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Why Can't You & I? chords by
Janis Ian
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
C
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Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Am
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D
D

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G
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Hope

dies,
B
B
2

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withered on the vine
Em
Em

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Cold before its time
G
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C
C

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Water into brine and dreams die
Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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Waiting to be fed
Dsus4
Dsus4

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Em
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A
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Long before they're wet to life
D
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G
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So here we are
Bsus4
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2

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B
B
2

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Two ships without a sail
Em
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G
G

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No rudder for the gale winds
C
C

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Or the tail spins, I miss you
Cm
Cm
3

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Even when you're near
Dsus4
Dsus4

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G
G

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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You're leaving, pouring out like tears
Dsus4
Dsus4

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If dreams die before we give them life
D
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G
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Dsus4
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Why should love survive?
D
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G
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Hope tries
Bsus4
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B
B
2

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First you're holding hands
Em
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Then dreams become demands
G
G

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And passion turns to plans
C
C

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And love tries
Cm
Cm
3

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Blinded by a tooth
Am
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Em
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A
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to turn its anger into truth
D
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So here we are,
Bsus4
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two ships upon the land
B
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2

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Em
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No anchor for the sand dunes
G
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C
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When the earth moves, I miss you

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Cm
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G
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you're leaving
C#dim
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Pouring out like tears
Dsus4
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If hope tries to fight the test of time
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Dsus4
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D
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Why can't you and I?
G
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B
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2

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Feed me, pluck me from the vines,
Em
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stop the hands of time,
G
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C
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turn water into wine and seal me.
Cm
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3

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Treasure every seed,
C
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Dsus4
Dsus4

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G
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Em
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pleasure in the need
A
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D
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Be mine, here you are
Bsus4
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My comet in the sky
B
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2

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Em
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Afraid to spin into it high
G
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And burning as it flies
C
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I'll miss you even when you're near
F
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You're bleak,
C#dim
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A
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ring -boring and like tears
Em
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C#dim
C#dim
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Dsus4
Dsus4

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If dreams die
G
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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Then why should you and I
D
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Dsus4
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Dsus4
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We were born to fly
Eb
Eb
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We were born to fly
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C
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • G

  • Dsus4

  • Am

  • D

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • A

  • Bsus4

    2

  • C#dim

    4

  • F

  • Eb

    6

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Why Can't You & I? by Janis Ian is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Why Can't You & I? are Eb, Ebm, Bb, Fsus4, Cm, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ebm, Bb, Fsus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Why Can't You & I? is approximately 71 beats per minute.

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