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Why Can't I by Liz Phair
Why Can't I
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - x24442
F# - 244322
G#m - 466444
E - 022100
F#/Bb - x143xx
Ebm - x68876
Intro: B--E--G#m--F#--
Verse 1:
B
Get a load of me get a load
F#/Bb
of you walking down the street
G#m
And I hardly know you it's
E
just like we were meant to be
B
Holding hands with you
F#/Bb
when we're out at night
G#m
Got a girlfriend you say it isn't right
E
and I've got someone waiting too
Refrain 1:
E
What if this is just the beginning
F#
We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming
Chorus:
G#m E B
Why can't I breathe
F#
whenever I think about you
G#m E B
Why can't I speak whenever
F#
I talk about you
E
It's inevitable it's a fact
F#
that we're gonna get down to it
G#m E B
So tell me why can't I breathe
F#
whenever I think about you
Interlude:
B
Whenever I think about you
E
Whenever I think about you
G#m
Whenever I think about you
E
Whenever I think about you
verse 2:
B
Isn't this the best
F#/Bb
part of breaking up
Finding someone else
G#m
you can't get enough of
E
Someone who wants
to be with you too
B
It's an itch we know
F#/Bb
we are gonna scratch
Gonna take a while for
G#m
this egg to hatch
E
But wouldn't it be beautiful
Refrain 2:
E
Here we go we're
at the beginning
F#
We haven't fucked yet
but my heads spinning
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
G#m F#/Bb B
High enough for you to
Ebm E
make me wonder where it's going
G#m F#/Bb B Ebm
High enough for you to pull
E
me under somethings growing
E
Out of this that we can
control baby I am dying
G#m E B
Why can't I breathe
F#
whenever I think about you
G#m E B
Why can't I speak whenever
F#
I talk about you
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
B
Whenever I think about you
E
Whenever I think about you
G#m
Whenever I think about you
E
Whenever I think about you
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version 2
~Capo 4~
Verse 1:
G D
Get a load of me get a load of you
Walkin down the street
Em
And I hardly know you
C
It's just like we were meant to be
G
Holding hands with you
D
When we're out at night
Em
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right
C
And I've got someone waitin too
C
What if this is just the beginning?
D
We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming
Chorus:
Em C G
Why can't I breathe
D
Whenever I think about you?
Em C G
Why can't I speak
D
Whenever I talk about you?
Em C
It's inevitable
It's the fact and we're
D
Gonna get down to it, so tell me
Em C G
why can't I breathe
D G
Whenever I think about you
C
Whenever I think about you
Em
Whenever I think about you
C
Whenever I think about you
Verse 2:
G D
Isn't this the best part of breaking up
Finding someone else you
Em
Can't get enough of
C
Someone who wants to be with you too?
G D
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Em
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
C
But wouldn't it be beautiful?
C
Here we go, we're at the beginning
D
We haven't f*cked yet, but my heads spinning
Chorus
Bridge:
Em C G
I would love for you to make me wonder,
Where it's going...
Em C G
I would love for you to pull me under
G
Somethings growing
C Em
Out of this that we can't control...
G
Baby I'm dyyyying...
Em C G
Why can't I breathe
D
Whenever I think about you?
Em C G
Why can't I speak
D
Whenever I talk about you?
Chorus
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version 3
Capo 3
Verse 1:
G D
Get a load of me, get a load of you,
Em
Walkin' down the street, and I hardly know you
C
It's just like we were meant to be.
G D
Holdin' hands with you, when we're out at night
Em
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right...
C
And I've got someone waiting too...
Pre-chorus:
Em
What if this's just the beginning, we're -
D
already wet and we're gunna go swimming
Chorus:
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... breath... whenever I think about you...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... speak... whenever I talk about you...
C D
It's inevitable, It's the fact and we're gunna -
get down to it... so tell me...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... breath... whenever I think about you...
G D Em
Think about you.... Think about you....
C G
Think about you.... Think about you....
Verse 2:
G D
Isn't this the best, part of breakin' up
Em
Finding someone else, you can't get enough of...
C
Someone who wants to be with you too...
G D
It's an itch we know, we are going to scratch
Em
Gunna take awhile, for this egg to hatch...
C
But wouldn't it be beautiful...
Pre-chorus:
Em D
Here we go, we're at the beginning, we haven't -
done it yet, but my head is spinning...
