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          So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Joy Byers
From: "Harum Scarum" (1965)
Now on “The Original Elvis Presley Collection 22”
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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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
 CI Caughold, you C6in my Caugarms, and pCaradise
Is Emmine, then you Amslip away
Like a Fchild at DmplayG  
             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
 CWe kissCaug,      C6oh my Cauglove, Cparadise
Is Emmine, then suddenly you're Amgone from me
Like a floating Fstar, I DmseeG  
And Chere am I: EmSo Fclose, Gyet so far from CparadiseC7  
[Middle 8]
 FI reach out for you, E7but each time I do
 AmI always find you C7gone
 AmI know love is new, FI'll take care of you
D7In my arms is where Dm7you beGlong
[Verse]
    C    Caug          C6         Caug|      C     Caug|      C6     Caug|
 Just,   a step away, are we from paradise
 CTake my Caughand,   C6come aCaugway, to Cparadise
My Emlove, I want you Amclose to me
I need you FdesperateDmlyG  
[Coda]
Oh Chere am I  Em...    F  Gwaiting for you
CHere am I   Em...   F  Gpraying for you
  CHere am EmI
                F         Dm    G|      C     Caug|      C6     Caug| C  
So close, yet so far from paradise

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So Close Yet So Far From Paradise

by Elvis Presley

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So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) – Elvis Presley

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Written by: Joy Byers

From: "Harum Scarum" (1965)

Now on “The Original Elvis Presley Collection 22”

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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[Verse 1]

C Caug C6 Caug C Caug C6 Caug

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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

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And here am I: So close, yet so far from paradise

[Verse]

C Caug C6 Caug C Caug C6 Caug

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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

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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

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So close, yet so far from paradise

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