Robert Palmer - Can We Still Be Friends Chords & Tabs

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                Can We Still Be Friends? – Robert Palmer
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Robert Palmer
Can We Still Be Friends? (1979)
(Todd Rundgren)

From: "Secrets"


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This part is difficult to play on one guitar alone. I'll try to figure out
some playable voicings soon . . . 

INTRO
  G/E D/E     G/E D/E      G/E D/E  D/B A/B     D/B A/B      D/B A/B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|7-7-5-------7-7-|5-------7-7-5-xx|5-5-5-------5-5-|5-------5-5-5-xx|
B|8-8-7-------8-8-|7-------8-8-7-xx|7-7-5-------7-7-|5-------7-7-5---|
G|7-7-7-------7-7-|7-------7-7-7-xx|7-7-6-------7-7-|6-------7-7-6---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bass
A|----------2-----|------2---------|2-2-2-------2-2-|2-------2-2-2---|
E|0-0-0-------0-0-|0-------0-0-0---|----------2-----|------2---------|

  C/A G/A     C/A G/A      C/A G/A  G/E D/E     G/E D/E   D/C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-3-3-------3-3-|3-------3-3-3-xx|7-7-5-------7-7-|5-----2---------|
B|5-5-3-------5-5-|3-------5-5-3---|8-8-7-------8-8-|7-----3---------|
G|5-5-4-------5-5-|4-------5-5-4---|7-7-7-------7-7-|7-----2---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bass
A|0-0-0-------0-0-|0-------0-0-0---|5-5-5-----0-5-5-|5-----3---------|
E|----------0-----|------0---------|----------------|----------------|


OUTRO
  G/E D/E     G/E D/E      G/E D/E  D/B A/B     D/B A/B      D/B A/B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|7-7-5-------7-7-|5-------7-7-5-xx|5-5-5-------5-5-|5-------5-5-5-xx|
B|8-8-7-------8-8-|7-------8-8-7-xx|7-7-5-------7-7-|5-------7-7-5---|
G|7-7-7-------7-7-|7-------7-7-7-xx|7-7-6-------7-7-|6-------7-7-6---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bass
A|----------2-----|------2---------|2-2-2-------2-2-|2-------2-2-2---|
E|0-0-0-------0-0-|0-------0-0-0---|----------2-----|------2---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/robert_palmer/can_we_still_be_friends_crd_ver_2.html ]
  C/A G/A     C/A G/A      C/A G/A  G/E D/E     G/E D/E   D/C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|3-3-3-------3-3-|3-------3-3-3-xx|7-7-5-------7-7-|5-----2-----|
B|5-5-3-------5-5-|3-------5-5-3---|8-8-7-------8-8-|7-----3-----|
G|5-5-4-------5-5-|4-------5-5-4---|7-7-7-------7-7-|7-----2-----|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
bass
A|0-0-0-------0-0-|0-------0-0-0---|5-5-5-----0-5-5-|5-----3-----|
E|----------0-----|------0---------|----------------|------------|

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CHORDS
 
D/G       3-x-0-2-3-2
D/E       0-2-2-2-3(2)
Bm7/11    x-2-2-2-3-2
C/D       x-x-0-0-1-0
Asus4     x-0-2-2-3-0
Dsus4     x-x-0-2-3-3
G/D       x-x-0-4-3-3

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INTRO(see above)

Cmaj7    D/G       Cmaj7   D/G
We can`t play this game anymore
    D/E    Bm7/11   D/E    Bm7/11
But can we still be friends?
Cmaj7       D/G      Cmaj7     D/G
Things just can`t go on like before
    D/E    Bm7/11   D/E    Bm7/11
But can we still be friends?

       Cmaj7        Bm7
We had something to learn
          Am7         C/D      D/G
Now it`s time for the wheel to turn
          Cmaj7        Bm7
Grains of sand, one by one
           Asus4 A    Dsus4 G/D
Before you know, it`s all   gone

Cmaj7   D/G    Cmaj7     D/G
Let`s admit we made a mistake
    D/E    Bm7/11   D/E    Bm7/11
But can we still be friends?
Cmaj7        D/G   Cmaj7   D/G
Heartbreak’s never easy to take
    D/E    Bm7/11   D/E    Bm7/11
But can we still be friends?

       Cmaj7         Bm7
It`s a strange sad affair ...
             Am7           C/D        D/G
It sometimes seems like we just don`t care
            Cmaj7        Bm7
Don`t waste time feeling hurt
                   Asus4 A  Dsus4 G/D
We`ve been through hell  to-ge----ther

INTRO (see above)
Da da da, da da da
Da da da, da da da
Da da da, da da da
Can we still be friends?

Cmaj7   D/G    Cmaj7      D/G
Dum dum da dum dum dum da dum
       D/E         Bm7/11     D/E    Bm7/11
Can we still get together sometime?
Cmaj7   D/G    Cmaj7      D/G
Dum dum da dum dum dum da dum
       D/E          Bm7/11                 D/E    Bm7/11
Pretty babe, can we still go on and on and on?

    Cmaj7         Bm7
We awoke from our dream,
           Am7        C/D       D/G
Things are not always what they seem
    Cmaj7       Bm7
Memories linger on
            Asus4  A    Dsus4 G/D
It's like a sweet, sad, old   song

OUTRO (see above)
Da da da, da da da
Da da da, da da da
Da da da, da da da
Can we still be friends?

OUTRO
(repeat and fade)