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Peter Cetera - Wanna Be There
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:    G     Em     C     G  D  
I wanna Gbe there
When you turn out the lights
I wanna Embe there
But I'm Chere on this lonely Ghighway
In the middle of Dnowhere
I wanna Ghold you
When you wake up in the night
I wanna Emhold you
I wanna be there in the CmorningG  
Oh Doh, so I can Gtouch you
CHORUS:
You know toCnight there's Dnowhere else that I would rather Bmbe
I'm Fnot the same when B7you're not here with Emme
ClCose your eyes, D7say a little Amprayer
And GbaDby, I'm gonna Gbe there
INSTRUMENTAL:    G    C    G      Em     C      G      D      G      C  G  
BRIDGE:
Wanna be there (I wanna Embe there)
I wanna be thereC  
Wanna Dbe there in the CmorGning Dlight
Oh oh, I wanna Gbe there
CHORUS:
'Cause you Fknow toCnight there's Dnowhere else that I would rather Bmbe
I'm Fnot the same when B7you're not next to Emme
ClCose your eyes and D7say a little Amprayer
And GbaDby, I'm gonna Gbe there
INSTRUMENTAL:    G    C    G      Em     C     G     D  Em  
I wanna Dbe there in the CmorGning (Dlight)
I wanna Cbe thereG  

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Wanna Be There

by Peter Cetera

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Peter Cetera - Wanna Be There

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G Em C G D

INTRO:

I wanna be there

When you turn out the lights

I wanna be there

C G

But I'm here on this lonely highway

In the middle of nowhere

I wanna hold you

When you wake up in the night

I wanna hold you

C G

I wanna be there in the morning

D G

Oh oh, so I can touch you

CHORUS:

C D Bm

You know tonight there's nowhere else that I would rather be

F B7 Em

I'm not the same when you're not here with me

C D7 Am

Close your eyes, say a little prayer

G D G

And baby, I'm gonna be there

G C G Em C G D G C G

INSTRUMENTAL:

BRIDGE:

Wanna be there (I wanna be there)

I wanna be there

D C G D

Wanna be there in the morning light

Oh oh, I wanna be there

CHORUS:

F C D Bm

'Cause you know tonight there's nowhere else that I would rather be

F B7 Em

I'm not the same when you're not next to me

C D7 Am

Close your eyes and say a little prayer

G D G

And baby, I'm gonna be there

G C G Em C G D Em

INSTRUMENTAL:

D C G D

I wanna be there in the morning (light)

C G

I wanna be there

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