Smash Mouth – Why Cant We Be Friends (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro]
Ab      Db  Ab          Db    Dbsus4  Db   x2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--4--x-x--6---4-x-x-4---6-x-x--7--x-x--6---|
G|--5--x-x--6---5-x-x-5---6-x-x--6--x-x--6---|
D|--6--x-x--6---6-x-x-6---6-x-x--6--x-x--6---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Ab Cm Fm Ebmin7 Ab Db Cm Bbmin Eb [Chorus]
          Ab
Why can't we be friends

          Cm
Why can't we be friends

          Fm
Why can't we be friends

          Ebmin7      Ab
Why can't we be friends
[Verse 1]
Db                                                        Cm
I seen you, I seen you, I seen you 'round for a long long time

Bbmin                                                   Eb
I really, I really, I really remember when you drank my wine
[Chorus]
          Ab
Why can't we be friends

          Cm
Why can't we be friends

          Fm
Why can't we be friends

          Ebmin7      Ab
Why can't we be friends
[Verse 2]
Db                                                 Cm
I seen you, I seen you, I seen you walking down in Chinatown

Bbmin                                                Eb            Eb D Db
I called you, I called you, I called but you did not look around

Db                                                Cm
I pay my, I pay my, I pay my money to the welfare line

Bbmin                                                   Eb
I seen you, I seen you, I seen you standing in it every time
[Chorus]
          Ab
Why can't we be friends

          Cm
Why can't we be friends

          Fm
Why can't we be friends

          Ebmin7      Ab
Why can't we be friends
[Verse 3]
Db                                                 Cm
The color, the color, the color of your skin don't matter to me

Bbmin                                  Eb              Eb D Db
As long as, as long as, long as we can live in harmony

Db                                                    Cm
I kind of, I kind of, I kind of, like to be the president

Bbmin                                                           Eb
And I could, and I could, and I could show you how your money's spent

[Bridge]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----12--13----13-11--10-8--6--5--3--5-----|
D|--6--x---x-----x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----|
A|--x--10--11----11--9--8--6--4--3--1--3-----|
E|--4----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
          Db
Why can't we be friends

          Cm
Why can't we be friends

          Bbmin
Why can't we be friends

          Ebmin7       Ab
Why can't we be friends
[Verse 4]
Db                         Cm
Sometimes I don't speak right

Bbmin                     Eb           Eb  D  Db
But did I know what I was talking about

Db                          Cm
I know you're working for the CIA

Bbmin                       Eb
They wouldn't have you in the mafia
[Chorus]
          Db
Why can't we be friends

          Cm
Why can't we be friends

          Bbmin
Why can't we be friends

          Ebmin7       Ab
Why can't we be friends