• Song:

    Why Cant I

  • Artist:

    Liz Phair

Hey guys! just some stuff before you start...

Var= variation. The Outro has a few of them, though, don't know which variations.

In the intro, the "B" string has most of the bass note, apart from every 3rd lot where 
"e" string has the bass note. Sorry, intro's a bit all over the place so I've marked on 
tab where each bass note is to avoid confusion.

Chords used in this song:

    C (x32010@1)    C(var) G (320003@1)    G(var) Am(var) Am (x02210@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)   F (133211@1)    F(var)
e|--0------0------3------3------0-------0------0------1------1---|
B|--1------3------3------1------3-------1------1------1------3---|
G|--0------0------0------0------2-------2------0------2------2---|
D|--2------2------0------0------2-------2------2------3------x---|
A|--3------3------2------x------0-------0------0------3------3---|
E|--0------0------3------x------0-------0------0------1------1---|

Whew. Now that's over and done with...

Enjoy the tab!

Bass note:

        (1)   (2)   (3)         (1)   (2)   (3)         (1)   (2)   (3)
e|---0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------|
B|-------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3-----|
G|-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (4)   (1)   (4)   (1)   (3)
e|---0-----0-----0-----0---0---|
B|-6-----8-----6-----8---------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


C (x32010@1)                             GGet (320003@1)a load of me, get a load of you
                                      Am7Walking (x02010@1)down the street, and I hardly know you
     FIt's (133211@1)just like we were meant to be

C (x32010@1)                                      GHolding (320003@1)hands with you and we're out at night
                                   Am7Got (x02010@1)a girlfriend you say it isn't right
    FAnd (133211@1)I've got someone waiting too

FWhat (133211@1)if this is just the beginning
GWe're (320003@1)already wet, and we're going to go swimming
Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)                GWhy (320003@1)can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)              GWhy (320003@1)can't I speak whenever I talk about you
F (133211@1)                                     GIt's (320003@1)inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)                GWhy (320003@1)can't I breathe whenever I think about you

e|---0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------|
B|-------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3---------8-----6-------3-----|
G|-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5-5---5-----5-----5-----5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---0-----0-----0-----0---0---|
B|-6-----8-----6-----8---------|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


2nd verse+chorus (same chord pattern as the first)

Isn't this the best part of breaking up,
Finding someone else you can't get enough of,
Someone who wants to be with you too.

It's an itch we know we are going to scratch,
Gonna take a while, for this egg to hatch.
But wouldn't it be beautiful...

Here we go, we're at the beginning
We haven't f****d yet, but my heads spinning

Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you

Bridge:


Am (x02210@1)                           FHigh (133211@1)enough for you to make me wonder
Where it's goin'
Am (x02210@1)                           FHigh (133211@1)enough for you to pull me under
Somethin's growin'
Fout (133211@1)of this that we can control
          GBaby (320003@1)I am dyin'


3rd chorus (same as the first and second but single strum)

Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you

Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you

Outro:


   C(var?) C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)     G(var?) Am(var?)Am      F (133211@1)     F (133211@1)     F(var?) Fe|-0-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------x-------x-------x-------x-| (133211@1)B|-3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------x-------1-------3-------1-|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
D|-2-------x-------0-------x-------2-------x-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
A|-3-------x-------2-------x-------0-------x-------3-------x-------x-------x-|
E|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------1-------x-------x-------x-|

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