"Why Can’t I" by Liz Phair

Tuning: E A D G B e (Standard)

This song sounds great on both electric and acoustic guitars.

Intro/Main Riff:

e|------------14-12-11--/--9-11-9-7---

B|---------(7)----------/-------------

G|------(8)-------------/-------------

D|---(9)----------------/-------------

A|----------------------/-------------

E|----------------------/-------------

       repeat x3

(In the recording, there are two guitars playing this riff.  The notes in parentheses are what one guitar plays, and another plays the high notes.)

Verses:

B   Abm  E

Pre-Chorus:

B  F#

Chorus:

Abm E B F#  x2

E  F#

Abm E B F#

Bridge:

F#  E

Chord Formations:

Abm = 244222

B = 799877

E = x79997

F# = x9/11/11/11/9

This is what Liz Phair’s band plays in the video.  When I say her band, I mean that Liz Phair isn’t playing anything even remotely close to the actual song.  Her guitar is (most of the time) capo’d at the first fret, and she’s alternating between the [open] chords: C, D, & G.  If you know how to play the song with those chords, by all means, more power to ya!