I Can't Go For That

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I CAN’T GO FOR THAT
By: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen 
Hall and Oates
Key: Eb

-7*7-6  -6  5  -5*  -6  -6* 5 -5*-6
Eas-y, read-y, will-ing, ov-er-time,
  -6   -6 -5*  -6
Where does it stop, 
  -6  -6 -5*  -6 -5* 5-3*-3* -5*   5
where do you dare me to draw the line.
-7*  7  -6  -6  5  
You got the bod-y, 
-3*  5    5 -5*-6 -5*
now you want my  soul,
 -6*  -6 -5* -6* -6  -6 -5*
Don't ev-en think a-bout it, 
-6 -3* 4
say no go.
3-23-23 6     6    6 6  6   7
Yeah  I’ll  I 'll do an-y-thing 
  3   3   6   6  7-66-555
that you want me to,
 3  6-53-55 6  6  6   6 -7   7
And   I'll do al-most an-y-thing, 
  3   3    6  6  7-66-55 
that you want me to, ooh,

  3    3 -5* -5*  6   5    5  -3*-5*5 
yeah, but I can't go for that,   no
 -3*-5* 5
(No can do)
-5* -5* -6  5    5  -3*-5*5 
I can't go for that,  no 
 -3* -5* 5
(No can do)
-5* -5* -6  5    5 -3*-5*5
I can't go for that, no 
 -3*-5* 5
(No can do)
5  -5*  -6  6    6    -5*  -6  5    5
I can't go for that, can't go for that, 
 -5*  -6  5    5
can't go for that.

-7*7 -6 -6  5  -5* -6 -6* 7 5 -5*-6
I can't go for be-ing twice as nice,
-6  -6 -5*-6 -6  -6 -5*  -6  -5*
I can't go  for just re-peat-ing 
5-3* -3* -5*   5
the same old lines.
-7*7 -6 -6  5  -3*  5   5  -5*-6 -5*
Use the bod-y, now you want my  soul,
-6*-6-5* -6* -6 -6  -6  -5* -6 -3* 5
Ooh, for-get a-bout it, now say no go.

3-23-23 6     6    6 6  6   7
Yeah  I’ll  I 'll do an-y-thing 
  3   3   6   6  7-66-555
that you want me to,
 3  6-53-55 6  6  6   6 -7   7
And   I'll do al-most an-y-thing, 
  3   3    6  6  7-66-55 
that you want me to, ooh,

  3    3 -5* -5*  6   5    5  -3*-5*5 
yeah, but I can't go for that,   no
 -3*-5* 5
(No can do)
-5* -5* -6  5    5  -3*-5*5 
I can't go for that,  no 
 -3* -5* 5
(No can do)
-5* -5* -6  5    5 -3*-5*5
I can't go for that, no 
 -3*-5* 5
(No can do)
5  -5*  -6  6    6    -5*  -6  5    5
I can't go for that, can't go for that, 
 -5*  -6  5    5
can't go for that.

3-23-23 6     6    6 6  6   7
Yeah  I’ll  I 'll do an-y-thing 
  3   3   6   6  7-66-555
that you want me to,
 3  6-53-55 6  6  6   6 -7   7
And   I'll do al-most an-y-thing, 
  3   3    6  6  7-66-55 
that you want me to, ooh,

  3    3 -5* -5*  6   5    5  -3*-5*5 
yeah, but I can't go for that,   no
 -3*-5* 5
(No can do)
-5* -5* -6  5    5  -3*-5*5 
I can't go for that,  no 
 -3* -5* 5
(No can do)
-5* -5* -6  5    5 -3*-5*5
I can't go for that, no 
 -3*-5* 5
(No can do)
5  -5*  -6  6    6    -5*  -6  5    5
I can't go for that, can't go for that, 
 -5*  -6  5    5
can't go for that.

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