Okay, this is one of my favorite bands and this version is off their EP album RED STAR.
Chords used
Am C G F D/F# C/G Cadd9(made up last2 names,chords are right in song)
e-0-- 0 3 1 2 0 3
B-1-- 1 3 1 3 1 1
G-2-- 0 0 2 2 0 0
D-2-- 2 0 3 0 0 2
A-0-- 3 2 3 x 2 3
E-x-- x 3 1 2 x x
Am(strum once)
Are you frightened by the weight you possess oh
C (strum once)
Is this life just weightlessness
G(strum (320003@1)once)
The smoggy twilight in LA
G (320003@1) D/F#I (200232@1)can't think of one real thing to say
Am (strum once)
And Robbie Williams is walking in the canyons
C(strum once)
Forgets that we were friends
G(strum once) G (320003@1)name="chord_200232@1">D/F# (strum each once)
I guess it all depends on your mood
D/F# (200232@1)G(strum (320003@1)each once)
Why can't these meds be any damn good
And she said
AmWhy (x02210@1)can't you be
CLike (x32010@1)my waterpik shower massager
G (320003@1) D/F#A (200232@1)sweet reliable machine
AmAnd (x02210@1)to tell the truth I don't feel less alone
C (x32010@1) GA (320003@1)water massagers is the purest love I've ever known
Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_3x555x@1">C/G Cadd9(play (x32030@1)the Amand (x02210@1)C/Gonce) (3x555x@1)
Why can't you be
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Like when I was 13
Am(strum (x02210@1)once) Am (x02210@1)
Why can't you be
CLike (x32010@1)an art house foreign movie
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)
Frank and sexy, red balloons and ennui
And allude to me
Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_3x555x@1">C/G C(play (x32010@1)the Amand (x02210@1)C/Gonce (3x555x@1)and quickly)
And why can't you be
C (x32010@1) GA (320003@1)little more of a mystery
GWhy (320003@1)can't you be
AmThe (x02210@1)part of me that's missing
CThan (x32010@1)leaving me for some other
GSaid (320003@1)we're perfect for each other
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
And I know we wont go spend our lives alone.
Am(strum Once)
Why can't you be
Am C
Like an outsourced government contract
G (320003@1) D/F#I'm (200232@1)a fat cat gettin' away with anything
AmKicking (x02210@1)some secret special powers
CIllumination (x32010@1)rounds in showers
GCause (320003@1)your tearing your hair out
D/F#
While we can have a bed of flowers
And I said
AmWhy (x02210@1)can't you be
CLike (x32010@1)the chicks out of the road
GSome (320003@1)girls are happy just to see me
AmBecause (x02210@1)you got moxie and a broken nose
CTake (x32010@1)him away from this close
GSometimes (320003@1)a blowjobs not enough
Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_3x555x@1">C/G C(play (x32010@1)the Amand (x02210@1)C/Gonce (3x555x@1)quickly)
Why can't you play
(stop playin for a sec)
A little less rough
GWhy (320003@1)can't you be
AmThe (x02210@1)part of me that's missing
CInstead (x32010@1)of leaving me for some other
GSay (320003@1)we're perfect for each other
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G (strum both one time)
And I know we wont go spend our lives alone
( THE NEXT PART DONT STRUM SO MUCH AND DO A LIL MORE PICKIN)
F (133211@1) AmCan (x02210@1)we...
Gjust (320003@1)leave it be
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GAnd (320003@1)we can live... our lives... separately
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)
Could you forget... what happens to you
GYou (320003@1)and me
F (133211@1) AmWhen (x02210@1)we're dead... and you'll be dead
GWe'll (320003@1)have eternity
F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I will spend it all... missing you
GSeeing (320003@1)you with me
F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)
So while I'm alive...
GI (320003@1)will always be
(BACK TO STRUMMIN)
AmWhy (x02210@1)can't you be
CLookin' (x32010@1)a little deeper into me
GLike (320003@1)JD Salinger
D/F#Why (200232@1)do I challenge her
AmIn (x02210@1)all these surface ways
That you displease
CWhy (x32010@1)can't you be
GA (320003@1)little more at ease
AmWhy (x02210@1)can't you be
CLike (x32010@1)a hand rolled cigarette
I'm not joking
G (320003@1) D/F#This (200232@1)masochistic self-pity of smoking
AmAnd (x02210@1)this city ditty
C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)keep provoking you to leave me
She said
AmWhy (x02210@1)can't you be
CLike (x32010@1)a candle I can snuff
GYou're (320003@1)still a diamond in the rough
D/F#And (200232@1)I swear to god I've had enough
Am (x02210@1) CHow (x32010@1)can I
Gcall (320003@1)your bluff?
ENJOY
