So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise) - Elvis Presley 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" CHORDS x-3-2-1-1-x x-3-2-2-1-x 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 [Middle 8] 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 [Coda] Oh here am I ... waiting for you Here am I ... praying for you Here am I So close, yet so far from paradise