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Why Cant I Touch It

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Transpose -1 steps with buttons on the left for original key, (or leave like this 
to sing with baritones!) (actually the original seems -1.3 off from this). Ask if 
you want chord fingering help.
Intro: ( B- E)  x2
     B-              E    B-          E     B-              E    B-   E  
Well it seems so real I can see it, and it seems so real I can feel it
    B-              E    B-            E     B-              E    B-   E  
And it seems so real I can taste it, and it seems so real I can hear it
    B-A-/G#-/  F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-         E  B-    E  B-A-/G#-/ F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-   E  
So why.....               can't I touch it?  so why.....              can't I touch it?
 (B-E) x3       B-             E    B-          E     B-              E    B-   E  
          Then it looks so real I can see it, and it feels so real I can feel it
    B-               E    B-            E     B-               E    B-   E  
And it tastes so real I can taste it, and it sounds so real I can hear it
    B-A-/G#-/  F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-         E  B-    E  B-A-/G#-/ F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-   E  
So why.....               can't I touch it?  so why.....              can't I touch it?
 (B-E) x6       B-             E    B-           E     B-              E    B-   E  
          Then it looks so real I can feel it, and it feels so real I can taste it
    B-              E    B-            E     B-              E    B-   E  
And it tastes so real I can hear it, and it sounds so real I can see it
    B-A-/G#-/  F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-         E  B-    E  B-A-/G#-/F# A-/G#-/F#-   A-   E  
So why.....               can't I touch it?  so why.....              can't I touch it?
Solo: (B-E) x20
    B-           E    B-          E    B-            E    B-   E  
Now it is so real I can see it, and it is so real I can feel it
    B-           E    B-           E     B-           E    B-   E  
And it is so real I can hear it, and it is so real I can be it
    B-A-/G#-/  F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-         E  B-    E  B-A-/G#-/ F#  A-/G#-/F#-   A-   E  
So why.....               can't I touch it?  so why.....              can't I touch it?
Solo: (B-E) x20  E  
** Get a friend on bass and another guitar player and be sure to do the dueling 
raw guitars at the end!

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Why Cant I Touch It

by Buzzcocks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Transpose -1 steps with buttons on the left for original key, (or leave like this

to sing with baritones!) (actually the original seems -1.3 off from this). Ask if

you want chord fingering help.

B E

Intro: ( - ) x2

B E B E B E B E

- - - -

Well it seems so real I can see it, and it seems so real I can feel it

B E B E B E B E

- - - -

And it seems so real I can taste it, and it seems so real I can hear it

B A G# F# A G# F# A E B E B A G# F# A G# F# A E

--/-/ -/-/- - - --/-/ -/-/- -

So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?

B E B E B E B E B E

(-) x3 - - - -

Then it looks so real I can see it, and it feels so real I can feel it

B E B E B E B E

- - - -

And it tastes so real I can taste it, and it sounds so real I can hear it

B A G# F# A G# F# A E B E B A G# F# A G# F# A E

--/-/ -/-/- - - --/-/ -/-/- -

So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?

B E B E B E B E B E

(-) x6 - - - -

Then it looks so real I can feel it, and it feels so real I can taste it

B E B E B E B E

- - - -

And it tastes so real I can hear it, and it sounds so real I can see it

B A F# A F# A E B E B A A A E

--/G#-/ -/G#-/- - - --/G#-/F# -/G#-/F#- -

So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?

B E

Solo: (-) x20

B E B E B E B E

- - - -

Now it is so real I can see it, and it is so real I can feel it

B E B E B E B E

- - - -

And it is so real I can hear it, and it is so real I can be it

B A G# F# A G# F# A E B E B A G# F# A G# F# A E

--/-/ -/-/- - - --/-/ -/-/- -

So why..... can't I touch it? so why..... can't I touch it?

B E E

Solo: (-) x20

** Get a friend on bass and another guitar player and be sure to do the dueling

raw guitars at the end!

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