C
Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 1]

           F
I seen you round for a
E
Long long time, yeah
Am
I remembered you when you
G     
Drank my wine


[Chorus]

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Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 2]

           F
I seen you walkin' down in
E
Chinatown
Am
I called you but you could not
G   
Look around


[Chorus]

          C
Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 3]

           F
I bring my money to the
E
Welfare line
Am
I see you standing in it
G
Every time


[Chorus]

           C
Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 4]

    F    
The color of your skin don't
E
Matter to me
Am
As long as we can live in
G
Harmony


[Chorus]

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Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 5]

F
I'd kinda like to be the
E
President
Am
So I can show you how your
G
Money's spent


[Chorus]

          C
Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 6]

F
Sometimes I don't
E
Speak right
Am
But yet I know what I'm
G
Talking about


[Chorus]

          C
Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends


[Verse 7]

F
I know you're workin' for the
E
CIA
Am
They wouldn't have you in the
G
Ma-fi-A


[Chorus]

          C
Why can't we be friends
          E
Why can't we be friends
          Am
Why can't we be friends
          Gm    C
Why can't we be friends