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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Holland Dozier   Why can't we be lovers   1972 chords
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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.
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Eb
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Gm
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A
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G
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Ab
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Eb
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Gm
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To start learning Holland-Dozier, Lamont Dozier - (The Complete Invictus Masters) Why Cant We Be Lovers chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Eb, Ab, Gm, Ab, Eb and Gm. A good strategy is to initiate at 84 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 169 BPM. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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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. _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Love & Beauty...Plus album.

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