If We Can't Be Lovers Chords

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If We Can't Be Lovers by Prince Phillip Mitchell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Am, Dm, C, Fmaj7, Em7, G, Em, Gsus4 and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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Intro: F Am Dm C  (2x) 
 

F                Am        Dm        C     
  You're telling me you love someone else 
F               Am           Dm         C     
  I'm happy for you, but I'm sorry for myself 
F             Am     Dm               C        
  But you and I will stay the best of friends 
F      Am           Dm             C               
  This love of ours has reached an end 
Fmaj7                            Em7                     
  We could still like eachother, speak when we pass by 
Fmaj7                               Dm 
  Though I'm with another girl, and you with another guy 
C                F          G               C   F   (F Em Dm C) 
  If we can't be lovers, oh girl, we can be friends 
C                             F             G                           C    F 
  Though this love of ours is over, all over, don't mean our friendship ends  

G Dm C G 

F        Am       Dm            C 
  It was nice, ooh, just loving you 
F            Am  Dm             C 
  There were good and bad times too 
F             Am    Dm     C        
  And now you must go your way, oh yeah 
F         Am             Dm          C 
  There's one thing that will always stay 
Fmaj7                             Em7 
  Parting is such sweet sorrow, I never like to say goodbye 
Fmaj7                               Dm 
  Though I know that come tomorrow, I'll break down and cry 
C                F          G              C   F 
  If we can't be lovers, oh baby, let's be friends  
C                     F                  G                   C    F 
  Though this love of ours is over, don't mean or friendship ends 

G Gsus4 G 

Am                          G 
  We went through so much together 
Am                          C     Dm C  
  No more, let me take your place 
G                                 Bm 
  And though I might have a lot of good times 
F Am                     Dm 
  But we remember we can never ever erase it 

F Am Dm C (4x)
 

Fmaj7                            Em7 
  We could still like eachother, speak when we pass by 
Fmaj7                           Dm 
  If I'm with another girl, and you with another guy 
C                F              G           C   F 
  If we can't be lovers, oh baby, we can be friends  
C                             F             G                           C         F 
  Though this love of ours is over, all over, don't mean our friendship gotta end  

G Dm C G 

C                F                G                C   F 
  If we can't be lovers, oh baby, please, let's be friends 
C                    F                     G                      C     F 
  Go on and leave me baby, walk on, go on, oh, I'm gonna love you still 
            C                      F                       
  You can't take back the love you gave me, no, no... 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante