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Get a load of me, get a load of you, walk ing down the street you and I hard ly know you.
It’s just like we were meant to be.
too?
Hold ing hands with you, and we’re out at night.
Got a girl friend; you say it is n’t right.
And I’ve got some one wait ing, too.
What if this is just the be gin ning?
We’re (F6)al read y wet and we’re gon na go swim ming.
Why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)breathe when ev er I (F5)think a bout you?
Why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)speak when ev er I (F5)talk a bout you?
It’s in ev i ta ble.
It’s a fact that we’re (F5)gon na get down to it.
So tell me, why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)breathe when ev er I (F5)think a bout you?
Is n’t this the best part of break ing up, find ing some one else you can’t I get e nough of,
some one who wants to be with you, too?
It’s an itch we know we are gon na scratch.
Gon na take a while for this egg to hatch,
but would n’t it be beau ti ful?
Here we go, we’re at the be gin ning.
We (F6)have n’t fucked yet, but we’re my na head’s spin ning.
Why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)breathe when ev er I (F5)think a bout you?
Why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)speak when ev er I (F5)talk a bout you?
It’s in ev i ta ble.
It’s a fact that we’re (F5)gon na get down to it.
So tell me, why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)breathe when ev er I (F5)think a bout you?
(Gm7)High e nough for you to make me (Ebmaj9)won der where it’s go ing.
(Gm7)High e nough for you to pull me (Ebmaj9)un der.
Some thing’s grow ing out of this that we can’t con trol.
Ba by, I am (Eb)dy
in.’
Why (Eb)can’t I (Bb)breathe when ev er I (F)think a bout you?
Why (Eb)can’t I (Bb)speak when ev er I (F)talk a bout you?
(G5)Why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)breathe when ev er I (F5)think a bout you?
Why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)speak when ev er I (F5)talk a bout you?
It’s in ev i ta ble.
It’s a fact that we’re (F5)gon na get down to it.
So tell me, why (Eb5)can’t I (Bb5)breathe when ev er I (F5)think a bout you?
(When ev er I think a bout you.) (When ev er I think a bout you.) (When ev er I think a bout you.
(When ev er (Ebmaj9)I think a bout) you.
This page shows “Why Can't I?” by Liz Phair in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 90 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.