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GRACEY – Can’t Be Friends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
E                          F#
..I've been tryna hold it in
                 G#m
Trying not to say...
I still think of you the way
F#           E
I used to, babe
                      F#
Say I'm gonna hold it in
                       G#m
You don't feel the same...
                         F#
But now I'm overthinking how
              E
you looked at me
                            F#
And I'm on the phone tryna call you
                             G#m
Although I know you won't reply..
'Cause now when it's three
          G#m
in the morning
     F#                  E
I'm not the one on your mind
                               F#
And there's no point in even talking
                       G#m
I'll only make out I'm fine when
I'm not

[Chorus]
                               E
And, that's why we can't be friends,
yeah Every time you're near me
F#                              G#m
...Reminds me of how it used to be
and the feelings come back
                F#        E
That's why we can't be friends
yeah, ain't good for my mindset
F#                              G#m
...To have you on my mind just yet
I still want you like that
                F#        E
That's why we can't be friends

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[Verse 2]
                          F#
Know I said I'm cool with it
                G#m
Going separate ways
                              F#
But now you've moved on and I'm
              E
in the same place
I guess I thought that
            F#
you'd turn back
               G#m
Say it's a mistake but
you look happier

[Chorus]
                               E
And, that's why we can't be friends,
yeah Every time you're near me
F#                              G#m
...Reminds me of how it used to be
and the feelings come back
                F#        E
That's why we can't be friends
yeah, ain't good for my mindset
F#                              G#m
...To have you on my mind just yet
I still want you like that
                F#        E
That's why we can't be friends

[Post-Chorus]
E
..Okay, I ain't okay, baby
F#
..You're out there while
                  G#m
I'm inside waking up
My neighbors can hear
my heart breaking
                 F#
(That's why we can't be, oh yeah)
E
..Okay, I ain't okay, baby
F#
..You're out there while
I'm inside waking
G#m
...Sorry, I can't take it
(That's why
    F#         E
we can't be friends, friends)

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[Chorus]
                               E
And, that's why we can't be friends,
yeah Every time you're near me
F#                              G#m
...Reminds me of how it used to be
and the feelings come back
                F#        E
That's why we can't be friends
yeah, ain't good for my mindset
F#                              G#m
...To have you on my mind just yet
I still want you like that
                F#        E
That's why we can't be friends

[Post-Chorus]
E
..Okay, I ain't okay, baby
F#
..You're out there while
                  G#m
I'm inside waking up
My neighbors can hear
my heart breaking
                 F#
(That's why we can't be, oh yeah)
E
..Okay, I ain't okay, baby
F#
..You're out there while
                  G#m
I'm inside waking up
My neighbors can hear
my heart breaking
               F#
That's why we can't be friends

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

These are the chords for Can’t Be Friends by GRACEY on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Can’t Be Friends by GRACEY, think in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 3 chords: E, F# and G#m.

The backbone of the song is E – F# – G#m – F# (VI – VII – i – VII in G♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.