Chords for Why Can't We Be Friends?

Tempo:
93.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

D

Bb

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Why Can't We Be Friends? chords
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[Bb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [D]
[Gm] [Fm]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[Gm] [Fm]
[Eb] I've been around for [D] a long, long time.
[Eb] I remember you [Bb] when you drank [Dm] my wine.
Why [Bb] can't we [D]
be friends?
[Gm] I [Fm]
[Eb] see you walking [D] down Chinatown.
[Eb] I called you but you could not [F] look [Dm] around.
[Bb] Why can't we be friends?
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
I [Eb] pay my money [D] to the welfare line.
[Cm] I see you standing in it.
[Bbm] [F] [Bb] Why can't we be friends?
[Am]
[D] [Gm] [Fm]
[Eb] The color of your [D] skin don't matter to me.
[Cm] As long as we can [Bb] live in [F] harmony.
[Gm] Why can't [Bb] we be friends?
[Am]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [E] I [Eb] kinda like to [D] be the president.
[Cm] I can show you [Bb] how your [F] money's [Fm] spent.
[Eb] Why can't we be friends?
[D]
[Cm] Sometimes [Dm]
[F] [E] [Eb] I don't [Dm]
speak right.
[Cm] But yet I know what [Bb] I'm [F] talking about.
[E] Why [Eb] can't we be friends?
[Gm] [D]
[Eb] [Gm] [Eb]
[F] I [Fm] [Eb] know you're working for [D] the CIA.
[Cm] They would have you in [F] the Mafia.
[E] Why [Eb] can't we be friends?
[D] [Eb]
[F] [E] [Eb] [D]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Dbm] [Eb] [G] [Gb]
[D] [Eb] [F]
[Db] [Eb] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] [C] [Eb]
[E] [Eb] [G] [D]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
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To learn War - Why Cant We Be Friends chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gm, Fm, Eb, D, Eb, F, E and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 93. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] I've been around for [D] a long, long time.
_ [Eb] _ I remember you [Bb] when you drank [Dm] my wine.
Why [Bb] can't we _ _ _ [D]
be friends?
_ [Gm] _ _ I [Fm] _
_ _ [Eb] see you walking [D] down Chinatown.
[Eb] I called you but you could not [F] look [Dm] around.
[Bb] Why can't we be friends?
[D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ I [Eb] pay my money [D] to the welfare line.
[Cm] I see you standing in it. _
[Bbm] _ [F] _ [Bb] Why can't we be friends?
[Am] _
_ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ The color of your [D] skin don't matter to me.
[Cm] As long as we can [Bb] live in [F] harmony.
[Gm] Why can't [Bb] we be friends?
[Am] _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [E] I [Eb] kinda like to [D] be the president.
[Cm] I can show you [Bb] how your [F] money's [Fm] spent.
[Eb] Why can't we be friends?
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Sometimes [Dm] _
[F] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ I don't [Dm]
speak right.
_ [Cm] But yet I know what [Bb] I'm [F] talking about.
[E] Why [Eb] can't we be friends?
[Gm] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _
[F] I [Fm] _ [Eb] know you're working for [D] the CIA.
_ _ [Cm] They would have you in [F] the Mafia.
[E] Why [Eb] can't we be friends?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Dbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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