Chorus:
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... breath... whenever I think about you...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... speak... whenever I talk about you...
C D
It's inevitable, it's the fact and we're gunna -
Get down to it, so tell me...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... breath.. whenever I think about you...
Bridge:
Em C
I would love for you to make me wonder, Where it's goin'...
Em C
I would love for you to pull me under, Something's growin'...
D
Out of this that we can't control... Baby I'm dyin'...
Chorus:
*Em *C *G *D
Why... can't... I... breath... Whenever I think about you...
*Em *C *G *D
Why... can't... I... speak... Whenever I talk about you...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... breath... Whenever I think about you...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... speak... Whenever I talk about you...
C D
It's inevitable, it's the fact and we're gunna -
get down to it, so tell me...
Em C G D
Why... can't... I... breath... Whenever I think about you...
G D Em
Think about you.... Think about you....
C G
Think about you.... Think about you....
* = one strum.
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version 4
C G
Get a load of me get a load of you
Walkin down the street
F (continue strumming F)
And I hardly know you
(Hardly know you)
It's just like we were meant to be...
C
Holding hands with you
G
When we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say
F
It isn't right
(Isn't right...)
And I've got someone waiting
Too
Am
What if this is just the beginning?
F
We're already wet and we're
G
Gonna go swimming?
[Chorus]:
Am F C
Why can't I breathe
G
Whenever I think about you?
Am F C
Why can't I speak
G
Whenever I talk about you?
F
It's inevitable
It's the fact and we're
G
Gonna get down to it...
Am F C
So tell me, why can't I breathe
G
Whenever I think about you?
(continue with Am, F, C, G)
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
C
Isn't this the best part of
G
Breaking up
Finding someone else you
F
Can't get enough of
Someone who wants to be with you too?
C G
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
F
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
(But wouldn't it, but wouldn't it)
But wouldn't it be beautiful?
Am
Here we go, we're at the beginning
F
We haven't f*ck*ed yet,
G
But my heads spinning.
[CHORUS]
Am F C
I would love for you to make me wonder,
G
Where it's going...
Am F C
I would love for you to pull me under
G
Somethings growing
F G
Out of this that we can't control...
F
Baby I'm dyyyying...
Am F C
(Why can't I breathe
G
Whenever I think about you?
Am F C
Why can't I speak
G
Whenever I talk about you?)
[Repeat Chorus; Fade out]
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version 5
C G
Get a load of me get a load of you
Walkin down the street
Am
And I hardly know you
(Hardly know you)
F
It's just like we were meant to be...
C
Holding hands with you
G
When we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say
Am
It isn't right
(Isn't right...)
F
And I've got someone waiting too
Am
What if this's just the beginning?
G
We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming?
[Chorus]:
Am F C
Why can't I breathe
G
Whenever I think about you?
Am F C
Why can't I speak
G
Whenever I talk about you?
F
It's inevitable
It's the fact and we're
G
Gonna get down to it...
So tell me
Am F C
Why can't I breathe
G
Whenever I think about you?
C
(Whenever I think about you)
Am
(Whenever I think about you)
F
(Whenever I think about you)
G
(Whenever I think about you)
C
Isn't this the best part of
G
Breaking up
Finding someone else you
Am
Can't get enough of
F
Someone who wants to be with you too?
C G
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Am
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
(But wouldn't it, but wouldn't it)
F
But wouldn't it be beautiful?
Am
Here we go, we're at the beginning
G
We haven't f*ck*ed yet but my head's spinning.
[CHORUS]
Am F
I would love for you to make me wonder,
Where it's going...
Am F
I would love for you to pull me under
Something's growing
G
Out of this that we can't control...
Baby I'm dying...
Am F C
(Why can't I breathe
G
Whenever I think about you?
Am F C
Why can't I speak
G
Whenever I talk about you?
