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Why Cant You Be

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Why Can’t You Be – Shelby Lynne
[Verse]
DYou and your element of Bmdangerous
ACheatin' death like a F#mstranger but
D7Devils got your shirt tail D7/Cclutched
In the Ab7palm of his G7hand
F#7Double vodka on the rocks
On a plastic Bmtray
F#7Never fails you but it won't
Take the hours aBmway, hey, hey, B7hey
[Chorus]
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EIt's plain to E9see you Bb7drive
Yourself A7crazyB  
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EIt's plain to E9see you're
The Bb7only A7enemy
[Verse]
  DYou got some stories you're Bmafraid to tell
  ATired of living in a F#mshotgun shell
  D7Headin' west to find the D7/Cedge of Ab7life itG7self
  F#7Last I heard there were angels walking in Los BmAngeles
  F#7With their hands in their pockets lookin' cool like 
Bmme, he, he, B7he
[Chorus]
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EIt's plain to E9see you Bb7drive
Yourself A7crazyB  
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EIt's plain to E9see you're
The Bb7only A7enemy
[Guitar Solo]
D    Bm    D    Bm    D    D9 Ab7 G7
D    Bm    D    Bm    D    D9 Ab7 G7
[Verse]
  DScared of lovin' cause it Bmmight feel good
  AYou want to get it like you F#mknow you should
  D7What the hell's wrong with D7/Cliving withAb7out the G7blues
   F#7You stand convicted,     Bmyou stand accused
   F#7You're so conflicted and aBmbused, ooh ooh B7ooh
[Bridge]
  EmSo here's to Ayou     F#mguilty of Bmbeing Ayou 
is the Geasiest of all the things you F#7do
[Chorus]
EWhy can't you C#mbe
EWhy can't you C#mbe
EIt's plain to E9see you Bb7drive
Yourself A7crazyB  
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EIt's plain to E9see you're
The Bb7only A7enemy
[Chorus]
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EWhy can't you C#mbe
  EIt's plain to E9see you Bb7drive
Yourself A7cra-zy

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Why Cant You Be

by Shelby Lynne

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D7/C

Ab7

F#7

C#m

Bb7

Why Can’t You Be – Shelby Lynne

[Verse]

D Bm

You and your element of dangerous

A F#m

Cheatin' death like a stranger but

D7 D7/C

Devils got your shirt tail clutched

Ab7 G7

In the palm of his hand

F#7

Double vodka on the rocks

On a plastic tray

F#7

Never fails you but it won't

Bm B7

Take the hours away, hey, hey, hey

[Chorus]

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9 Bb7

It's plain to see you drive

A7 B

Yourself crazy

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9

It's plain to see you're

Bb7 A7

The only enemy

[Verse]

D Bm

You got some stories you're afraid to tell

A F#m

Tired of living in a shotgun shell

D7 D7/C Ab7 G7

Headin' west to find the edge of life itself

F#7 Bm

Last I heard there were angels walking in Los Angeles

F#7

With their hands in their pockets lookin' cool like

Bm B7

me, he, he, he

[Chorus]

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9 Bb7

It's plain to see you drive

A7 B

Yourself crazy

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9

It's plain to see you're

Bb7 A7

The only enemy

[Guitar Solo]

D Bm D Bm D D9 Ab7 G7

[Verse]

D Bm

Scared of lovin' cause it might feel good

A F#m

You want to get it like you know you should

D7 D7/C Ab7 G7

What the hell's wrong with living without the blues

F#7 Bm

You stand convicted, you stand accused

F#7 Bm B7

You're so conflicted and abused, ooh ooh ooh

[Bridge]

Em A F#m Bm A

So here's to you guilty of being you

G F#7

is the easiest of all the things you do

[Chorus]

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9 Bb7

It's plain to see you drive

A7 B

Yourself crazy

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9

It's plain to see you're

Bb7 A7

The only enemy

[Chorus]

E C#m

Why can't you be

E C#m

Why can't you be

E E9 Bb7

It's plain to see you drive

Yourself cra-zy

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