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I Wanna Be Where You Are
Michael Jackson
Intro
     Em     F#m Bm     Bm  A  Em     F#m Bm    Bm    A   Em     F#m Bm     Bm   Gmaj7/G#  A Bbdim
E------------------0-2-2--0----------------0-2-2-0-2-0-----------------0-2-2-----2-2-2--2----------|
B----0-0-2-3-2--3-3----3--2--0-0-2-3-2--3-3----3-----2---0-0-2-3-2--3-3----3---3---3---3--2-2------|
G------------2--4------4--2----------2--4------4-----2-----------2--4------4-4-----4--4---2-3------|
D----2-------4--4------4--2--2-------4--4------4-----2---2-------4--4------4--------------2-2------|
A----2-------4--2------2--0--2-------4--2------2-----0---2-------4--2------2--------------0-1------|
E----0-------2---------------0-------2-------------------0-------2-----------------4---------------|
Verse:
BmCan it be I stayed away too Emlong
Gmand did I leave yC7our mind when I wDas goF#mne?
BmIts not my thing trying to get Emback.
             Gm                  C7    D(Gm) 
Darlin let me tell you where Im at.
Refrain:
I wanna be F#mwhere you are...Oh BmOh
I wAanna be Emwhere you are...Oh AOh OGmh Oh
I wanna be F#mwhere you are...Oh BmOh, darlin
I wAanna be Emwhere you are...Oh AOh OF#mh Oh
BmYou dont have to worry cause EmIm coming
back Gmto where I always C7should have stayDed.F#m  
BmNow Ive learned the meaning to Emyour story, Mama,
Gmand theres enouC7gh love for me to sDtay.
I wanna be F#mwhere you are... Oh BmOh, yes darlin
I wAanna be Emwhere you are... Oh AOh OGmh Oh
I wanna be F#mwhere you are... Oh BmOh, yes Mama
I wAanna be Emwhere you are... Oh AOh F#mOh Oh
EmPlease dont close F#mthe door to our BmfutureA.
EmTheres so many thF#mings we havent tBmried.A  
EmI will love you bettF#mer than I used toBm  
and give Gmaj7/G#you all the love, yes, I Ahave Bbinside, yeah.
Ooh Ooh Baby
Solo:
(doo doo----doo doo)
E--C#m-------4----4F#m-4-----------Am----7-7-----D7----------E-----C#m-------------------------------------------|
B----4-5-7-7-5----7-7-5-5-7-----8---10-10-9-91097-9-7-9-91097-91097-91097-91097--------------------|
G--6---------------------------9-----------------------------9-----9-----9-----9-------------------|
D--------------------------9-10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------F#m7-7-------------Am7-7-5-7-5-D75-5-4-5-4-E4-4-2-4-2-4-4-----------------------------------------|
B---9 10----10-10-9-9-7--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-5-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Refrain:
I wanna be wG#mhere you are...Oh OC#mh, yes darlin
I wBanna be wF#mhere you are...Oh OBh Oh Oh, yeah, yay, Ayeah
I wanna be, G#mI wanna be, I wanna C#mbe, listen darlin
I wBanna be wF#mhere you are, so I Bcan hold you baby, hold you darlin, dont you know...
(Repeat refrain chords over below)
Yo quiero estar contigo, oyeme, para vacilar,
para tenerte y decirte cuanto te quiero yeah
Yo quiero estar contigo, contigo y nada ms para vacilar oyeme,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be,
I wanna be with you some night, some night,
some night when I can hold you darlin
yay, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, hey, hey
Oh yeah, darlin, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay
Lets get down baby, get down,
'cause I wanna be where you are, where you are,
It doesnt matter how near or how far.
I wanna be where you are, I wanna be where you are, darlin...

All chords in this song (16)

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I Wanna Be Where You Are

by Michael Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Gmaj7/G#

Bbdim

C#m

G#m

I Wanna Be Where You Are

Michael Jackson

Intro

Em F#m Bm Bm A Em F#m Bm Bm A Em F#m Bm Bm Gmaj7/G# A Bbdim

E------------------0-2-2--0----------------0-2-2-0-2-0-----------------0-2-2-----2-2-2--2----------|

B----0-0-2-3-2--3-3----3--2--0-0-2-3-2--3-3----3-----2---0-0-2-3-2--3-3----3---3---3---3--2-2------|

G------------2--4------4--2----------2--4------4-----2-----------2--4------4-4-----4--4---2-3------|

D----2-------4--4------4--2--2-------4--4------4-----2---2-------4--4------4--------------2-2------|

A----2-------4--2------2--0--2-------4--2------2-----0---2-------4--2------2--------------0-1------|

E----0-------2---------------0-------2-------------------0-------2-----------------4---------------|

Verse:

Bm Em

Can it be I stayed away too long

Gm C7 D F#m

and did I leave your mind when I was gone?

Bm Em

Its not my thing trying to get back.

Gm C7 D

(Gm)

Darlin let me tell you where Im at.

Refrain:

F#m Bm

I wanna be where you are...Oh Oh

A Em A Gm

I wanna be where you are...Oh Oh Oh Oh

F#m Bm

I wanna be where you are...Oh Oh, darlin

A Em A F#m

I wanna be where you are...Oh Oh Oh Oh

Bm Em

You dont have to worry cause Im coming

Gm C7 D F#m

back to where I always should have stayed.

Bm Em

Now Ive learned the meaning to your story, Mama,

Gm C7 D

and theres enough love for me to stay.

F#m Bm

I wanna be where you are... Oh Oh, yes darlin

A Em A Gm

I wanna be where you are... Oh Oh Oh Oh

F#m Bm

I wanna be where you are... Oh Oh, yes Mama

A Em A F#m

I wanna be where you are... Oh Oh Oh Oh

Em F#m Bm A

Please dont close the door to our future.

Em F#m Bm A

Theres so many things we havent tried.

Em F#m Bm

I will love you better than I used to

Gmaj7/G# A Bb

and give you all the love, yes, I have inside, yeah.

Ooh Ooh Baby

Solo:

(doo doo----doo doo)

C#m F#m Am D7 E C#m

E---------4----4-4---------------7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|

B----4-5-7-7-5----7-7-5-5-7-----8---10-10-9-91097-9-7-9-91097-91097-91097-91097--------------------|

G--6---------------------------9-----------------------------9-----9-----9-----9-------------------|

D--------------------------9-10--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#m Am D7 E

E--------7-7-------------7-7-5-7-5-5-5-4-5-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-4-----------------------------------------|

B---9 10----10-10-9-9-7--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-5-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-----------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Refrain:

G#m C#m

I wanna be where you are...Oh Oh, yes darlin

B F#m B A

I wanna be where you are...Oh Oh Oh Oh, yeah, yay, yeah

G#m C#m

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be, listen darlin

B F#m B

I wanna be where you are, so I can hold you baby, hold you darlin, dont you know...

(Repeat refrain chords over below)

Yo quiero estar contigo, oyeme, para vacilar,

para tenerte y decirte cuanto te quiero yeah

Yo quiero estar contigo, contigo y nada ms para vacilar oyeme,

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be,

I wanna be with you some night, some night,

some night when I can hold you darlin

yay, yeah, hey, yeah, hey, hey, hey

Oh yeah, darlin, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay

Lets get down baby, get down,

'cause I wanna be where you are, where you are,

It doesnt matter how near or how far.

I wanna be where you are, I wanna be where you are, darlin...

About I Wanna Be Where You Are Chords by Michael Jackson

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