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version 6
(tune down 1/2 step)
[verse chords]
C
X32013
G/B
X20033
Am7
X02213
Fsus2
X33213
Fmaj7
X33210
G
320033
[chorus bar chords]
Am
577555
F
133211
C(2)
X3555X
G(2)
355433
[bridge chords]
Am
X02210
Am/B
X22210
Am7/C
X32010
Am/E
XX2210
Fmaj7
XX3210
F6
XX3200
Fmaj7/C
X33210
[chorus (break) chords]
Am7(3)
XX5555
F(3)
XX7565
C(3)
XX5553
G(3)
XX0787
INTRO
chords-C----------------Am--------------Fmaj7-------------G--------------|
E------12--15--13--12---12--15--13--12----12--15--13--12--12--15--12--15-|
B------13----------13---13----------13----13----------13--15--17--15--13-|
G------12----------12---14----------14----14----------14-----------------|
D—-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A—-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D—-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[verse]
C G/B
Get a load of me, get a load of you walkin' down the street
Am7 Fsus2
And I hardly know you -it's just like we were meant to be
C G/B
Holding hands with you when we're out at night
Am7 Fsus2
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right -and I've got someone waiting too
Fmaj7
What if this is just the beginning
G
We're already wet, and we're gonna go swimming
[chorus]
Am F C(2) G(2)
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
F G
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
Am F C(2) G(2)
So tell me -why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
[repeat intro]
C
Whenever I think about you
Fmaj7
Whenever I think about you
Am7
Whenever I think about you
F
Whenever I think about you
[verse 2]
C G/B
Isn't this the best part of breakin' up
Am7
Finding someone else you can't get enough of
Fsus2
Someone who wants to be with you too
C G/B
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Am7
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
Fsus2
But wouldn't it be beautiful
Fmaj7
Here we go, we're at the beginning
G
We haven't fucked yet, but my heads spinning
[chorus 2]
Am F C(2) G(2)
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
F G
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
Am F C(2) G(2)
So tell me -why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
[bridge]
Am Am/B Am7/C Am/E Fmaj7
High enough for you to make me wonder where it's goin'
High enough for you to pull me under somethin's growin'
Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7/C
Out of this that we can control -baby I am dyin'
[chorus (break)]
Am7(3)F(3) C(3) G(3)
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
[chorus 3]
Am F C(2) G(2)
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
F G
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
Am F C(2) G(2)
So tell me -why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
[repeat intro]
C
Whenever I think about you
Fmaj7
Whenever I think about you
Am7
Whenever I think about you
F C
Whenever I think about you
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version 7
Standard tuning
Intro (Keyboard arranged for guitar, x3)
You can use a pick here, but you'd have to be kind of quick, so I'd recommend finger-picking
e[----------14-------12-------11---------------------------
B[----12-------12-------12-------12------------------------
G[-11----11-------11-------11-------11---------------------
D[---------------------------------------------------------
A[---------------------------------------------------------
E[---------------------------------------------------------
End intro on this
e[-9-------11--------9------------------------------------
B[---12-------12-------12------12-------------------------
G[------11-------11-------11------------------------------
D[--------------------------------------------------------
A[--------------------------------------------------------
E[--------------------------------------------------------
Verse (x2)
An acoustic guitar the verse
e[---------------------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------------------
G[-4-------------------------------------------------------
D[-4--------4--------6--------2----------------------------
A[-2--------4--------6--------2----------------------------
E[----------2--------4--------0----------------------------
Pre-chorus
Just strum this a bunch of times
e[---------------------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------------------
D[-2--------------4-----------------------------------------
A[-2--------------4-----------------------------------------
E[-0--------------2-----------------------------------------
Chorus (x2)
Distorted electric Only play this after 1st chorus
e[------------------------------------]---------------------
B[------------------------------------]---------------------
G[------------9----------4------------]---------------------
D[-6----------9----------4----------4-]-2--------------4----
A[-6----------7----------2----------4-]-2--------------4----
E[-4----------0---------------------2-]-0--------------2----
Play whole intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge (x2) End Bridge on this
e[---------------------]----------------------------------
B[---------------------]----------------------------------
G[------------8--7-----]----------------------------------
D[-6---8-9----8--7-----]-2------------2-------------------
A[-6---8-9----6--9-----]-2------------2-------------------
E[-4---6-7-------------]-0------------0-------------------
Play the first half of the chorus clean, then play the whole thing one more time
with distortion
Outro End on this Strum once
e[------------------------------]---------------------------
B[------------------------------]---------------------------
G[-4----------------------------]-4-------------------------
D[-4--------2--------6--------2-]-4-------------------------
A[-2--------2--------6--------2-]-2-------------------------
E[----------0--------4--------0-]---------------------------
That's it
Song Structure
Intro (x3)
End intro
Verse (x2)
Pre-chorus
Chorus (x2)
Intro (x3)
Verse (x2)
Pre-chorus
Chorus (x2)
Bridge (x2)
End bridge
Clean chorus
Just plain chorus (x2)
Outro
End
[Verse 1]
Get a load of me, get a load of you
Walking down the street and I hardly know you
It's just like we were meant to be
Holding hands with you when we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right
And I've got someone waiting too
[Pre-Chorus]
What if this is just the beginning?
