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Why Cant This Be Love

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WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE
Van Halen
Tabbed by G. S. Saavedra II
[Intro]
|      C|     Am|   F    G| (x2)
  C
[Verse 1]
AmOh, here it coD7mes
That funny fAmeelin' again
Winding me Fup inside evGery time we tEouch
Hey, I don't Dmknow
Just tell me wAmhere to begin
'Cause I nFever ever fGelt so mEuch
[Pre-chorus 1]
  BbAnd I can't recall Fany love at all
  EbOh baby, this blows 'em all awFayG  
[Chorus 1]
 CIt's got what it tAmakes
So tell me wFhy can't tGhis be lCove
Straight from my hAmeart
Oh, tell me wFhy can't thGis be lCoveAm  
[Verse 2]
I tell myseDlf
Hey, only fAmools rush in
And only tiFme will tell if we stGand the test of tEime
All I kDmnow
You've got to Amrun to win
And I'll be daFmned if I'll get hGung up on the lEine, hey!
[Pre-chorus 2]
  BbNo, I can't recall Fanything at all
  EbOh baby, this blows 'em all awFayG  
[Chorus 2]
 CIt's got what it tAmakes
So tell me wFhy can't tGhis be lCove
You want it straight from the hAmeart
Oh, tell me wFhy can't thGis be lCoveAm  
(Break)
[Chorus 3]
 CIt's got what it tAmakes
So tell me wFhy can't tGhis be lCove
Straight from my hAmeart
Oh, tell me wFhy can't thGis be lCove
Baby, wFhy can't tGhis be lCove
Got to know wFhy can't tGhis be lCove
I wanna know wFhy can't tGhis be loCveAm  F  G  C  

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Why Cant This Be Love

by Van Halen

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WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE

Van Halen

Tabbed by G. S. Saavedra II

[Intro]

C Am F G

| | | | (x2)

[Verse 1]

Am D7

Oh, here it comes

That funny feelin' again

F G E

Winding me up inside every time we touch

Hey, I don't know

Just tell me where to begin

F G E

'Cause I never ever felt so much

[Pre-chorus 1]

Bb F

And I can't recall any love at all

Eb F G

Oh baby, this blows 'em all away

[Chorus 1]

C Am

It's got what it takes

F G C

So tell me why can't this be love

Straight from my heart

F G C Am

Oh, tell me why can't this be love

[Verse 2]

I tell myself

Hey, only fools rush in

F G E

And only time will tell if we stand the test of time

All I know

You've got to run to win

F G E

And I'll be damned if I'll get hung up on the line, hey!

[Pre-chorus 2]

Bb F

No, I can't recall anything at all

Eb F G

Oh baby, this blows 'em all away

[Chorus 2]

C Am

It's got what it takes

F G C

So tell me why can't this be love

You want it straight from the heart

F G C Am

Oh, tell me why can't this be love

(Break)

[Chorus 3]

C Am

It's got what it takes

F G C

So tell me why can't this be love

Straight from my heart

F G C

Oh, tell me why can't this be love

F G C

Baby, why can't this be love

F G C

Got to know why can't this be love

F G C Am F G C

I wanna know why can't this be love

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