Why Can't Be We Friends? Uke tab by War

7 Chords used in the song: G, B7, Em, Dm, C, D, A

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Artist: War

Album: Why Can't We Be Friends?

Year: 1975

Difficulty:

3.64

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
           C
I seen you round for a
B7
Long long time, yeah
Em
I remembered you when you
D
Drank my wine
 
 
[Chorus]
 
           G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
           C
I seen you walkin' down in
B7
Chinatown
Em
I called you but you could not
D
Look around
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
           C
I bring my money to the
B7
Welfare line
Em
I see you standing in it
D
Every time
 
 
[Chorus]
 
           G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
    C
The color of your skin don't
B7
Matter to me
Em
As long as we can live in
D
Harmony
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
C
I'd kinda like to be the
B7
President
Em
So I can show you how your
D
Money's spent
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
C
Sometimes I don't
B7
Speak right
Em
But yet I know what I'm
D
Talking about
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends
 
 
[Verse]
 
C
I know you're workin' for the
B7
CIA
Em
They wouldn't have you in the
D
Ma-fi-A
 
 
[Chorus]
 
          G
Why can't we be friends
          B7
Why can't we be friends
          Em
Why can't we be friends
          Dm    G
Why can't we be friends