Chords for Holland Dozier Why can't we be lovers 1972
Tempo:
168.65 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Gm
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Ab] Sometimes I feel like [Eb] there's no use [Gm] in trying.
[Ab] Why can't I face the fact [Eb] we've lost [Gm] what never got right?
[Ab] I don't know where, [Gm] where did we go wrong?
[Ab] I say I'm leaving but my [Gm] feelings are too strong.
And baby you [Ab] know I'm in love darling, [Gm] so in love with you baby.
[Ab] When I say I'm leaving, [Gm] girl this makes me [Ab] leavin'.
[Eb] I ain't goin' nowhere, [Ab] no baby [Eb] I ain't goin' [Gm] [Ab] nowhere.
[Gm] I'mma talk to you my, my, my, [Ab] my, my, my.
You're [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] a heaven I can't [A] break.
[Gm] I'd fall [Bb]
apart if you [Eb] weren't there when I [A] awake.
[Bb] I said I'm leaving, [Eb] love has a heart.
[A] [Gm] I can't picture you [Eb] baby, you and I being [A] apart.
[Fm] If I say goodbye, [G] it doesn't mean I'm goin'.
[D] And if [Fm] I say there ain't no love, [G] you may still see it showin'.
Oh,
[Ab] oh, oh baby.
[Eb] Why can't we be [Gm] lovers?
[Ab]
[Eb] From lovin' you, [Gm]
I'll never recover.
[Ab] Baby,
[Eb] can't we be [Gm] lovers?
[Ab] Darling, [Gm] from lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Eb]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[A] [Gm]
[Eb]
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[A] [D]
[G] Doesn't mean I'm [Fm] goin'.
And if I say there ain't no love, [G] you may still see it showin'.
Oh,
[Ab] oh, oh baby.
[Eb] Why can't we be lovers?
[Ab]
[Eb] From lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Ab] Baby,
[Eb] why can't we [Gm] be lovers?
[Ab]
Hey, from [Gm] lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Ab] Cause I'm in love, [Eb] I'm in love with you baby.
So in love, so [Ab] in love with you.
[Eb] You know I ain't goin' [Gm] nowhere.
[Ab] I love make believe all the time.
[Eb] That's all I have to do.
I'm so [Ab] in love with you.
You can't [Gm] take what I say seriously.
[Ab] Hey baby, [Eb] [Gm] baby, this is it [Ab] for me mama.
I'll [Eb] never believe you.
[Gm]
[Ab] I love you, you understand?
[Eb] Love just make believe.
[Ab] Sometimes I feel like [Eb] there's no use [Gm] in trying.
[Ab] Why can't I face the fact [Eb] we've lost [Gm] what never got right?
[Ab] I don't know where, [Gm] where did we go wrong?
[Ab] I say I'm leaving but my [Gm] feelings are too strong.
And baby you [Ab] know I'm in love darling, [Gm] so in love with you baby.
[Ab] When I say I'm leaving, [Gm] girl this makes me [Ab] leavin'.
[Eb] I ain't goin' nowhere, [Ab] no baby [Eb] I ain't goin' [Gm] [Ab] nowhere.
[Gm] I'mma talk to you my, my, my, [Ab] my, my, my.
You're [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] a heaven I can't [A] break.
[Gm] I'd fall [Bb]
apart if you [Eb] weren't there when I [A] awake.
[Bb] I said I'm leaving, [Eb] love has a heart.
[A] [Gm] I can't picture you [Eb] baby, you and I being [A] apart.
[Fm] If I say goodbye, [G] it doesn't mean I'm goin'.
[D] And if [Fm] I say there ain't no love, [G] you may still see it showin'.
Oh,
[Ab] oh, oh baby.
[Eb] Why can't we be [Gm] lovers?
[Ab]
[Eb] From lovin' you, [Gm]
I'll never recover.
[Ab] Baby,
[Eb] can't we be [Gm] lovers?
[Ab] Darling, [Gm] from lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Eb]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[A] [Gm]
[Eb]
[F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[A] [D]
[G] Doesn't mean I'm [Fm] goin'.
And if I say there ain't no love, [G] you may still see it showin'.
Oh,
[Ab] oh, oh baby.
[Eb] Why can't we be lovers?
[Ab]
[Eb] From lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Ab] Baby,
[Eb] why can't we [Gm] be lovers?
[Ab]
Hey, from [Gm] lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Ab] Cause I'm in love, [Eb] I'm in love with you baby.
So in love, so [Ab] in love with you.
[Eb] You know I ain't goin' [Gm] nowhere.
[Ab] I love make believe all the time.
[Eb] That's all I have to do.
I'm so [Ab] in love with you.
You can't [Gm] take what I say seriously.
[Ab] Hey baby, [Eb] [Gm] baby, this is it [Ab] for me mama.
I'll [Eb] never believe you.
[Gm]
[Ab] I love you, you understand?
[Eb] Love just make believe.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Sometimes I feel like _ [Eb] there's no use [Gm] in trying.
_ _ [Ab] Why can't I face the fact [Eb] we've lost [Gm] what never got right?
