Chords for The Specials - I Can't Stand It

Tempo:
133.45 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Bb

Dm

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Specials - I Can't Stand It chords
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[Gm] [Am]
[Bb] [Gm] [E]
[Gm] [Am]
[Gm] [E]
When [Bb] I woke up [Am] this [Bb] morning [Am] [Bb] alone in [Am] my bed, in the cold, dreary [Dm] town she's been [Bb] playing
with [Dm] [Am] my head.
[C] I [Bb] told her [Dm] you [Am] lost my [Bb] [Am] touch, [Bb] you keep leaving [Am] and saying, [F] you're lost to
[Dm] heaven.
[Bb] And [C]
[F]
I [Am] don't know if [Dm] I don't come back [C] in.
[Bb] So, cause I [Am] can't stand to be the way
[Dm] you've made me.
[Bb]
No, I [C] can't stand it [F]
anymore.
[Ebm] [Bb] Sometimes I get [Am] so [Bb] tired, [Am] I [Bb]
can't even [Am] sleep.
[Dm] I'm so tired, I can't sleep.
[Bb] I'm alone to [Am] the beat.
[Bb] [Am] I'm [Bb]
feeling [Am] so hungry, [Gm] I don't [Dm] want [C] to eat.
[F] You make me so angry, [Bb] I can't even [C] speak.
[Gm]
[Am] [F] I'll stay [Am] at home where [D] I can be [C] alone because
[Bb] I just [C] can't stand to [Bb] [Am] [Dm]
be [C] [Bb] the way you've made me.
No, I [C] can't stand it [F] anymore.
[A]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [A]
[Gm] [E]
[Gm] [A] [E]
[Gm]
[E]
[Am] [Bb] Trying to come [Am] to [Bb] terms [Am] with [Bb] my life and [Am] my [Dm] pain.
You are [Am] looking [Dm] to lose just [Bb] to get back on my [Am] game.
I [Bb] told her you [Am] lost my [F] touch, [Bb] you keep [Am]
[Bb] [Am] leaving [Dm] and saying, [Bb] you're [Dm] lost to heaven.
[C]
[F]
And I don't [Am] know [Dm] if I don't come back [C] in.
[Bb]
Cause I [G] can't take it, [C] I'm
[E] [F]
feeling [Am] so hungry, [Dm] I can't even speak.
I'll stay at home where I can be [C] alone because [Bb]
I just [C] can't stand [E] it.
[Am] I [Dm] can't stand it.
[Bb]
No, I [F] can't [C] stand it [F] anymore.
[Eb] [Gb] [Dm]
[Gm]
[Am]
[Gm]
[Em]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Am
2311
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn The Specials - (2002 Remaster) I Cant Stand It chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, Bb, Am and Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 66 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 133 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
When [Bb] I woke up [Am] this [Bb] morning _ [Am] [Bb] alone in [Am] my bed, in the cold, dreary [Dm] town she's been [Bb] playing
with [Dm] [Am] my head.
_ [C] I [Bb] told her [Dm] you [Am] lost my [Bb] [Am] touch, [Bb] you keep leaving [Am] and saying, [F] _ _ you're lost to
[Dm] heaven.
_ [Bb] And _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
I [Am] don't know if [Dm] I don't come back [C] in.
_ _ _ [Bb] So, cause I [Am] can't stand to be _ the way
[Dm] you've made me.
[Bb] _
No, I [C] can't stand it [F]
anymore.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] Sometimes I get [Am] so [Bb] tired, [Am] I [Bb]
can't even [Am] sleep.
_ [Dm] I'm so tired, I can't sleep.
[Bb] I'm alone to [Am] the beat.
[Bb] _ [Am] I'm [Bb] _
feeling [Am] so hungry, [Gm] I don't [Dm] want [C] to eat.
_ [F] You make me so _ angry, [Bb] I can't even [C] _ speak.
_ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ I'll stay [Am] at home where [D] I can be [C] alone because
_ [Bb] _ I just [C] can't stand to [Bb] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
be [C] _ [Bb] _ the way you've made me.
No, I [C] can't stand it [F] anymore.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] Trying _ to come [Am] to [Bb] terms [Am] with [Bb] my life and [Am] my [Dm] pain.
You are [Am] looking [Dm] to lose just [Bb] to get back on my [Am] game.
I [Bb] told her you [Am] lost my [F] touch, [Bb] you keep _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _ leaving [Dm] and saying, [Bb] you're _ [Dm] lost to heaven.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
And I don't [Am] know _ [Dm] if I don't come back [C] in.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
Cause I [G] can't take it, [C] I'm _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _
feeling [Am] so hungry, [Dm] I can't _ even speak.
I'll stay at home where I can be [C] alone because [Bb] _ _
I just [C] can't stand [E] it.
[Am] I _ [Dm] can't stand it.
[Bb] _
No, I [F] can't [C] stand it [F] anymore.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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Among the compositions on the album More Specials, written by Jerry Dammers, this one shines.

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