Verse 1
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can do, I can do better.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can do anything better than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can.
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't. Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
Verse 2
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can be, I can be greater.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
Sooner or later I'm greater than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No, you're not. Yes, I am. No, you're not. Yes, I am.
[A] [G] [D]
No, you're not! Yes, I am, Yes, I am!
Chorus 1
[F#m]
I can shoot a partridge, with a single cartridge.
[Em]
I can get a sparrow, with a bow and arrow.
[E]
I can live on bread and cheese.
[A]
And only on that? Yes. So can a rat!
Verse 3
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Any note you can reach, I can go higher.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can sing anything higher than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. (bis ad naus.)
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't. Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
Verse 4
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can buy anything cheaper than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
Fifty cents? Forty cents! Thirty cents? Twenty cents!
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't! Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
Verse 5
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can say, I can say softer.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can say anything softer than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. (bis ad naus.)
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't. Yes, I can. YES, I CAN!
Chorus 2
[F#m]
I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker.
[Em]
I can drink it quicker and get even sicker!
[E]
I can open any safe.
[A]
Without bein' caught? Yes. That's what I thought.....you crook!
Verse 6
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Any note you can hold, I can hold longer.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can hold any note longer than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. (bis ad naus.)
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't. Yes, I can....Yes, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I CA-A-A-A-N!
[D]
Yes, you ca-a-a-an!
Verse 7
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can wear, I can wear better.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
In what you wear I'd look better than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
In my coat? In your vest! In my shoes? In your hat!
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't! Yes, I can....Yes, I CAN!
Verse 8
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can say, I can say faster.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can say anything faster than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. (bis ad naus)
[A] [G] [D]
No, you can't. Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
Chorus 3
[F#m]
I can jump a hurdle. I can wear a girdle.
[Em]
I can knit a sweater. I can fill it better!
[E]
I can do most anything!
[A]
Can you bake a pie? No. Neither can I.
Verse 9
[D] [A] [G] [D]
Anything you can sing, I can sing sweeter.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
I can sing anything sweeter than you.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
No you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. (bis ad naus.)
[A]
No, you can't, can't, can't
[G]
Yes, I can, can, can
[A] [G] [D]
Yes, I can!
No, you can't!