[Ab] _ I don't know where, [Gm] where did we go _ wrong?
_ [Ab] I say I'm leaving but my [Gm] _ feelings are too strong.
And baby you [Ab] know _ I'm in love darling, [Gm] _ so in love with you baby.
[Ab] _ _ When I say I'm leaving, [Gm] _ girl this makes me _ [Ab] _ _ leavin'. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ I ain't goin' nowhere, [Ab] _ _ _ _ no baby [Eb] _ _ _ I ain't goin' [Gm] _ [Ab] nowhere. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ I'mma talk to you my, my, my, [Ab] my, my, my. _ _ _
You're [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] a heaven I can't [A] break.
_ [Gm] _ _ I'd fall [Bb]
apart if you [Eb] weren't there when I [A] awake.
_ [Bb] _ _ I said I'm leaving, _ _ [Eb] love _ has a heart.
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ I can't picture you [Eb] baby, you and I being [A] apart.
[Fm] _ _ If I say goodbye, _ [G] it doesn't mean I'm _ goin'.
[D] And if [Fm] I say there ain't no love, [G] you may still see it _ showin'.
Oh, _
[Ab] _ oh, oh _ baby. _
_ _ _ [Eb] Why can't we be [Gm] lovers?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] From lovin' you, [Gm] _
I'll never recover.
_ [Ab] _ Baby, _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ can't we be [Gm] lovers?
_ [Ab] _ _ Darling, _ _ _ [Gm] from lovin' you, I'll never recover. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Doesn't mean I'm _ [Fm] goin'.
And if I say there ain't no love, [G] _ you may still see it _ showin'.
Oh, _ _
_ _ [Ab] oh, oh baby. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Why can't we be lovers?
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] From lovin' you, _ I'll never recover.
[Ab] Baby, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] why can't we [Gm] be lovers?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey, from [Gm] lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Ab] _ _ Cause I'm in love, [Eb] I'm in love with you baby.
So in love, so [Ab] in love with you. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] You know I ain't goin' [Gm] nowhere. _ _
_ [Ab] I love make believe all the time. _
_ [Eb] That's all I have to do. _ _
I'm so [Ab] in love with you.
_ You can't _ [Gm] take what I say seriously. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ Hey baby, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ baby, this is it [Ab] for me mama. _ _ _
I'll _ [Eb] never believe you.
[Gm] _ _
[Ab] I love you, you understand? _ _ _
[Eb] Love just make believe. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Sometimes I feel like _ [Eb] there's no use [Gm] in trying.
_ _ [Ab] Why can't I face the fact [Eb] we've lost [Gm] what never got right?
[Ab] _ I don't know where, [Gm] where did we go _ wrong?
_ [Ab] I say I'm leaving but my [Gm] _ feelings are too strong.
And baby you [Ab] know _ I'm in love darling, [Gm] _ so in love with you baby.
[Ab] _ _ When I say I'm leaving, [Gm] _ girl this makes me _ [Ab] _ _ leavin'. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ I ain't goin' nowhere, [Ab] _ _ _ _ no baby [Eb] _ _ _ I ain't goin' [Gm] _ [Ab] nowhere. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ I'mma talk to you my, my, my, [Ab] my, my, my. _ _ _
You're [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] a heaven I can't [A] break.
_ [Gm] _ _ I'd fall [Bb]
apart if you [Eb] weren't there when I [A] awake.
_ [Bb] _ _ I said I'm leaving, _ _ [Eb] love _ has a heart.
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ I can't picture you [Eb] baby, you and I being [A] apart.
[Fm] _ _ If I say goodbye, _ [G] it doesn't mean I'm _ goin'.
[D] And if [Fm] I say there ain't no love, [G] you may still see it _ showin'.
Oh, _
[Ab] _ oh, oh _ baby. _
_ _ _ [Eb] Why can't we be [Gm] lovers?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] From lovin' you, [Gm] _
I'll never recover.
_ [Ab] _ Baby, _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ can't we be [Gm] lovers?
_ [Ab] _ _ Darling, _ _ _ [Gm] from lovin' you, I'll never recover. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Doesn't mean I'm _ [Fm] goin'.
And if I say there ain't no love, [G] _ you may still see it _ showin'.
Oh, _ _
_ _ [Ab] oh, oh baby. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Why can't we be lovers?
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] From lovin' you, _ I'll never recover.
[Ab] Baby, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] why can't we [Gm] be lovers?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey, from [Gm] lovin' you, I'll never recover.
[Ab] _ _ Cause I'm in love, [Eb] I'm in love with you baby.
So in love, so [Ab] in love with you. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] You know I ain't goin' [Gm] nowhere. _ _
_ [Ab] I love make believe all the time. _
_ [Eb] That's all I have to do. _ _
I'm so [Ab] in love with you.
_ You can't _ [Gm] take what I say seriously. _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ Hey baby, _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ baby, this is it [Ab] for me mama. _ _ _
I'll _ [Eb] never believe you.
[Gm] _ _
[Ab] I love you, you understand? _ _ _
[Eb] Love just make believe. _ _ _