Why Can't This Be Love — Van Halen

Chords and lyrics for Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen (key of F).

Intro

| C | Am | F G | (x2)
[C]

Verse 1

[Am]Oh, here it [D7]comes
That funny [Am]feelin' again
Winding me [F]up inside [G]every time we [E]touch
Hey, I don't [Dm]know
Just tell me [Am]where to begin
'Cause I [F]never ever [G]felt so [E]much

Pre-Chorus 1

[Bb] And I can't recall[F] any love at all
[Eb] Oh baby, this blows 'em all [F]away[G]

Chorus 1

[C] It's got what it [Am]takes
So tell me [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love
Straight from my [Am]heart
Oh, tell me [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love[Am]

Verse 2

I tell [D]myself
Hey, only [Am]fools rush in
And only [F]time will tell if we [G]stand the test of [E]time
All I [Dm]know
You've got to [Am]run to win
And I'll be [F]damned if I'll get [G]hung up on the [E]line, hey!

Pre-Chorus 2

[Bb] No, I can't recall[F] anything at all
[Eb] Oh baby, this blows 'em all [F]away[G]

Chorus 2

[C] It's got what it [Am]takes
So tell me [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love
You want it straight from the [Am]heart
Oh, tell me [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love[Am]
(Break)

Chorus 3

[C] It's got what it [Am]takes
So tell me [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love
Straight from my [Am]heart
Oh, tell me [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love
Baby, [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love
Got to know [F]why can't [G]this be [C]love
I wanna know [F]why can't [G]this be [C][Am][F]love[C][G]
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