Intro
Am – G – F – Em 
 
Verse 1 
Am 
Whom have I in heaven 
          F 
But You, God? 
              Em                G ,     F 
And there is none on earth I desire beside You, Lord 
Am                         F 
My flesh and my heart may fail 
               Em              G ,    F  
But you are my strength and my portion forever 
 
Interlude
Am – G – F – Em 
 
Verse 1 
Am 
Whom have I in heaven 
          F 
But You, God? 
            Em                    G ,  F 
And there is none on earth I desire beside You, Lord 
Am                        F 
My flesh and my heart may fail 
                Em              G ,    F  
But you are my strength and my portion forever (3x) (sing an octave higher 2nd & 3rd time) 
 
Bridge 
Am                     G 
I want to be near you, God 
F                      Em 
I have to be near you, Lord 
Am                      G 
I want to be near you, Father 
F                      Em 
I have to be near you, God 
          Am 
Hear the cry 
         G   (spontaneous drums...) 
Of my heart, Lord 
F                     Em 
I want to be near you, God 
Am                    G 
I want to be near you, Lord 
                     F           
The place your glory dwells 
  Em 
The place your glory dwells 
Am               G                               F 
There's nowhere else I'd rather be than in your presence God 
                Em 
And face to face with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 
Am                   G 
I want to be near you, God 
F 
Oh, I have to be near you. 
Em 
Oh, I want to be near you, Lord 
 
Bridge
Am                       G 
I want to be near you, God 
F                       Em 
I have to be near you, God 
Am 
Nothing else can satisfy 
                      G 
I want to be near you, Lord 
                   F 
More than ever before 
                         Em 
Oh, I want to be near you, Jesus 
             Am 
You're everything that I desire 
                            G 
You're everything that I desire, God 
                F                                          Em 
No one else is captivating my attention or my affection, Lord 
 
You alone have my heart 
              Am 
I want to be near you, Lord 
                  G 
Oh, I have to be near you, Lord 
                    F 
Nothing else can satisfy the deepest longings 
                    Em 
and desires of the heart of your Son oh God 
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Drums pick up 
Chords: Am   G   F   Em repeat on loop until Ending of song
 
I want to be near you, Lord 
Oh, I have to be near you, Lord… 
Oh, I draw near to you this hour to call 
Oh, I draw near to you with my heart, with my mind, with my strength, with my weakness, God 
With my success as my failures, Lord 
Everything I am, I bring it to you, God 
I just wanna be near you, Lord 
I just wanna be near you, God 
Yeah 
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I wanna be near you, Lord 
I want to be near you, Lord 
Oh, I wanna be near you