We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming
[Chorus]
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable
It's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Whenever I think about you...
[Verse 2]
Isn't this the best part of breaking up?
Finding someone else you can't get enough of
Someone who wants to be with you too
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
But wouldn't it be beautiful
[Pre-Chorus]
Here we go
We're at the beginning, we haven't fucked yet
But my head's spinning
[Chorus]
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable
It's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
[Bridge]
High enough for you to make me wonder
Where it's going
High enough for you to pull me under
Somethin's growing
Out of this that we can control
Baby, I am dyin'
[Chorus]
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable
It's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
[Outro]
Whenever I think about you
Whenever I think about you
Whenever I think about you
Whenever I think about you
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version 8
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Var= variation. The Outro has a few of them, though, don't know which variations.
In the intro, the "B" string has most of the bass note, apart from every 3rd lot where
"e" string has the bass note. Sorry, intro's a bit all over the place so I've marked on
tab where each bass note is to avoid confusion.
Chords used in this song:
C C(var) G G(var) Am(var) Am Am7 F F(var)
e|--0------0------3------3------0-------0------0------1------1---|
B|--1------3------3------1------3-------1------1------1------3---|
G|--0------0------0------0------2-------2------0------2------2---|
D|--2------2------0------0------2-------2------2------3------x---|
A|--3------3------2------x------0-------0------0------3------3---|
E|--0------0------3------x------0-------0------0------1------1---|
Whew. Now that's over and done with...
Enjoy the tab!
Bass note:
(1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3)
e|---0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------|
B|-------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3-----|
G|-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4) (1) (4) (1) (3)
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---0---|
B|-6-----8-----6-----8---------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
C G
Get a load of me, get a load of you
Am7
Walking down the street, and I hardly know you
F
It's just like we were meant to be
C G
Holding hands with you and we're out at night
Am7
Got a girlfriend you say it isn't right
F
And I've got someone waiting too
F
What if this is just the beginning
G
We're already wet, and we're going to go swimming
Am F C G
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Am F C G
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
F G
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Am F C G
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
e|---0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------|
B|-------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3-----|
G|-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---0---|
B|-6-----8-----6-----8---------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
2nd verse+chorus (same chord pattern as the first)
Isn't this the best part of breaking up,
Finding someone else you can't get enough of,
Someone who wants to be with you too.
It's an itch we know we are going to scratch,
Gonna take a while, for this egg to hatch.
But wouldn't it be beautiful...
Here we go, we're at the beginning
We haven't f****d yet, but my heads spinning
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Bridge:
Am F
High enough for you to make me wonder
Where it's goin'
Am F
High enough for you to pull me under
Somethin's growin'
F
out of this that we can control
G
Baby I am dyin'
3rd chorus (same as the first and second but single strum)
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Outro:
C(var?) C G G(var?) Am(var?)Am F F F(var?) F
e|-0-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------x-------x-------x-------x-|
B|-3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------x-------1-------3-------1-|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
D|-2-------x-------0-------x-------2-------x-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
A|-3-------x-------2-------x-------0-------x-------3-------x-------x-------x-|
E|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------1-------x-------x-------x-|
[Verse 1]
Get a load of me, get a load of you
Walking down the street and I hardly know you
It's just like we were meant to be
Holding hands with you when we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right
And I've got someone waiting too
[Pre-Chorus]
What if this is just the beginning?
We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming
[Chorus]
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable
It's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Whenever I think about you...
[Verse 2]
Isn't this the best part of breaking up?
Finding someone else you can't get enough of
Someone who wants to be with you too
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
But wouldn't it be beautiful
[Pre-Chorus]
Here we go
We're at the beginning, we haven't fucked yet
But my head's spinning
[Chorus]
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable
It's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
[Bridge]
High enough for you to make me wonder
Where it's going
High enough for you to pull me under
Somethin's growing
Out of this that we can control
Baby, I am dyin'
[Chorus]
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
Why can't I breathe
Whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak
Whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable
It's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
[Outro]
Whenever I think about you
Whenever I think about you
Whenever I think about you
Whenever I think about you
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