McFly – Like I Can Chords on Piano & Ukulele

McFly – Like I Can Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsF#susF#BEG#mC#mB/D#F#m

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These are the chords for Like I Can by McFly on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
F#sus  F#

[Verse 1]
B                  E
Anyone can sing a love song
E          F#        G#m
Anyone can read a book
E                    B
Anyone can watch a movie
F#sus         F#      B
All you gotta do is look
B                     E
Plenty guys can play piano
    E              F#      G#m
But what you gotta understand
C#m
When it comes to loving you
F#sus      F#     B
There's no other man

[Chorus]
          E   B/D# F#  G#m  B  E
Can do it like I can
E      F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can

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[Verse 2]
B                     E
Other men can fix an engine
E             F#     G#m
Change a tire going flat
E                   B
If you gon' fancy cooking
          F#         
There are places you 
    E       B
can go for that
B                         E
Any time you're feeling lonely
  E                 F#         G#m
A friend can always hold your hand
    C#m                      G#m
But when it comes to loving you
F#         E      B
There's no other man

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[Chorus]
          E   B/D# F#  G#m  B  E
Can do it like I can
E      F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E      F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E      F#
Like I can

[Bridge]
B                 E
Anyone can sing a love song
    E              F#     G#m
But what you gotta understand
C#m
When it comеs to loving you
F#         E      B
There's no other man

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[Chorus]
          E   B/D# F#  G#m  B E
Can do it likе I can
E      F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E   B/D# F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E        F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E   B/D# F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E        F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E   B/D# F#  G#m  B  E
Like I can
E        F#  F#sus  F#
Like I can

[Outro]
B               E
Anyone can play piano
E          F#m     G#m
Anyone can join a band
E                    B/D#
No one's gonna sing about you
F#   E B
Like I can

How to play Like I Can: key, chords and progression

Like I Can by McFly is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 8 chords: F#sus, F#, B, E, G#m, C#m, B/D# and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F# – G#m – B – E (V – vi – I – IV in B major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Dsus4, D, G, C, Em, Am, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#sus4 chord on guitar (244422)
F♯sus4F♯ B C♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Like I Can chords: questions

What key is Like I Can in?

Like I Can by McFly is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Like I Can?

Like I Can uses 8 chords: F#sus, F#, B, E, G#m, C#m, B/D#, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Like I Can?

The main progression is F# – G#m – B – E (V – vi – I – IV).

Is Like I Can easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Dsus4, D, G, C, Em, Am, Dm (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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