Why Can't We Be Friends chords by Smash Mouth

Chords with lyrics

Smash Mouth - Why Cant We Be Friends
Flat tune

Intro
   A augmentedA   D MajorD A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA   | D MajorD  G+G D MajorD   ||x2
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-x-x-2--x-2-3--2---x-x-3-2--x-x|-7--x-8--7------|
-x-x-2--x-2-2--2---x-x-2-2--x-x|-7--x-7--7------|
-x-x-2--x-2-4--2---x-x-4-2--x-x|-7--x-9--7------|
-----0----0----0---------------|----------------|
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A augmentedA  |C#7C#7  |F# minorF#m  |G+G   |D MajorD   |C#7C#7  |Bm7Bm7  |E MajorE   ||


Chorus
      A augmentedA            C#7C#7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
     F# minorF#m            G+G    A7A7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?

Verse 1
D MajorD                       C#7C#7
 I seen ya, I seen ya, I seen ya round for a long long time
F# minorF#m                       A augmentedA    E MajorE
 I really, I really, I really remember when you drank my wine

Chorus
      A augmentedA            C#7C#7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
     F# minorF#m            G+G    A7A7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?


Verse 2
D MajorD                         C#7C#7
 I seen ya, I seen ya, I seen ya walking down in China-Town
F# minorF#m              A augmentedA          E MajorE Eb MajorEb
 I called you but you did not look around--yeah yeah
D MajorD                     C#7C#7
 I pay my, I pay my, I pay my money to the welfare line
F# minorF#m            A augmentedA   E MajorE
 I see you standing in it every time


Chorus
      A augmentedA            C#7C#7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
     F# minorF#m            G+G    A7A7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?

Verse 3
D MajorD                          C#7C#7
 The color, the color, the color of your skin don't matter to me
F# minorF#m             A augmentedA        E MajorE Eb MajorEb
 As long as we can live in harmony, yeah yeah
D MajorD                     C#7C#7
 I kinda, I kinda, I kinda like to be the President
F# minorF#m                            A augmentedA    E MajorE
 And I could, and I could, and I could show you how your money's spent


Solo  A augmentedA  |C#7C#7 |F# minorF#m  |G+G  A7A7 ||


Chorus
      D MajorD            C# minorC#m
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
     B minorBm            G+G    A7A7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?


Verse 4
D MajorD          C#7C#7
 Sometimes I don't speak right
F# minorF#m             A augmentedA       E MajorE Eb MajorEb
 But did I know what I was talking about?
D MajorD               C#7C#7
 I know you're working for the C.I.A.
F# minorF#m               G+G A augmentedA
 They wouldn't have you in the mafia

Chorus
      D MajorD            C# minorC#m
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?
     B minorBm            G+G    A7A7
Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends?


(repeat this chorus x12 as the music falls apart)