Chords for Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald - Can't We Be Friends
Tempo:
117.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Gb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Db] [C]
[Eb] [Gb] [F] [G]
[E] I thought [Bb] I found the man of my dreams.
[Gb] Now it [Bb] seems this [Gm] is how [G] the story ends.
He's [Gm] gonna turn [A] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be friends?
[C] I thought for once it [Eb] couldn't [F] go [Bb] wrong.
[Gb] Not for [Gm] long, this is how [Ab] the [F] story [Cm] ends.
He's gonna turn [F] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be [Eb] friends?
[F] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
Through [Gm] it all, [Eb] [Bb] men, [Eb] they [Db] play [D] their game [Ab] without shame.
And [G] who's to blame?
[E] I thought I [G] found a [Dm] man I could [Gm] trust.
What [Gb] a bust!
[Bb] This is [Gb] how the [Cm] story ends.
[E] He's gonna [Eb] turn me [Bb] down [Eb] and say, [Bb] can't we [Bm] be [Bbm] friends?
[Gb] [Abm] [Gm] I like the way that Pearl [Cm] Bailey sings.
[Bb] [Gb] When she swings, [Bb] there's a gal [Gb] that [Fm] really sends.
[Cm] Honey, you [Bb] really better cut that out or we ain't gonna be friends.
[Eb] [E] And I like the way [Dm] that Dinah Washington wails.
[Bb] When [Gb] she sails, [F]
man, the way that [Dbm] gal [Eb] ascends.
[Gm] You're getting my [Bb] ***!
[G] Now I [Fm] feel [Eb]
reborn when [Bb] I hear Lena Horne.
Now there's a [D] style [Fm] that's a mile in front of [G] the rest.
[D] Frank, [G]
but I'm [Ab] your [E] guest.
When Della Reese gets [Dm] set for a note, [Gm] here's [Gb] a quote.
[F] No one blends the [E] way she [Eb] blends.
I [E] feel you're [Dm] losing me, my [Bb] friend, and because of this work,
[E] [Eb] I've been [Gb] working [Bbm] you on.
[Bb] One more [A] riff, Frank, [Bb] and I'll be [Ebm] gone.
[Em] When [D] they're all through, [Ab] they'll be you leading [G] the rest.
[D] [G]
I'm the new kid.
[E] Baby, don't [Bb] stop the deal, cause we're done.
[Gb] It's been fun, [F] but this [C] is where the [Eb] duet ends.
As [Gm] far as we're [F] concerned, we'll [Bb] always be like the [Eb] way we have to [Gb] be.
Why don't [Bb] we bond?
Do we gotta [Cm] be [D] just as [Bm] ever?
[Cm] [F] [Ebm] [B] [Abm]
[C] [Eb] [Gm]
[N]
[Eb] [Gb] [F] [G]
[E] I thought [Bb] I found the man of my dreams.
[Gb] Now it [Bb] seems this [Gm] is how [G] the story ends.
He's [Gm] gonna turn [A] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be friends?
[C] I thought for once it [Eb] couldn't [F] go [Bb] wrong.
[Gb] Not for [Gm] long, this is how [Ab] the [F] story [Cm] ends.
He's gonna turn [F] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be [Eb] friends?
[F] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
Through [Gm] it all, [Eb] [Bb] men, [Eb] they [Db] play [D] their game [Ab] without shame.
And [G] who's to blame?
[E] I thought I [G] found a [Dm] man I could [Gm] trust.
What [Gb] a bust!
[Bb] This is [Gb] how the [Cm] story ends.
[E] He's gonna [Eb] turn me [Bb] down [Eb] and say, [Bb] can't we [Bm] be [Bbm] friends?
[Gb] [Abm] [Gm] I like the way that Pearl [Cm] Bailey sings.
[Bb] [Gb] When she swings, [Bb] there's a gal [Gb] that [Fm] really sends.
[Cm] Honey, you [Bb] really better cut that out or we ain't gonna be friends.
[Eb] [E] And I like the way [Dm] that Dinah Washington wails.
[Bb] When [Gb] she sails, [F]
man, the way that [Dbm] gal [Eb] ascends.
[Gm] You're getting my [Bb] ***!
[G] Now I [Fm] feel [Eb]
reborn when [Bb] I hear Lena Horne.
Now there's a [D] style [Fm] that's a mile in front of [G] the rest.
[D] Frank, [G]
but I'm [Ab] your [E] guest.
When Della Reese gets [Dm] set for a note, [Gm] here's [Gb] a quote.
[F] No one blends the [E] way she [Eb] blends.
I [E] feel you're [Dm] losing me, my [Bb] friend, and because of this work,
[E] [Eb] I've been [Gb] working [Bbm] you on.
[Bb] One more [A] riff, Frank, [Bb] and I'll be [Ebm] gone.
[Em] When [D] they're all through, [Ab] they'll be you leading [G] the rest.
[D] [G]
I'm the new kid.
[E] Baby, don't [Bb] stop the deal, cause we're done.
[Gb] It's been fun, [F] but this [C] is where the [Eb] duet ends.
As [Gm] far as we're [F] concerned, we'll [Bb] always be like the [Eb] way we have to [Gb] be.
Why don't [Bb] we bond?
Do we gotta [Cm] be [D] just as [Bm] ever?
