Caitlyn Smith – I Can’t Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Caitlyn Smith – I Can’t Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for I Can’t by Caitlyn Smith on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
Am        C        Am        G
Am        C        Am        G

[Verse 1]
                           Am    
This ain't a twenty minute town 
no more, 
                  C
it don't look the same:
            G                  
red lights, bars, streets, 
too much concrete, 
        F
I don't recognize a thing.
                      Am       
Ain't a twenty minute call, 
no more, no, 
                     C
you don't call me at all.
          G                    
Outside a rain falls, 
curtains half drawn, 
          F
I'm here, talking to the walls.

[Chorus]
        F                    
All the time and the whiskey 
     C           Am      
I've wasted that I ain't 
             G
ever getting back.
         F                         
And I've tried to find the courage 
        C        
just to face it, 
    Em         Am    G
but I can't, I can't.
        F                           
And I'm tired of you 
feeling like a 
C         G             Am   G
stranger, over and over again,
         F                          
oh, when everything around me keeps 
C              Em     
changing but I can't, 
  Am     G
I can't, I can't.

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[Interlude]
F        C        Am        G

[Verse 2]
                       Am    
If feels impossible to move 
sometimes like 
                    C
you're still in the room.
            G               
Smoke on my   breath, 
chains on my chest, 
           F
damn, you won't cut me loose.
                 Am           
I just gotta get out of here, 
               C
get up off the floor,
        G                           
find my senses 'cause you meant it, 
           F
you're not coming back no more.

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[Chorus]
        F                    
All the time and the whiskey 
     C           Am      
I've wasted that I ain't 
             G
ever getting back.
         F                         
And I've tried to find the courage 
        C        
just to face it, 
    Em       Am    G
but I can't, I can't.
        F                         
And I'm tired of you feeling like 
  C         G             Am   G
a stranger, over and over again,
         F                          
oh, when everything around me keeps 
C              Em     
changing But I can't, 
  Am       G
I can't, I can't.

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[Interlude]
F        C        Am       G
              Oh, I can't, I can't
F        C        Am        G

[Chorus]
        F                    
All the time and the whiskey 
     C           Am      
I've wasted that I ain't 
             G
ever getting back.
         F                         
And I've tried to find the courage 
        C            Em        
just to face it, but I can't.
Am    G
        F                         
And I'm tired of you feeling like 
  C         G             Am   G
a stranger, over and over again,
         F                          
oh, when everything around me keeps 
C              Em     
changing But I can't, 
  Am     G
I can't, I can't.

[Outro]
F        C        Am        G
F        C        Am        G
F        C        Am        G
F        C        Am        G
Am       C        Am        G

How to play I Can’t: key, chords and progression

I Can’t by Caitlyn Smith is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Am, C, G, F and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – G – F – C (i – VII – VI – III in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

I Can’t chords: questions

What key is I Can’t in?

I Can’t by Caitlyn Smith is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in I Can’t?

I Can’t uses 5 chords: Am, C, G, F, Em.

What is the chord progression of I Can’t?

The main progression is Am – G – F – C (i – VII – VI – III).

Is I Can’t easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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