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So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise)

( Joy Byers)


Copyright R & H Music Corp.

As sung by Elvis in the 1965 movie "Harum Scarum"


Soundtrack recording for MGM - Harum Scarum - February 24-26, March 9, 1965 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville

 February 25, 10:15 pm-3:30 am

SPA3 6754-sp - Splice of takes 3 and 4
October 1965 LP RCA LSP 3468 Harum Scarum
Outtakes:
Take 1: November 10, 2003 CD FTD 82876-53369-2 Harum Scarum
Take 4: August 13, 1991 CD RCA 3114-2-R Collectors Gold





So close, yet so far from paradise
I hold you in my arms, and paradise
Is mine, then you slip away
Like a child at play, and here am I
So close, yet so far from paradise


When you, are close to me, it's paradise
We kiss, oh my love,...paradise
Is mine, then suddenly you're gone from me
Like a floating star, I see, and here am I
So close, yet so far from paradise


I reach out for you, but each time I do
I always find you gone
I know love is new, I'll take care of you
In my arms is where you belong


Just, a step away, are we from paradise
Take my hand, come away, to paradise
My love, I want you close to me
I need you desperately, oh here am I...
Waiting for you...
Here am I...
Praying for you...
Here am I, so close, yet so far from PARADISE... 




Standard tuning.
Riff 1:
    C                 C+                C6                C+
e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-5--5--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
A||-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    (Riff 1)                  (Riff 1)
    So close, yet so far from paradise
    (Riff 1)                   C
    I hold, you in my arms, in paradise
       Em             Am
    Is mine, then you slip away
           F        G7        C         Em
    Like a child at play, and here am I
       F      G7              (Riff 1)
    So close, yet so far from paradise

    When you, are close to me, it's paradise
    We kiss, oh my love, paradise
    Is mine, then suddenly you're gone from me
    Like a floating star, I see, and here am I
       F      G7              C       C7
    So close, yet so far from paradise

    F                   E7
    I reach out for you, but each time I do
    Am                 D9
    I always find you gone
    Am                F
    I know love is new, I'll take care of you
    D7                      G9
    In my arms is where you belong

    Just, a step away, are we from paradise
    Take my hand, come away, to paradise
    My love, I want you close to me
    I need you desperately, oh here am I
    Waiting for you
    Here am I
    Praying for you
    Here am I, so close, yet so far from paradise

Chords:
   D9     G9
e --5--  --10--
B --5--  --10--
G --5--  --10--
D --4--  --9---
A --5--  --10--
E -----  ------