Can't You See Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays508

Can't You See by Peter Tosh is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
E E 
D E D E 

verse 1 
           A                       E 
Told me you loved me right from the start 
             A                            E 
Don't play no tricks, girl, don't break my heart 
           A                   E 
Told me you loved me and I said why 
   A                    E 
You think that I'm gonna cry 

         D                            E 
Can't you see, woman what you doing to me 
    D                           E 
I am bound and you got to set me free 

verse 2 
              A                 E 
You jerk on my heart, shatter my brain 
           A                        E 
If you have conscience, ain't that a shame 
           A                   E 
Told me you loved me to make my cry 
     A                       E 
And I don't said I don't know why 

         D                      E 
Can't you see, what you doing to me 
           D             E 
I said I am bound, set me free 

Instrumental 
E E E E 
A E A E 
A E A E 

         D                      E 
Can't you see, what you doing to me, yeah 
    D                      E 
I am bound, come on, set me free 

verse 3 
           A                       E 
Then if you love me, don't treat me so bad 
A                             E 
I could give you something you never had 
       A                                   E 
See you sitting up there and you're looking so mad 
      A                       E 
Your imagination is making you sad 

         D                             E 
Can't you see, woman, what you doing to me, yeah 
    D                                    E 
I am bound, I am bound, you got to set me free 

         D                      E 
Can't you see, what you doing to me 
           D                         E 
I said I am bound, I am bound, set me free 

                  D             E 
Come on, can't you see, what you doing, doing to me 
    D             E 
I am bound, set me free.. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante