• Song:

    Why Dont You And I

  • Artist:

    Carlos Santana

Song Title: Why don't you and I
Artist/Band: Santana featuring Chad Kroegger
Album: Shaman, 2002

Tab by JC Rea(jcrp_21@hotmail.com)

Dedicated to Jennifer Sanders(jenn3176@hotmail.com)
...I hope you enjoy it!

Symbols:

h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
/=slide-up
\=slide-down
b=bend
r=release bend
[]=bend before picking
~=left hand vibrato
()=let ring
Tr~~~=Trill

Tuning:Standard

INTRO:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-5h7-5-3h5-3-3p2-2-5-3-2-3p2--------3--|
D|-----------------------------5--3-5----|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8--10-10--11-11--13-11-13--|
G|-7--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-10h11p10--10p8-10-13-11--10p8----8-10-8----------------|
B|-------------------------------11--------[13]b15r13b15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

1st VERSE:

 "Since the moment I spotted you
  Like walking around with little wings on my shoes...
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------8h10p8-8-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

 ...My stomach's filled with the butterflies...
e|--------------------------------------------3-6-3--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5/7--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

  And it's alright
  Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
  I got the feeling like i'm never going to come down...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------10---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------10/12-10-8-8--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  ...If I said I didn't like you then you know I'd lied"
e|-------------------------------------------------6----------|
B|---------------------------------------------6-8---8-8-8p6--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

PRECHORUS:

 "Everytime I try to talk to you...
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------13b15-13-11-11--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

  ...I get tongue-tied 
     It turns out like everything I say to you...
e|-------------------------------------------------------13-11----11----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------11-13-13b15-15-------15----15-13-11-11-11-13----|
G|-------------------------------------12----------------------------------------------12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Comes out wrong and never comes out right"

CHORUS:

Chords:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--8-8----3-3---8--|
A|--8-8----3-3---6--|
E|--6-6----1-1---6--|

 "So I'll say why don't you and I get together
  And take on the world and be together forever...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------13b15-13-11-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

  Heads we will and tails we'll try again...
e|--------------------------------------------15----------15--|
B|--------------------------------------18b20----18-15-18-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

  So I say why don't you and I hold each other...
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------15p13p11h11--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  And fly to the moon straight on to heaven...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------13h15-11--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

  Cause without you they're never going to let me in"

  SOLO 1:
e|--------------------------------------6---------|
B|----------------------------------6-8---8-8h11--|
G|-5h7-5-3h5-3-3-2--2-5-3-2-3p2-------------------|
D|------------------------------5-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------15-15--17-17--18-18--20-18-20-18--20--|
B|-13b15-13h15---15---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22--18-18--20--------|
B|------------------------------------------20-20--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

2nd VERSE:

"When's this fever going to break?
 I think I've handled more than any man can take
 I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around...
e|-------------------------------------------6-6-6------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------8-8-8------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10-7------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------8-10-10-8--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  And it's alright
  Bouncing round from cloud to cloud...
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10p8-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

  I got the feeling like i'm never going to come down...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------10-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------10b12r10--8-8h10--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  If I said I didn't like you then you know I'd lied"
e|--------------------------------10-10-------------18b20-18h20-18--|
B|--------------------------------11-11----------15-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd PRECHORUS:

"Everytime I try to talk to you...
e|-----------------------------------18--------|
B|-----------------------------18-20----20-20--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

  I get tongue-tied... 
e|-----------------15-13--------------------|
B|-----------------------15-13b15-11-11h13--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

  It turns out like everything I say to you...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13h15p13--11--13-13p11h13---------13--11-(11)/13-11--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------12h15---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Comes out wrong and never comes out right"

2nd CHORUS:

 "So I'll say why don't you and I get together...
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------13h15p13p11h13--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

  And take on the world and be together forever...
e|---------------------------------------------18--15~15~~~-15-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

  Heads we will...                ...and tails we'll try again...
e|----------13-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15\13-11-13-13-11-|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------12-10-----------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------12-10--8--|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

  So I say why don't you and I get together
  And fly to the moon straight on to heaven...
e|--------------------20b22-20-18-20----------|
B|-----------------------------------20-------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

  Cause without you they're never going to let me in"
e|---------------------------------------------------10-------10-------10--------------|
B|---------------------------------------------13b15----13b15----13b15----13-11-13-11--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3rd PRECHORUS:

"Slowly I begin to realize this is never going to end...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-8-7-10-8-7-------------------------|
D|------------------------------10-8-10-8-8-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

  Right about the same time you walk by
  And I say 'oh here we go again' oh"

SOLO 2:

Begin with a pick slide and then:

e|-15-----15---15-----15---15-----15-17-18-17-15-15-------15-15-13-15----15-15--18b20-18-15--|
B|-18b20--20---18b20--20---18b20--------------------13/15-------------18---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Tr~~~~~~~
e|-20p18----------20b22-20b22----20b22-20b22-20b22--18-18-18-20--15-15h18--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------18-17-18-17-15--13-15--17p15p13-15--15-15-13-----------------|
B|-15-15----18-15----------------------------------------------15-13b15-13p11--|
G|-------15--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------10-10-------10-10-----------------------------------|
B|-13b15-------13b15-------16b18---16b18-16b18-16b18r16--11--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


e|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-------------|
B|-11-11---11-11---11-11---11-------------|
G|-10-10---10-10---10-10------10-7--------|
D|---------------------------------10-8\--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

4th PRECHORUS:

"Everytime I try to talk to you
 I get tongue-tied
 It turns out like everything I say to you
 Comes out wrong and never comes out right"

4th CHORUS:

  "So I'll say why don't you and I get together...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------13/15--13h15---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

  And take on the world and be together forever...
e|---------------------------15-18-15-15~~~-------|
B|------------------------18----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

  Heads we will and tails we'll try again...
e|--------------------15----------------------15-------------------|
B|-----------------------13b15r13-11-13-15-13----15-13-11-13-11-11-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  So I say why don't you and I get together...
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------13/15-13h15---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  And fly to the moon straight on to heaven...
e|--------13----------------------------------|
B|-----13----15-13-11-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

  Cause without you they're never going to let me in"
e|------------------------------------------------18--20b22-20b22-20b22--18-18--20--------|
B|------------------------------------------18h20----------------------------------20-20--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

SOLO 3:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-[10]b11r10--10b11r10-8--[10]b11r10------8-11-8--|
G|------------------------------------7-10---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-[10]b11r10--10b11r10p8----11--13-13b15--13b15--13b(15)-11-11--|
G|------------------------12-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-[10]b11r10--10b11r10-8--[10]b11r10------8-11-8--|
G|------------------------------------7-10---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-17b18-17-17b18r17p15----------------------------------|
B|----------------------13b15~~~15~15~15-15-15r13-11-11--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

5th CHORUS:

 "So I'll say why don't you and I get together...
e|---20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--18-18-20--------|
B|---------------------------------------20------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  And take on the world and be together forever...
e|---------------------------------------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-
B|---------------------------------13b15-------13b15-------13b15-------13b15-------13b15-------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Heads we will ans tails we'll try again"
  ----10----13-13--10-------------------------------|
  -13----13-----------13-11/13--13-13-13--11-13-11--|
  --------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------|

  "So I say why don't you and I get together...
e|----------------------------13---------------15-18-15-15--|
B|-------------------13h15-13---------------18--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

  And fly to the moon straight on to heaven...
e|--------------18p15--18-20-22--18-18--------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

  Cause without you they're never going to let me in"
e|----------------------------------------15--18-18--20--20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22--|
B|-------13h15--13h15----------------------x---x--x---x---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------12--15-15--17---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 "So I'll say why don't you and I get together...
e|-20b22---20h22------------------------20b22----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|. . . END


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