Here am I ... praying for you
C Em
Here am I
F Dm G | C Caug | C6 Caug | C
So close, yet so far from paradise