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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-     x24442
 F#-    244322
 G#m-   466444
 E-     022100
 F#/Bb- x143xx
 Ebm-   x68876
[Intro]
B  E  G#m  F#
[Verse 1]
  BGet a load of me get a load 
of F#/Bbyou walking down the street
And I hardly G#mknow you it's 
Ejust like we were meant to be
  BHolding hands with you 
when we're out at F#/Bbnight
Got a girlfriend you say it isn't G#mright
and EI've got someone waiting too
[Refrain 1]
  EWhat if this is just the beginning
We're F#already wet and we're gonna go swimming
[Chorus]
  G#mWhy Ecan't I Bbreathe 
whenever I F#think about you
  G#mWhy Ecan't I sBpeak whenever
I F#talk about you
  EIt's inevitable it's a fact 
that we're F#gonna get down to it
So tell me G#mwhy Ecan't I Bbreathe
whenever I F#think about you
[Interlude]
  BWhenever I think about you
  EWhenever I think about you
  G#mWhenever I think about you
  EWhenever I think about you
[Verse 2]
  BIsn't this the best 
part of breaking F#/Bbup
Finding someone else 
you can't get eG#mnough of
SomeEone who wants 
to be with you too
  BIt's an itch we know 
we are gonna sF#/Bbcratch
Gonna take a while for
this egg to G#mhatch
But Ewouldn't it be beautiful
[Refrain 2]
  EHere we go we're 
at the beginning
We F#haven't fucked yet
but my heads spinning
[Chorus]
  G#mWhy Ecan't I Bbreathe 
whenever I F#think about you
  G#mWhy Ecan't I sBpeak whenever
I F#talk about you
  EIt's inevitable it's a fact 
that we're F#gonna get down to it
So tell me G#mwhy Ecan't I Bbreathe
whenever I F#think about you
[Bridge]
G#mHigh eF#/Bbnough for Byou to 
Ebmmake me Ewonder where it's going
G#mHigh eF#/Bbnough for Byou to Ebmpull
me Eunder somethings growing
EOut of this that we can
control baby I am dying
  G#mWhy Ecan't I Bbreathe 
whenever I F#think about you
  G#mWhy Ecan't I sBpeak whenever
I F#talk about you
[Chorus]
  G#mWhy Ecan't I Bbreathe 
whenever I F#think about you
  G#mWhy Ecan't I sBpeak whenever
I F#talk about you
  EIt's inevitable it's a fact 
that we're F#gonna get down to it
So tell me G#mwhy Ecan't I Bbreathe
whenever I F#think about you
[Outro]
  BWhenever I think about you
  EWhenever I think about you
  G#mWhenever I think about you
  EWhenever I think about you

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Why Cant I

by Liz Phair

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#/Bb

Ebm

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

F#/Bb

- x143xx

Ebm

- x68876

[Intro]

B E G#m F#

[Verse 1]

Get a load of me get a load

F#/Bb

of you walking down the street

G#m

And I hardly know you it's

just like we were meant to be

Holding hands with you

F#/Bb

when we're out at night

G#m

Got a girlfriend you say it isn't right

and I've got someone waiting too

[Refrain 1]

What if this is just the beginning

We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming

[Chorus]

G#m E B

Why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

G#m E B

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

G#m E B

So tell me why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

[Interlude]

Whenever I think about you

G#m

Whenever I think about you

[Verse 2]

Isn't this the best

F#/Bb

part of breaking up

Finding someone else

G#m

you can't get enough of

Someone who wants

to be with you too

It's an itch we know

F#/Bb

we are gonna scratch

Gonna take a while for

G#m

this egg to hatch

But wouldn't it be beautiful

[Refrain 2]

Here we go we're

at the beginning

We haven't fucked yet

but my heads spinning

[Chorus]

G#m E B

Why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

G#m E B

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

G#m E B

So tell me why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

[Bridge]

G#m F#/Bb B

High enough for you to

Ebm E

make me wonder where it's going

G#m F#/Bb B Ebm

High enough for you to pull

me under somethings growing

Out of this that we can

control baby I am dying

G#m E B

Why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

G#m E B

Why can't I speak whenever

I talk about you

[Chorus]

G#m E B

Why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

G#m E B

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

G#m E B

So tell me why can't I breathe

whenever I think about you

[Outro]

Whenever I think about you

G#m

Whenever I think about you

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