Why Can't I (acoustic) Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays431

Why Can't I (acoustic) by Liz Phair is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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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  

  
     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  
                                   D  
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...  

  
     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'...  


  
     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....  
    	

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