Liz Phair
Why Can't I
Liz Phair
2003 Capitol Records
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
B- (x2444x@1)    x24442
F# -    244322
G#m -   466444
E- (022100@1)    022100
F#/Bb - x143xx
Ebm -   x68876


Intro: B--E--G#m--F#--


Verse 1:
B (x2444x@1)                                          
  Get a load of me get a load 
   F#/Bb
of you walking down the street
             G#mAnd (133111@4)I hardly know you it's 
Ejust (022100@1)like we were meant to be
B (x2444x@1) Holding hands with you 
                  F#/Bb
when we're out at night
                                  G#mGot (133111@4)a girlfriend you say it isn't right
    Eand (022100@1)I've got someone waiting too


Refrain 1:
E (022100@1) What if this is just the beginning
      F#We're (244322@1)already wet and we're gonna go swimming


Chorus:
G#m (133111@4) E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1) Why can't I breathe 
           F#whenever (244322@1)I think about you
G#m (133111@4) E (022100@1)      B (x2444x@1) Why can't I speak whenever
  F#I (244322@1)talk about you
E (022100@1) It's inevitable it's a fact 
           F#that (244322@1)we're gonna get down to it
          G#m (133111@4)E (022100@1)     BSo (x2444x@1)tell me why can't I breathe
           F#whenever (244322@1)I think about you


Interlude:
B (x2444x@1) Whenever I think about you
E (022100@1) Whenever I think about you
G#m (133111@4) Whenever I think about you
E (022100@1) Whenever I think about you


verse 2:
B (x2444x@1) Isn't this the best 
                 F#/Bb
part of breaking up
Finding someone else 
               G#myou (133111@4)can't get enough of
    ESomeone (022100@1)who wants 
to be with you too
B (x2444x@1) It's an itch we know 
              F#/Bb
we are gonna scratch
Gonna take a while for
            G#mthis (133111@4)egg to hatch
    EBut (022100@1)wouldn't it be beautiful


Refrain 2:
E (022100@1) Here we go we're 
at the beginning
   F#We (244322@1)haven't fucked yet
but my heads spinning


(Repeat Chorus)


Bridge:
G#m (133111@4) F#/Bb     BHigh (x2444x@1)enough for you to 
Ebm (xx4342@1)   Emake (022100@1)me wonder where it's going
G#m (133111@4) F#/Bb     B (x2444x@1)    EbmHigh (xx4342@1)enough for you to pull
   Eme (022100@1)under somethings growing
EOut (022100@1)of this that we can
control baby I am dying
G#m (133111@4) E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1) Why can't I breathe 
           F#whenever (244322@1)I think about you
G#m (133111@4) E (022100@1)      B (x2444x@1) Why can't I speak whenever
  F#I (244322@1)talk about you


(Repeat Chorus)


Outro:
B (x2444x@1) Whenever I think about you
E (022100@1) Whenever I think about you
G#m (133111@4) Whenever I think about you
E (022100@1) Whenever I think about you