[Intro]
E7  D#7  Dmaj7
[Verse]
Em7                     A13 
I thought I'd found the man of my
 dreams 
I thought I'd found the man of my dreams 
Dmaj7         Bm7                  
Now it seems, this is how the story
 Em7 
 ends 
Now it seems, this is how the story ends 
              A13 
He's going to turn me down and say 
Dmaj7                  F#m7 Fm7 
"Can't we be friends?"
[Verse]
Em7                   A13 
I thought for once it couldn't go
 wrong 
I thought for once it couldn't go wrong 
Dmaj7         Bm7                   
Not for long! I can see the way this
 Em7 
 ends 
Not for long! I can see the way this ends 
              A13 
He's going to turn me down and say 
Dmaj7                 D7 
"Can't we be friends?"
[Bridge]
Gmaj7     G#dim 
Never    again, 
             Dmaj7   Em7         
Through with love,   through with men
 Dmaj7 
 
Through with love,   through with men 
                Am7      C7  B7 
They play their game without shame 
             Em7    A13 A7+5 A7 
And who's to blame?
[Verse]
Em7                   A13 
I thought I'd found a man I could
 trust 
I thought I'd found a man I could trust 
Dmaj7        Bm7             F#m7 Fm7
What a bust, this is how the sto-ry  
  Em7 
 ends 
What a bust, this is how the sto-ry   ends 
              A13 
He's going to turn me down and say 
Dmaj7                 F#m7 Fm7 
"Can't we be friends?"
[Verse]
Em7                       A13 
Yes, I thought I knew the wheat from
 the chaff 
Yes, I thought I knew the wheat from the chaff 
Dmaj7         Bm7                  
What a laugh, this is how our story
 Em7 
 ends 
What a laugh, this is how our story ends 
             A13 
I'll let her turn me down and say 
Dmaj7 
"Can't we be friends?"
[Verse]
Em7            A13 
I acted like a kid out of school 
Dmaj7        Bm7                  
What a fool, now I see this is the
 Em7 
 end 
What a fool, now I see this is the end 
             A13 
I'll let her turn me down and say 
Dmaj7                 D7 
"Can't we be friends?"
[Bridge]
    Gmaj7        G#dim 
Oh, why should I care? 
           Dmaj7   Em7    Dmaj7 
Though she gave    me the air 
             Am7  C7   B7 
Why should I cry, ever sigh 
           Em7    A13 A7+5 A7 
And wonder why
[Verse]
     Em7                    A13 
Yes, I should have seen the signal to
 stop 
Yes, I should have seen the signal to stop 
Dmaj7        Bm7                  
What a flop, this is how the story
 Em7 
 ends 
What a flop, this is how the story ends 
            A13 
She's gonna turn me down and say 
Dmaj7                 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#dim 
Why should I care? 
          Dmaj7   Em7    Dmaj7 
Though he gave    me the air. 
                 Am7  C7    B7 
And why should I cry, ever  sigh 
           Em7    A13 A7+5 A7 
And wonder why
[Verse]
Em7                    A13 
I should have seen the signal to stop
 
I should have seen the signal to stop 
Dmaj7        Bm7             F#m7 Fm7
What a flop, this is how the sto-ry  
  Em7 
 ends 
What a flop, this is how the sto-ry   ends 
          A13 
I let him turn me down and say 
Dmaj7        C7           B7 
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we
 be, 
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be, 
Fm7          Em7          A13        
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be
 Dmaj7 
 friends?
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be friends?
[Outro]
Ddim  D9 
Oh,   yes