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) GD/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) AmC/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) AmC/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) Cadd9G 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) AmC/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) CG (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