Why Can't I Touch It? chords by Buzzcocks (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
D5
Dsus4
A
G
Dsus2

Intro 1

Dsus4

Verse 1
D5 
Well, it seems so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can see it
D5 
And it seems so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can taste it
D5 
And it seems so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can feel it
D5 
And it seems so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can hear it

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Chorus 1

So why

can't I touch it?

So why

can't I touch it?

Verse 2
D5 
Well, it looks so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can see it
D5 
And it tastes so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can taste it
D5 
And it feels so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can feel it
D5 
And it sounds so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can hear it

Chorus 2

So why

can't I touch it?

So why

can't I touch it?

Solo 1

Dsus4

Verse 3
D5 
Now it is so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can see it
D5 
And it is so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can taste it
D5 
And it is so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can hear it
D5 
And it is so real
Dsus4 
D 
I can be it

Chorus 3

So why

can't I touch it?

So why

can't I touch it?

Outro 1
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
Dsus2 
D 
A 
G 
D 
D 
A 
G 
D 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

D
D5
Dsus4
A
G
Dsus2

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 82

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

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This is the definitive original version of Why Can't I Touch It? by Buzzcocks, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Why Can't I Touch It? the way Buzzcocks intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.