Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) XTC When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty G-G-D-G A-A-E-A (played as notes on the two lowest bass strings E,A:, starting on 3rd fret) Chorus: C Bm G C Am When you're near me I have difficulty respirating C Bm G C Am When you're near me I have difficulty concentrating C Bm G C Am When you're near me I have difficulty standing upright C Bm G C Bm When you're near me I have difficulty sleeping at night
Verse 1: Bb F I used to stand proud like a sphinx Bb F In a noble immovable state Bb F Then your heart nailed me under a jinx Fm Now I'm feeling like a jellyfish Fm Just a spineless wobbly jellyfish Fm And it's great, great, so great Chorus: C Bm G C Am When you're near me I have difficulty respirating C Bm G C Am When you're near me I have difficulty concentrating C Bm G C Am When you're near me I have difficulty standing upright C Bm G C Bm When you're near me I have difficulty sleeping at night Verse 2: Bb F I used to stand high like a pine Bb F Just a piece of emotionless wood Bb F When you put your body near mine Fm Now I'm feeling like a jellyfish Fm Just a spineless wobbly jellyfish Fm And it's good, good, so good Bridge: F#m E I used to be an iceman F#m E Living in iceman town F#m E So I'm warning all you cool cool icemen F#m E You'd better be prepared to be melted right down D A G A G D A Dow-own dow-own down down down down D A G A G D A Dow-own dow-own down down down down Solo: C Bm G C Am C Bm G C Bbm Chorus: C# Cm G# C# A#m When you're near me I have difficulty respirating C# Cm G# C# A#m When you're near me I have difficulty concentrating C# Cm G# C# A#m When you're near me I have difficulty standing upright C# Cm G# C# A#m When you're near me I have difficulty sleeping at night C# G# When you're near me I have difficulty C# G# When you're near me I have difficulty C# G# When you're near me I have difficulty