Why Can't You Be
Third Eye BlindVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
e-0-- 0 3 1 2 0 3
B-1-- 1 3 1 3 1 1
G-2-- 0 0 2 2 0 0
D-2-- 2 0 3 0 0 2
A-0-- 3 2 3 x 2 3
E-x-- x 3 1 2 x x
Are you frightened by the weight you possess oh
Is this life just weightlessness
The smoggy twilight in LA
I can't think of one real thing to say
And Robbie Williams is walking in the canyons
Forgets that we were friends
I guess it all depends on your mood
Why can't these meds be any damn good
And she said
Why can't you be
Like my waterpik shower massager
A sweet reliable machine
And to tell the truth I don't feel less alone
A water massagers is the purest love I've ever known
(play the and once)
Why can't you be
Like when I was 13
Why can't you be
Like an art house foreign movie
Frank and sexy, red balloons and ennui
And allude to me
(play the and once and quickly)
And why can't you be
A little more of a mystery
Why can't you be
The part of me that's missing
Than leaving me for some other
Said we're perfect for each other
And I know we wont go spend our lives alone.
Why can't you be
Like an outsourced government contract
I'm a fat cat gettin' away with anything
Kicking some secret special powers
Illumination rounds in showers
Cause your tearing your hair out
While we can have a bed of flowers
And I said
Why can't you be
Like the chicks out of the road
Some girls are happy just to see me
Because you got moxie and a broken nose
Take him away from this close
Sometimes a blowjobs not enough
(play the and once quickly)
Why cant you play
(stop playin for a sec)
A little less rough
Why can't you be
The part of me that's missing
Instead of leaving me for some other
Say we're perfect for each other
And I know we wont go spend our lives alone
( THE NEXT PART DONT STRUM SO MUCH AND DO A LIL MORE PICKIN)
Can we...
just leave it be
And we can live... our lives... separately
Could you forget... what happens to you
You and me
When we're dead... and you'll be dead
We'll have eternity
And I will spend it all... missing you
Seeing you with me
So while I'm alive...
I will always be
(BACK TO STRUMMIN)
Why can't you be
Lookin' a little deeper into me
Like JD Salinger
Why do I challenge her
In all these surface ways
That you displease
Why can't you be
A little more at ease
Why can't you be
Like a hand rolled cigarette
Im not joking
This masochistic self-pity of smoking
And this city ditty
I keep provoking you to leave me
She said
Why can't you be
Like a candle I can snuff
Youre still a diamond in the rough
And I swear to god I've had enough
How can I
call your bluff?
ENJOY
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Readable chord sheet for Why Can't You Be by Third Eye Blind
[Am] [C] [G] [F] [D/F#] [C/G] [Cadd9] e-0-- 0 3 1 2 0 3 B-1-- 1 3 1 3 1 1 G-2-- 0 0 2 2 0 0 D-2-- 2 0 3 0 0 2 A-0-- 3 2 3 x 2 3 E-x-- x 3 1 2 x x A[Am]re you frightened by the weight you possess oh I[C]s this life just weightlessness The smogg[G]y twilight in LA I[G] can't thin[D/F#]k of one real thing to say A[Am]nd Robbie Williams is walking in the canyons F[C]orgets that we were friends I guess it [G]all depends on your mood [G] [D/F#] Why can't these meds be a[D/F#]ny dam[G]n good And she said W[Am]hy can't you be L[C]ike my waterpik shower massager A[G] sweet reliable mac[D/F#]hine And to tell the truth [Am]I don't feel less alone A[C] water massagers is the purest love I've ever known [G] [Am] [Am] [C/G] [Cadd9] (play the [Am] and [C/G] once) Why can't you be L[C]ike when I was [G]13 W[Am]hy can't you be [Am] L[C]ike an art house foreign movie Frank and se[G]xy, red balloons and ennu[D/F#]i And allude to me [Am] [Am] [C/G] [C] (play the [Am] and [C/G] once and quickly) And why can't you be A[C] little more of a mystery [G] Wh[G]y can't you be T[Am]he part of me that's missing Th[C]an leaving me for some other Sa[G]id we're perfect for each other And[F] I know we wont go spend our [Am]lives alone. [Cadd9] [G] W[Am]hy can't you be [Am]Lik[C]e an outsourced government contract I'm a[G] fat cat gettin' away with anyt[D/F#]hing Kicking some secret [Am]special powers Illumination [C]rounds in showers [G]Cause your tearing your hair out W[D/F#]hile we can have a bed of flowers And I said [Am]Why can't you be Like the [C]chicks out of the road Some girls are [G]happy just to see me Because you got[Am] moxie and a broken nose Take him [C]away from this close Sometimes a [G]blowjobs not enough [Am] [Am] [C/G] [C] (play the [Am] and [C/G] once quickly) Why cant you play (stop playin for a sec) A little less rough [G]Why can't you be T[Am]he part of me that's missing Instead of l[C]eaving me for some other Say we're p[G]erfect for each other And I [F]know we wont go spend our lives[Am] alone [C] [G] ( THE NEXT PART DONT STRUM SO MUCH AND DO A LIL MORE PICKIN) C[F]an we.[Am].. j[G]ust leave it be And we can[F] live... [Am]our lives... [G]separately Could you [F]forget...[Am] what happens to you Y[G]ou and me W[F]hen we're dead... an[Am]d you'll be dead We'll have e[G]ternity And I will spend it a[F]ll... [Am]missing you S[G]eeing you with me So while I'm aliv[F]e...[Am] [G]I will always be (BACK TO STRUMMIN) W[Am]hy can't you be L[C]ookin' a little deeper into me Like [G]JD Salinger Why do I [D/F#]challenge her In all these surface[Am] ways That you displease Why c[C]an't you be A little [G]more at ease W[Am]hy can't you be Like a [C]hand rolled cigarette Im not joking [G]This masochistic se[D/F#]lf-pity of smoking A[Am]nd this city ditty I k[C]eep provoking you to [G]leave me She said [Am]Why can't you be [C]Like a candle I can snuff Youre still a [G]diamond in the rough And I[D/F#] swear to god I've had enough H[Am]ow can I [C] call your bluff? [G] ENJOY