Why Can't This Be Love Tab by
Van Halen

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Key: C major•

Intro 1
C C 
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F F 
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E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------(2)---(3)-(2)(3)-|
E|------------------------------------|
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E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)----(3)-(2)-(3)-|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-(5)-(3)-|
E|---------------------(3)------------|------------------------------------|
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F F 
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E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-(5)-(3)-|
E|------------------------------------|
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C C 
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E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)----(3)-(2)-(3)-|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-(5)-(3)-|
E|---------------------(3)------------|------------------------------------|
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F F 
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Am Am 
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      Oh here it comes
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-(5)-(3)-|-----(2)(0)----(0)------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------(3)---------------------|
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Verse 1
D5 D5 5
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That funny feeling again
F F 
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Winding me up inside
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Em Em 
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Every time we touch
D5 D5 5
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Hey I don't know
Am Am 
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Oh, tell me  where to begin
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cause I ne ver ever
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Felt so much

PreChorus 1

Bb

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F

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And I can't recall any love at all

Eb

Eb

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Oh, baby this blows 'em all away

F

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G

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E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---------------------(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-| E|------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4

Chorus 1
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   It's got what it takes    So tell me why
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B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)----(3)-(2)-(3)-|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-(5)-(3)-|
E|---------------------(3)------------|------------------------------------|
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C C 
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   can't this be love?
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-----(2)-(3)-(2)-(3)-(2)(3)-(5)-(3)-|
E|------------------------------------|
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Straight from my heart
Oh, tell me why
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Am Am 
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   can't                 this be love?    I tell my
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B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------(3)-|-----(2)(0)----(0)------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------(3)---------------------|
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Verse 2
D5 D5 5
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self
Am Am 
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Hey only fools rush in
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Em Em 
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Only time will tell If we stand the test of time
D5 D5 5
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All I know
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You've got to  run to win
F F 
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And I'll be damned if I'll get
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Hung up on the line

PreChorus 2

Bb

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F

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No I can't recall anything at all

Eb

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F

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G

G

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Oh, baby this blows 'em all away

Chorus 2
C C 
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Woo
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It's got what it takes
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C C 
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So tell me why can't this be love?
Am Am 
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You want it straight from my heart
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Am Am 
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Oh, tell me why can't this be love?

Interlude 1
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E|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15-------|
G|---1414--1616--1714--1714--16--17-|
D|-----------------------------17---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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E|----------------------------------|
B|---------12--1213--------15-------|
G|---14--14--12--------14----16--17-|
D|-----15----------------12----17---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----10------12----------15--15---|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------12----14---------------|-----17p16----7-------5p4-2--------|
D|---10--9-12--------15-------------|----------19-----------------------|
A|---------------15----1517--17-----|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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E|-------------------------13----15-|---------------------------13-------|
B|---13----15--13--15------14----16-|---11----13--11------------14----15-|
G|---13----15--13--15---------------|---11----13--11--13p11h13--------15-|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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   [Whammy]
E|----------------------------------20---|-----------------------------------|
B|---13----15p13------15p13h151818--2020-|---1011--13p11--13--13--13---------|
G|---13----15p13h15p1315p13h151818--2020-|---10111113p11---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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      [Whammy]
E|-----------------------13----15---|-----------------------------------|
B|---13----15--13--15----14----16---|---11----13------------------------|
G|---13----15--13--15---------------|---11----13p-11--15--13p11p-10-----|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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E|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------13----13--15p12--13-|
G|---1414--1616----14-----------12---|
D|-----------------------12----------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
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E|-----------------------------------|
B|-------10----1213--------15p12--13-|
G|-----10----12-----------------12---|
D|---10----12--------1010------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
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E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------10--------10------15p12--15-|-----131210-----------------------|
G|-----10----12----------12----------|----------------------------------|
D|---10----12----10----12------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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Chorus 3
C C 
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Woo
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It's got what it takes
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C C 
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So tell me why can't this be love?
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Straight from my heart
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C C 
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Am Am 
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Oh, tell me why can't this be love?
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Baby why can't this be love
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Got to know why can't this be love
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I wanna know why can't this be

Outro 1

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G

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(love)

C

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Am

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F

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Am F G D5...

C
Am
F
G
D5
Em
Bb
Eb
Bbm
Gb
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C
Am
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G
D5
Em
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Bbm
Gb
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