I Can't Touch the Sun - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
written by Shel Silverstein
[D]I can't reach the clouds for you,
[A]I'll never touch the Sun for you,
I've never done the things
That you need d[D]one for you.
I've streached as high as I can reach,
I guess I'm not the [G]one for you;
Cause [A]I can't reach the clouds or touch the [D]sun for you.
No [A]I can't reach the clouds or touch t[D]he sun.
[D]I can't turn back time for you,
And make you sweet sixt[A]een again,
And I can't turn your barren fields
To g[D]reen again.
And I won't sit around and talk
Of how things might have b[G]een again,
No [A]I can't turn back time and make you [D]young again.
[A]I can't turn back time and make you [D]young.
[A]I hope you find somebody who
[G]Can do the things I [D]didn't do
[G]And find a road I d[D]idn't find
[G]And build a brighter w[A]orld for you.
[D]I hope you find somebody bold
[G]Enough to reach and t[D]ake a hold
[G]And guide your ever ch[D]anging mind
[G]And free your ever r[A]ising soul.
[G]But I can't. N[A]o, I can't.
(back to first verse progression)
I can't look inside your mind
And see the things you're hoping for.
And I can't help you chase the dream
You're groping for.
You say your arms are open wide,
But lord knows who they're open for.
No, I can't know your mind or chase your dreams with you.
I can't chase your dreams or know your mind.
[E]So say goodbye, and don't look back
I've had some happy d[D]ays with you,
[A]Sorry I can't be the one who s[D]tays with you.
And when they ask about me,
YOu can say I was the o[G]ne with you
Who [A]never reached the clouds or touched the [D]sun for you.
No, [A]I can't reach the clouds or touch the [D]sun.
I guess it's d[A]one,
I can't touch the s[D]un for you.
(repeat the last bit as necessary, and have fun. It's a great song on their Sloppy
album, or the Shel Silverstein CD)
written by Shel Silverstein
[D]I can't reach the clouds for you,
[A]I'll never touch the Sun for you,
I've never done the things
That you need d[D]one for you.
I've streached as high as I can reach,
I guess I'm not the [G]one for you;
Cause [A]I can't reach the clouds or touch the [D]sun for you.
No [A]I can't reach the clouds or touch t[D]he sun.
[D]I can't turn back time for you,
And make you sweet sixt[A]een again,
And I can't turn your barren fields
To g[D]reen again.
And I won't sit around and talk
Of how things might have b[G]een again,
No [A]I can't turn back time and make you [D]young again.
[A]I can't turn back time and make you [D]young.
[A]I hope you find somebody who
[G]Can do the things I [D]didn't do
[G]And find a road I d[D]idn't find
[G]And build a brighter w[A]orld for you.
[D]I hope you find somebody bold
[G]Enough to reach and t[D]ake a hold
[G]And guide your ever ch[D]anging mind
[G]And free your ever r[A]ising soul.
[G]But I can't. N[A]o, I can't.
(back to first verse progression)
I can't look inside your mind
And see the things you're hoping for.
And I can't help you chase the dream
You're groping for.
You say your arms are open wide,
But lord knows who they're open for.
No, I can't know your mind or chase your dreams with you.
I can't chase your dreams or know your mind.
[E]So say goodbye, and don't look back
I've had some happy d[D]ays with you,
[A]Sorry I can't be the one who s[D]tays with you.
And when they ask about me,
YOu can say I was the o[G]ne with you
Who [A]never reached the clouds or touched the [D]sun for you.
No, [A]I can't reach the clouds or touch the [D]sun.
I guess it's d[A]one,
I can't touch the s[D]un for you.
(repeat the last bit as necessary, and have fun. It's a great song on their Sloppy
album, or the Shel Silverstein CD)
