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Why Can't You Behave? chords by
Ella Fitzgerald
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C

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C
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Dbdim
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4

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Verse 1
C
C

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Fm
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Why can't you behave?
C
C

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Dm
Dm

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Oh, why can't you be have?
Gm
Gm
3

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Dbdim
Dbdim
4

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F
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After all the things you told me
Bb
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D
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Cm
Cm
3

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And the promises that you gave
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C

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D
D

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Abdim
Abdim
6

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C
C

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Oh, why can't you behave?
Em
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Dm
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G
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Verse 2
C
C

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D
D

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Why can't
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C
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C

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you be good?
Em
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Edim
Edim

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A
A

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Dm
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And do just as you
Dsus4
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G
G

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should?
Gm
Gm
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A
A

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Won't you turn that new leaf over
Bb
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D
D

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G
G

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So your baby can be your slave?
C
C

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D
D

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Abdim
Abdim
6

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Oh, why can't you
C
C

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Em
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Dm
Dm

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behave?
Verse 3
C
C

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C
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There's a farm I know near my
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old hometown
Dm
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C
C

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Where we two can go and try
Edim
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A
A

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Dm
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settling down
Bb
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A

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F
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There I'll care for you forever
C
C

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F

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Em
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Edim
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'Cause you're all in
A
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Dm
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the world I crave
C
C

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G

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But why can't you behave?
Interlude 1
Dm
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C
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F#dim
F#dim
4

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Ebdim
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C
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Csus4
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A
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Gm
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Verse 4
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C
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There's a farm I know near
D
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C
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my old hometown
Dm
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Edim
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Where we two can go and try
A
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Dm
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settling down
Bb
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C
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There I'll care for you forever
C
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Dm
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'Cause you're all in the world I crave
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Abdim
Abdim
6

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But why can't you, oh,
Edim
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why can't you?
Dm
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Oh, why can't you behave?
Outro 1
C
C

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D
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Dbdim
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Abdim
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Ebdim

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Edim

  • Dbdim

    4

  • A

  • Em

  • F

  • G

  • Fm

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Gm

    3

  • Cm

    3

  • Abdim

    6

  • F#dim

    4

  • Csus4

  • Am

  • Fdim

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Why Can't You Behave? by Ella Fitzgerald is C major.

The primary chords used in Why Can't You Behave? are C, Ebdim, Dm, Bb, Edim, Dbdim.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Ebdim, Dm, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Why Can't You Behave? is approximately 80 beats per minute.

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