Can't We Be Friends Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][Dm]
[G][F][C][D][C][D][C][F][Gm][F]
[G][C]
[F#]I

[Verse 1]
[D]took
[Gm]each[C] wor[Dbdim]d she said as [F]gosp[Eb]el tr[Dm]uth[Bb]
[C]The way [Bb]a si[F]lly little chi[C]ld wou[F]ld.
[Bb]I ca[Eb]n't ex[Bb]cuse it on[F][C]
the grounds of youth,
I was no babe [Cm]in the wild, [F]wild wood.
She didn't mean it,
I should have [Eb]seen it,
But now it's too late.
[Dbdim]I thought [F#]I'd

[Verse 2]
[F]fou[Eb]nd
the girl of my dreams,
Now it seems,
This is [C]how the story ends:
[Gm]She's gonna [C]turn me down an[F]d say,
[Bb]"Can't we [F#]be friend
[F]s?"[Bb][Eb][Gm]

[Verse 3]
[Edim]I though[A]t [Dm]for o[Bb]nce it[F][Bb][Eb][Db]
[Gb]coul[Ab]dn't[Fm][Eb][D][C][G][Db][C]
go [Edim]wrong,
Not [F#dim]for long,[Gm][Bb][Dbdim]
[Eb]I can see the way th[C]is end[F]s:
[Gm]She's gonna [C]turn me down [F]and say,
[Bb]"Can[C]'t we be[Edim] friend[A]s?"

[Interlude 1]
[Eb][Gm][C][Gm][C][Eb][Bb][D][Db]
[F][Eb][Cm][Eb][C][Gm][C][Edim][Bb][Eb]
[Dm][F][G][C][Gbdim][Eb][Dm][Eb][Bb][Dbdim]
[C][Dm][C][F][C][F][Bb][F][Gb][Ab]
[Eb][Fm][Ddim][Bb][F][Cm][Eb][C][Edim][A][Bb][F][Ebdim]
[Fm][Ddim][Bb][Ebm][F#]
[Db][Gb][Db][F][Dm][G][Abdim][Db][C]
[Gm][Eb][Bb][C][Dbdim][Bb][Gm][Dm][C]
[Gm][F#][Gm][D][Gm][Bb][Edim][A][Ab][G][C][D]
[C][F#dim][Eb][Bb][Abdim][Eb][Dm][Eb]
[F][C][Dm][Bb][Eb][Bb][G][C]
[Gm][F#dim][Gm][C][Dbdim][F#][C][Dm][C][Dsus4]
[Eb][F][Eb][Bb][F#][F][B][Bb]

[Verse 4]
[Eb]Why should I[Gm] car[Edim]e though she[A]
[Bb]gave[F] me the [Gbdim]air,[Fdim][Bb]
Why should I [Db]cry,
Heave [Ab]a sigh,
[Fm]And wonder w[Dm]hy,[C][A][Eb][Baug]
[Dbdim]And wonder why?

[Verse 5]
[A]I t[Dsus4]hought I [C]found the
gal I [Eb]could trust,
[Dm]Watta bust, [Eb]this[C] is[Dbdim][Gb][Bb][Eb]
[C]how the [F]story ends:
She's gonna [C]turn me [F]down and say,
[Db]"Can't [C]we be [B]jus[Db]t friends?"