[Cm] [F] [Ebm] [B] [Abm]
[C] [Eb] [Gm]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Gb
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
Gb
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[E] I thought [Bb] I found the man of my dreams.
[Gb] Now it [Bb] seems this [Gm] is how [G] the story ends.
He's [Gm] gonna turn [A] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be friends?
_ _ [C] I thought for once it [Eb] couldn't [F] go [Bb] wrong.
[Gb] Not for [Gm] long, this is how [Ab] the [F] story [Cm] ends.
He's gonna turn [F] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be [Eb] friends?
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _
Through [Gm] it all, [Eb] [Bb] men, [Eb] they [Db] play [D] their game [Ab] without shame.
And [G] who's to blame?
_ _ _ _ [E] I thought I [G] found a [Dm] man I could [Gm] trust.
What [Gb] a bust!
[Bb] This is [Gb] how the [Cm] story ends.
[E] He's gonna [Eb] turn me [Bb] down [Eb] and say, [Bb] can't we [Bm] be [Bbm] friends?
[Gb] _ [Abm] _ [Gm] _ I like the way that Pearl [Cm] Bailey sings.
[Bb] _ [Gb] When she swings, [Bb] there's a gal [Gb] that [Fm] really sends.
_ [Cm] Honey, you [Bb] really better cut that out or we ain't gonna be friends. _
_ _ [Eb] _ [E] And I like the way [Dm] that Dinah Washington wails.
[Bb] When [Gb] she sails, [F]
man, the way that [Dbm] gal [Eb] ascends.
_ [Gm] You're getting my [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ ***!
_ _ _ [G] _ Now I [Fm] feel [Eb]
reborn when [Bb] I hear Lena Horne.
Now there's a [D] style [Fm] that's a mile in front of [G] the rest.
[D] Frank, [G]
but I'm [Ab] your [E] guest.
When Della Reese gets [Dm] set for a note, _ [Gm] here's [Gb] a quote.
[F] No one blends the [E] way she [Eb] blends.
_ I [E] feel you're [Dm] losing me, my [Bb] friend, and because of this work,
_ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ I've been [Gb] working [Bbm] you on.
_ _ [Bb] One more [A] riff, Frank, [Bb] and I'll be [Ebm] gone.
[Em] When [D] they're all through, _ [Ab] they'll be you leading [G] the rest.
[D] _ _ [G]
I'm the new kid.
[E] Baby, don't [Bb] stop the deal, cause we're done.
_ [Gb] It's been fun, [F] but this [C] is where the [Eb] duet _ ends.
As [Gm] far as we're [F] concerned, we'll [Bb] always be like the [Eb] way we have to [Gb] be.
Why don't [Bb] we bond?
Do we gotta [Cm] be [D] just as [Bm] ever?
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[E] I thought [Bb] I found the man of my dreams.
[Gb] Now it [Bb] seems this [Gm] is how [G] the story ends.
He's [Gm] gonna turn [A] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be friends?
_ _ [C] I thought for once it [Eb] couldn't [F] go [Bb] wrong.
[Gb] Not for [Gm] long, this is how [Ab] the [F] story [Cm] ends.
He's gonna turn [F] me down [Bb] and say, can't we be [Eb] friends?
[F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _
Through [Gm] it all, [Eb] [Bb] men, [Eb] they [Db] play [D] their game [Ab] without shame.
And [G] who's to blame?
_ _ _ _ [E] I thought I [G] found a [Dm] man I could [Gm] trust.
What [Gb] a bust!
[Bb] This is [Gb] how the [Cm] story ends.
[E] He's gonna [Eb] turn me [Bb] down [Eb] and say, [Bb] can't we [Bm] be [Bbm] friends?
[Gb] _ [Abm] _ [Gm] _ I like the way that Pearl [Cm] Bailey sings.
[Bb] _ [Gb] When she swings, [Bb] there's a gal [Gb] that [Fm] really sends.
_ [Cm] Honey, you [Bb] really better cut that out or we ain't gonna be friends. _
_ _ [Eb] _ [E] And I like the way [Dm] that Dinah Washington wails.
[Bb] When [Gb] she sails, [F]
man, the way that [Dbm] gal [Eb] ascends.
_ [Gm] You're getting my [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ ***!
_ _ _ [G] _ Now I [Fm] feel [Eb]
reborn when [Bb] I hear Lena Horne.
Now there's a [D] style [Fm] that's a mile in front of [G] the rest.
[D] Frank, [G]
but I'm [Ab] your [E] guest.
When Della Reese gets [Dm] set for a note, _ [Gm] here's [Gb] a quote.
[F] No one blends the [E] way she [Eb] blends.
_ I [E] feel you're [Dm] losing me, my [Bb] friend, and because of this work,
_ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ I've been [Gb] working [Bbm] you on.
_ _ [Bb] One more [A] riff, Frank, [Bb] and I'll be [Ebm] gone.
[Em] When [D] they're all through, _ [Ab] they'll be you leading [G] the rest.
[D] _ _ [G]
I'm the new kid.
[E] Baby, don't [Bb] stop the deal, cause we're done.
_ [Gb] It's been fun, [F] but this [C] is where the [Eb] duet _ ends.
As [Gm] far as we're [F] concerned, we'll [Bb] always be like the [Eb] way we have to [Gb] be.
Why don't [Bb] we bond?
Do we gotta [Cm] be [D] just as [Bm] ever?
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Abm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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