Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love
178 bpm 4/4 Strumming [5051 1986]
Intro
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C C Am Am F G
C C Am Am F G Am Am
Verse 1
D D Am Am
Wo-oo-oh… Here it comes… That funny feeling again…
F G E E
Winding me up inside… every time we touch…
D D Am Am
Hey… I don't know… Just tell me where to begin…
F G E E
‘cause I never ever… felt so much… Hey!
Pre Chorus 1
A# A# F F
and I can't recall… any love at all…
D# D# F ^ G
Baby this blows 'em all away-yyy…
Chorus 1
C C Am Am
It's got what it takes…
F G C C
So tell me why can't this be love…
Am Am
Straight from my heart-ttt…
F G C C
Oh tell me why can't this be love-eee…
Verse 2
D D Am Am
I-III-III tell myself… Hey only fools-sss rush in…
F G E E
and only time will tell if we stand the test of time…
D D Am Am
All I know… You've got to run to win…
F G E E
I'll be damned if I'll get hung up on the line… Hey!
Pre Chorus 2
A# A# F F
No I can't recall… anything at all…
D# D# F ^ G
Baby this blows 'em all away-yyy…
Chorus 2
C C Am Am
Uuu! It's got what it takes…
F G C C
So tell me why can't this be love… You wanna
Am Am
straight from the heart-ttt…
F G C C
Oh tell me why can't this be love-eee…
Solo
Chorus 3
C C Am Am
Uuu! It's got what it takes…
F G C C
So tell me why can't this be love…
Am Am
Straight from the heart-ttt…
F G C C
Oh tell me why can't this be love-eee…
Refrain
F G C C
Baby why can't this be love…
F G C C
Got to know why can't this be love-eee…
F G C C
I wanna know why can't this be love-eee-eee…
Outro (fade ending)
F G C C F G C C
F G * C