I Can Understand It Chords by Bobby Womack
Tempo:
116.15 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Ebm
Db
Bbm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Eb] [Ebm]
You know everybody works out of their own bag.
Can you understand that?
I can [Eb] understand that.
[Ebm]
Oh-oh-oh -oh [Bbm]-oh-oh-oh
I can understand
Something sweet and a candy bar
Like skirt and me
That's [Ab] what you are
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[Eb] [Db] I can [Ab]
understand it
[Bbm] I can understand
When I begin
I can understand
Storybooks [Gb] have very [Db] terrible
[Ab]
I know [Eb] [Db] you [Ab] can understand [Ebm] it
[Fm] [Db] [Gb] But [Abm]
if I love [Db] you to be anything but [Gb] just
And I start not to [Bb] feel your sweet warm and tender [Ebm] kiss
Tell me how
Could you expect me to understand [Ab] it, baby?
[Ebm] Yeah,
[Bbm]
something cool
But not too cold
Girl, you got a gift to get you [Fm] on
[Ab] Oh, I can understand it
[Bbm] Well, I've tried my best to make you happy
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you [Ab] back in my arms
No, no, no, no, no
I know I can understand it
[Db] I [Gb] [Abm]
know sometimes you [F] wanna get away from [Gb] home
Except [Bb] when you stay [Ebm] grown
I know, I know, I know, I know
I can understand it
[Ab] Yeah, [Ebm] yeah
You need to say that you understand
[Bbm]
it
Oh, I can understand it
Oh, [Gb] I can understand [Ab] it
Oh, I [Db] can [Ab] understand
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] it
Well, I've tried my best to [Ebm] make you [Bbm] happy
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you back in [Fm] my arms
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no
You can't make me understand [Eb] it
I [Fm] [Gb] [Abm]
get a [Db] job and work all the [Gb] time
But I can't [Bb] put it on the [Ebm] line Your love
I can understand [Ab] it
Woo-hoo!
[Ebm] I can understand it
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
I can understand it
Let me say it one more time
I can understand it
Baby, you can understand it
You can understand it
Let me tell you
Then you'll understand it
understand understand understand understand
baby
you see I love you
there's no one else above you
there's no one else above you
you see can you understand that
I wanna know can you understand that
come on
wait it's alright
wait it's alright
I don't care
as long as you're gonna try to hold me back
can you understand that
now look at here
you wear your hair long
I wear my hair short
can you understand that
I don't put down a man
prepare to hand
cause I know I'm doing the very best I can
now I wonder would you mind if I
if I played my guitar for just a few bars
can you understand that
I got my way of playing my guitar
can you understand that
can you understand that
I don't put down a man
prepare to hand
You know everybody works out of their own bag.
Can you understand that?
I can [Eb] understand that.
[Ebm]
Oh-oh-oh -oh [Bbm]-oh-oh-oh
I can understand
Something sweet and a candy bar
Like skirt and me
That's [Ab] what you are
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[Eb] [Db] I can [Ab]
understand it
[Bbm] I can understand
When I begin
I can understand
Storybooks [Gb] have very [Db] terrible
[Ab]
I know [Eb] [Db] you [Ab] can understand [Ebm] it
[Fm] [Db] [Gb] But [Abm]
if I love [Db] you to be anything but [Gb] just
And I start not to [Bb] feel your sweet warm and tender [Ebm] kiss
Tell me how
Could you expect me to understand [Ab] it, baby?
[Ebm] Yeah,
[Bbm]
something cool
But not too cold
Girl, you got a gift to get you [Fm] on
[Ab] Oh, I can understand it
[Bbm] Well, I've tried my best to make you happy
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you [Ab] back in my arms
No, no, no, no, no
I know I can understand it
[Db] I [Gb] [Abm]
know sometimes you [F] wanna get away from [Gb] home
Except [Bb] when you stay [Ebm] grown
I know, I know, I know, I know
I can understand it
[Ab] Yeah, [Ebm] yeah
You need to say that you understand
[Bbm]
it
Oh, I can understand it
Oh, [Gb] I can understand [Ab] it
Oh, I [Db] can [Ab] understand
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] it
Well, I've tried my best to [Ebm] make you [Bbm] happy
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you back in [Fm] my arms
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no
You can't make me understand [Eb] it
I [Fm] [Gb] [Abm]
get a [Db] job and work all the [Gb] time
But I can't [Bb] put it on the [Ebm] line Your love
I can understand [Ab] it
Woo-hoo!
[Ebm] I can understand it
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
I can understand it
Let me say it one more time
I can understand it
Baby, you can understand it
You can understand it
Let me tell you
Then you'll understand it
understand understand understand understand
baby
you see I love you
there's no one else above you
there's no one else above you
you see can you understand that
I wanna know can you understand that
come on
wait it's alright
wait it's alright
I don't care
as long as you're gonna try to hold me back
can you understand that
now look at here
you wear your hair long
I wear my hair short
can you understand that
I don't put down a man
prepare to hand
cause I know I'm doing the very best I can
now I wonder would you mind if I
if I played my guitar for just a few bars
can you understand that
I got my way of playing my guitar
can you understand that
can you understand that
I don't put down a man
prepare to hand
Key:
Ab
Ebm
Db
Bbm
Gb
Ab
Ebm
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _
You know everybody works out of their own bag. _
Can you understand that?
