Intro
[G]
"I wanna talk to you."
[D/F#]
"The last time we talked, Mr. Smith, you reduced me to tears. I promise you it won't happen again."
Verse 1
[G]
Do I attract you?
[D/F#] [G]
Do I repulse you with my queasy smile?
[G]
Am I too dirty? Am I too flirty?
[D/F#] [G]
Do I like what you like?
[G]
I could be wholesome, I could be loathsome
[D/F#] [G]
I guess I'm a little bit shy
[G]
Why don't you like me, why don't you like me
N.C.
Without making me try?
Pre-Chorus
[G] [Dm7]
I tried to be like Grace Kelly, mm
[Am7] [Dsus4] [D]
But all her looks were too sad, ah
[G] [Dm7]
So I tried a little Freddie, mm
[Am7] [Dsus4] [D]
I've gone identity maaaaaaad!
Chorus 1
[G]
I could be brown, I could be blue
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
I could be violet sky
[C] [Dsus4]
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
[D]
I could be anything you like
[G]
Gotta be green, gotta be mean
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Gotta be everything more
[C] [D7sus4]
Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me?
[D7] [G]
Why don't you walk out the door!
Hook
N.C.
"Getting angry doesn't solve anything."
Verse 2
[G]
How can I help it, how can I help it
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
How can I help what you think?
[C] [D7sus4]
Hello my baby, hello my baby
[D7] [G]
Putting my life on the brink
[G]
Why don't you like me, why don't you like me
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Why don't you liiike yourself?
[C] [D7sus4]
Should I bend over? Should I look older
[D7] [G]
Just to be put on your shelf?
Pre-Chorus
[G] [Dm7]
I tried to be like Grace Kelly, mm
[Am7] [Dsus4] [D]
But all her looks were too sad, ah
[G] [Dm7]
So I tried a little Freddie, mm
[Am7] [Dsus4] [D]
I've gone identity mad!
Chorus 1
[G]
I could be brown, I could be blue
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
I could be violet sky
[C] [Dsus4]
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
[D]
I could be anything you like
[G]
Gotta be green, gotta be mean
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Gotta be everything more
[C] [D7sus4]
Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me?
[D7] [C]
Why don't you walk out the door!
Bridge
[Cm7] [G] [C]
Say what you want to satisfy yourself
[Cm7] [F] [G] [D/F#] [Em] [D] [A7/C#]
But you only want what everybody else says you should want...
[Dsus4] [D]
You want
Chorus 1
[G]
I could be brown, I could be blue
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
I could be violet sky
[C] [Dsus4]
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
[D]
I could be anything you like
[G]
Gotta be green, gotta be mean
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Gotta be everything more
[C] [D7sus4]
Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me?
[D7] [G]
Why don't you walk out the door!
Chorus 1
[G]
I could be brown, I could be blue
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
I could be violet sky
[C] [Dsus4]
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
[D]
I could be anything you like
[G]
Gotta be green, gotta be mean
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [C]
Gotta be everything more
[C] [D7sus4]
Why don't you like me? Why don't you like me?
[D7] [Em]* [G]* [C] [G/B] [Am7] [G] [F]
Why don't you walk out the door
Outro
([F])
"Humphrey! We're leaving. Ka-ching!"
* For the final descending progression, get an actual descending progression by playing the Em and G like so:
[Em] xx2000
[G] xx0003
