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Why Cant It Be

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Intro: 
||:BM7| Bbm-  Ebm:||  G#m-  EM7| G#/  Bb  Eb/F  
BbYou came along, EbunexpectedlyDm  Gm  
                        Cm                 F         Bb   Eb/G- F/A  
I was doing fine in my little world
Bb9Oh baby please don’t get me wrongEb  
Dm‘Cause I’m not complainingGm  
 Cmadd9                              Fsus-F  
But you see, you got my mind spinning
[Refrain]
Eb9Why can’t it be
DmWhy can’t it be the two of usGm  
Eb9Why can’t we be lovers, only friendsDm  Gm  
                             Cm                           Dm   G#add 9
You came along at the wrong place, at the wrong time
 Bbadd9 -         EbM7       C#M7  D7  
Or was it me
 Gadd9                       C              Bm  Em  
Baby I dream of you every minute
Am9You’re in my dreamDs
 Gadd9     G7- Eb/F  
You’re always in it
                            Bb   Ebadd 9
That’s the only place I know
Dm7Where you could be mineGm  
CmAnd I’m yG#M7ours (baby I’m yours)
F7But only ’til I wake up
[Refrain]
Eb9Why can’t it be
DmWhy can’t it be the two of usGm  
Eb9Why can’t we be lovers, only friendsDm  Gm  
CmYou came along at the wrong plaDmce, (no, you came along)
at the wrong ti---C#M7---meCm7  Am/D  
    (Ad-lib)    GM7   CM7|   Bm7   Em7(Bb7)|  Am7| D7|
Or was it me
CM7Why can’t it be
BmWhy can’t it be the twEm7o of us
CM7Why can’t we be lovers, only friendsBm  BbM7  
You came along at a Am7wrong place Bm7(no, you came along)
                   FM7add9
At the wrong time
You came along at a Am7wrong placeBm7  
At the wrong ti------meEbM7  D7  
CM7Or was it me (or wBm7as it meBbM7)
          EbM7            Am/D   Gadd9
Why can’t it be
ENJOY!!!!

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Why Cant It Be

by 3rd Avenue

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

BM7

Bbm

Ebm

G#m

EM7

Eb/G

F/A

Bb9

Fsus

Eb9

EbM7

C#M7

Intro:

BM7 Bbm Ebm G#m EM7 G# Bb Eb F

||:| - :|| - | / /

Bb Eb Dm Gm

You came along, unexpectedly

Cm F Bb Eb/G F/A

I was doing fine in my little world

Bb9 Eb

Oh baby please don’t get me wrong

Dm Gm

‘Cause I’m not complaining

Cm Fsus F

add9 -

But you see, you got my mind spinning

[Refrain]

Eb9

Why can’t it be

Dm Gm

Why can’t it be the two of us

Eb9 Dm Gm

Why can’t we be lovers, only friends

Cm Dm G#

add 9

You came along at the wrong place, at the wrong time

Bb EbM7 C#M7 D7

add9 -

Or was it me

G C Bm Em

add9

Baby I dream of you every minute

Am9 D

You’re in my dreams

G G7 Eb F

add9 - /

You’re always in it

Bb Eb

add 9

That’s the only place I know

Dm7 Gm

Where you could be mine

Cm G#M7

And I’m yours (baby I’m yours)

But only ’til I wake up

[Refrain]

Eb9

Why can’t it be

Dm Gm

Why can’t it be the two of us

Eb9 Dm Gm

Why can’t we be lovers, only friends

Cm Dm

You came along at the wrong place, (no, you came along)

C#M7 Cm7 Am/D

at the wrong ti------me

GM7 CM7 Bm7 Em7 Bb7 Am7 D7

(Ad-lib) | ()| | |

Or was it me

CM7

Why can’t it be

Bm Em7

Why can’t it be the two of us

CM7 Bm BbM7

Why can’t we be lovers, only friends

Am7 Bm7

You came along at a wrong place (no, you came along)

FM7

add9

At the wrong time

Am7 Bm7

You came along at a wrong place

EbM7 D7

At the wrong ti------me

CM7 Bm7 BbM7

Or was it me (or was it me)

EbM7 Am/D G

add9

Why can’t it be

ENJOY!!!!

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