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Why Can't I Be Good chords by
Lou Reed
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Why can't I be good?
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Why can't I act like a man?
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A

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Why can't I be good
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and do what other men can?

Why can't I be good
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and make something of this life?
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If I can't be a god,

let me be more than a wife
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Why can't I be good?
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A

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Why can't I be good?
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D

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Why can't I be good?
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Why can't I be good?
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D

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Don't wanna be weak,
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G

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I wanna be strong
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A

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Not a fat, happy weakling
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with two useless arms

A mouth that keeps moving
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with nothing to say
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A

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An eternal baby

who never moved away
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Why can't it be good?
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Why can't it be good?
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D

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Why can't it be good?
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I look in a mirror with a feeling of pride
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Instead of seeing a reflection
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of failure or crime

Don't want to turn away,
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make sure I cannot see
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I don't want to hold my ears
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when I think about me.
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D

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Why can't it be good?
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Why can't it be good?
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D

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Why can't it be good?
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Why can't it be good?
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D

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I want to be like the wind
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A

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when it uproots a tree
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Carries it across an ocean

to plant in a valley.
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I want to be like the sun
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G

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that makes it flourish and grow
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I don't want to be what I am anymore,
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why can't it be good?
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Can't it be good?
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D

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Can't it be good?
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D

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I was thinking of some

kind of whacked -out syncopation
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G

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to help improve this song
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A

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Some knock -em -down rhythm

that would help move it along
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D

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some rhyme of pure perfection
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G

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a beat so hard and strong
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if i can't get it right this time

will the next time come along
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why can't it be good
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why can't it be good
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can it be good
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Outro 1

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Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Why Can't I Be Good by Lou Reed is D major.

The primary chords used in Why Can't I Be Good are D, A, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Why Can't I Be Good is approximately 65 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Why Can't I Be Good using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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