Can't We Be Friends?
Louis Armstrong
Version
published by
fabricio
[Intro]E7 D#7 Dmaj7[Verse]Em7 A13I thought I'd found the man of my dreamsDmaj7 Bm7 Em7Now it seems, this is how the story endsA13He's going to turn me down and sayDmaj7 F#m7 Fm7"Can't we be friends?"[Verse]Em7 A13I thought for once it couldn't go wrongDmaj7 Bm7 Em7Not for long! I can see the way this endsA13He's going to turn me down and sayDmaj7 D7"Can't we be friends?"[Bridge]Gmaj7 G#dimNever again,Dmaj7 Em7 Dmaj7Through with love, through with menAm7 C7 B7They play their game without shameEm7 A13 A7+5 A7And who's to blame?[Verse]Em7 A13I thought I'd found a man I could trustDmaj7 Bm7 F#m7 Fm7 Em7What a bust, this is how the sto-ry endsA13He's going to turn me down and sayDmaj7 F#m7 Fm7"Can't we be friends?"[Verse]Em7 A13Yes, I thought I knew the wheat from the chaffDmaj7 Bm7 Em7What a laugh, this is how our story endsA13I'll let her turn me down and sayDmaj7"Can't we be friends?"[Verse]Em7 A13I acted like a kid out of schoolDmaj7 Bm7 Em7What a fool, now I see this is the endA13I'll let her turn me down and sayDmaj7 D7"Can't we be friends?"[Bridge]Gmaj7 G#dimOh, why should I care?Dmaj7 Em7 Dmaj7Though she gave me the airAm7 C7 B7Why should I cry, ever sighEm7 A13 A7+5 A7And wonder why[Verse]Em7 A13Yes, I should have seen the signal to stopDmaj7 Bm7 Em7What a flop, this is how the story endsA13She's gonna turn me down and sayDmaj7 F#m7 Fm7"Can't we be friends?"[Instrumental]Em7 A13 .Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7 A13 .
Dmaj7 F#m7 Fm7
[Verse]
Em7 A13 .
Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7 A13 .
Dmaj7 D7 .
[Bridge]Gmaj7 G#dimWhy should I care?Dmaj7 Em7 Dmaj7Though he gave me the air.Am7 C7 B7And why should I cry, ever sighEm7 A13 A7+5 A7And wonder why[Verse]Em7 A13I should have seen the signal to stopDmaj7 Bm7 F#m7 Fm7 Em7What a flop, this is how the sto-ry endsA13I let him turn me down and sayDmaj7 C7 B7Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be,Fm7 Em7 A13 Dmaj7Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be friends?[Outro]Ddim D9Oh, yes