I can [Eb] understand that. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
Oh-oh-oh _ -oh [Bbm]-oh-oh-oh
I can understand
Something sweet and a candy bar
Like skirt and me
That's [Ab] what you are
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
_ [Eb] [Db] I can [Ab] _
understand it
_ [Bbm] I _ can understand
When _ I begin
_ I can understand
Storybooks [Gb] have very [Db] terrible
[Ab] _
I know _ [Eb] [Db] you [Ab] can understand [Ebm] it
[Fm] _ _ [Db] [Gb] But [Abm] _
if I love [Db] you to be anything but [Gb] just
And I start not to [Bb] feel your sweet warm and tender [Ebm] kiss
Tell me how
_ Could you expect me to understand [Ab] it, baby?
_ [Ebm] Yeah, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
something cool
But not too cold
Girl, you got a gift to get you [Fm] on
[Ab] Oh, I _ can _ understand _ it
[Bbm] _ Well, I've tried my best to make you happy _
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you [Ab] back in my arms
No, no, no, no, no
I know I can understand it
_ [Db] I [Gb] _ [Abm] _
know sometimes you [F] wanna get away from [Gb] home
Except [Bb] when you stay [Ebm] grown
I know, I know, I know, I know
I can understand it
[Ab] Yeah, _ [Ebm] yeah _ _
_ _ You need to say that you understand _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
it
_ Oh, I can understand it
Oh, _ [Gb] I can understand [Ab] it
Oh, I _ _ _ _ [Db] can [Ab] understand _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] it
Well, I've tried my best to [Ebm] make you [Bbm] happy
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you back in [Fm] my arms
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no
You can't make me understand [Eb] it
I [Fm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _
get a _ [Db] job and work all the _ [Gb] time
But I can't [Bb] _ put it on the [Ebm] line Your love
I can understand _ [Ab] it
Woo-hoo!
_ [Ebm] I can understand it
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ can _ understand it
Let me say it one more time
I can understand it
_ _ Baby, you can understand _ it
_ You can understand _ it
_ Let me tell you
Then _ _ you'll understand it _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ understand understand _ understand _ understand _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ baby _ _
_ _ _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ see I love you
_ _ _ _ there's no one else above you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ there's no one else above you
you see can you understand that
I wanna know can you understand _ _ that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ come on
_ _ _ _ wait _ _ _ _ _ it's alright _
_ wait it's alright
I don't care
as long _ as you're gonna try to hold me back
_ _ can you understand that
now _ look at here
_ _ _ _ you wear your hair long _
I wear my hair short _ _ _
can _ _ you understand that
_ _ I _ _ _ _ don't _ _ put down a man
prepare to hand
cause I know I'm doing the very best I can _ _ _ _
_ now I wonder would you mind if I
if I played my guitar for just a few bars
can you understand that _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I got my way of playing my guitar
can you understand that
can you understand that
I don't put down a man _ _ _ _ _ _
prepare _ _ to hand _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _
You know everybody works out of their own bag. _
Can you understand that?
I can [Eb] understand that. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
Oh-oh-oh _ -oh [Bbm]-oh-oh-oh
I can understand
Something sweet and a candy bar
Like skirt and me
That's [Ab] what you are
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
_ [Eb] [Db] I can [Ab] _
understand it
_ [Bbm] I _ can understand
When _ I begin
_ I can understand
Storybooks [Gb] have very [Db] terrible
[Ab] _
I know _ [Eb] [Db] you [Ab] can understand [Ebm] it
[Fm] _ _ [Db] [Gb] But [Abm] _
if I love [Db] you to be anything but [Gb] just
And I start not to [Bb] feel your sweet warm and tender [Ebm] kiss
Tell me how
_ Could you expect me to understand [Ab] it, baby?
_ [Ebm] Yeah, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
something cool
But not too cold
Girl, you got a gift to get you [Fm] on
[Ab] Oh, I _ can _ understand _ it
[Bbm] _ Well, I've tried my best to make you happy _
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you [Ab] back in my arms
No, no, no, no, no
I know I can understand it
_ [Db] I [Gb] _ [Abm] _
know sometimes you [F] wanna get away from [Gb] home
Except [Bb] when you stay [Ebm] grown
I know, I know, I know, I know
I can understand it
[Ab] Yeah, _ [Ebm] yeah _ _
_ _ You need to say that you understand _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
it
_ Oh, I can understand it
Oh, _ [Gb] I can understand [Ab] it
Oh, I _ _ _ _ [Db] can [Ab] understand _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] it
Well, I've tried my best to [Ebm] make you [Bbm] happy
And I'll wake up early one morning and find you back in [Fm] my arms
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no
You can't make me understand [Eb] it
I [Fm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _
get a _ [Db] job and work all the _ [Gb] time
But I can't [Bb] _ put it on the [Ebm] line Your love
I can understand _ [Ab] it
Woo-hoo!
_ [Ebm] I can understand it
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ can _ understand it
Let me say it one more time
I can understand it
_ _ Baby, you can understand _ it
_ You can understand _ it
_ Let me tell you
Then _ _ you'll understand it _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ understand understand _ understand _ understand _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ baby _ _
_ _ _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ see I love you
_ _ _ _ there's no one else above you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ there's no one else above you
you see can you understand that
I wanna know can you understand _ _ that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ come on
_ _ _ _ wait _ _ _ _ _ it's alright _
_ wait it's alright
I don't care
as long _ as you're gonna try to hold me back
_ _ can you understand that
now _ look at here
_ _ _ _ you wear your hair long _
I wear my hair short _ _ _
can _ _ you understand that
_ _ I _ _ _ _ don't _ _ put down a man
prepare to hand
cause I know I'm doing the very best I can _ _ _ _
_ now I wonder would you mind if I
if I played my guitar for just a few bars
can you understand that _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I got my way of playing my guitar
can you understand that
can you understand that
I don't put down a man _ _ _ _ _ _
prepare _ _ to hand _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _