I Cain't Say No!

by Rogers & Hammerstein · posted by waltp

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Tab

I CAIN’T SAY NO!
W: Oscar Hammerstein II
M: Richard Rogers
From: “Oklahoma”
Key: F, C

-3   4   -3  -2  3  -3   -2 
It ain’t so much a ques-tion
1   2   -2   2   -2  2  -2
Of not know-ing whut to do
-2   3     3     -3*  -3*  -3
I knowed whut’s right and wrong
 -3   3  3   -2
Since I been ten
-3  4  -3 -2  3  -3   -2
I heard a lot of sto-ries
 1  2  -2  2   -2   2   -2
And I reck-on they are true
-2 3    3   -3*  -3* -3  -3 3  3  -2
A-bout how girls ‘re put up-on by men
-2 3   3   3   3   -2  -2 -2 -2   2
I know I must-n’t fall in-to the pit
 2   1    1   1   1 -1  -1  2  2  -2
But when I’m with a fel-ler I fer-git

 4   4  -2  3   -3    1     1  1
I’m just a girl who cain’t say no
 1  -2 1 -1  -2 -3   4
I’m in a tur-ri-ble fix
4 4   -2   3   -3  1   1   1
I al-ways say come on le’s go
 1    -2  1 -1 -2 -3  -2
Jist when I ort-a say nix
 2  -2  3   4   -3*  -3 -3* -3  3
When a per-son tries to kiss a girl
1  -1   1  -1  1  -1   1   -1  1  -3
I know she ort-a give his face a smack
 2  -2  3   4  -3*  -3  -3*  -3 3
But as soon as some-one kiss-es me
1  -1   1    -1  1  -1  1  -1   1   4
I some-how, sort-a want-a kiss him back

 4   4  -2  3    -3    1     1   1
I’m jist a fool when lights are low
1   -2   1   -1  -2 -3    -3*
I cain’t be priss-y and quaint
-3* -3* -3* -3*   -3  -3*  -4
I ain’t the type that can faint
 4   4  4 4   -4  4   4*
How c’n I be whut I ain’t
4*  -5    2  -2
I cain’t say no

Key: C

 3    3   -2   -2 2
Whut you goin’ to do 
 3   3 -2  -2   2    -1   3
When a fel-ler gits flirt-y
-1     2   2   -1   1  3
And starts to talk pur-ty
 -2  -2   2    2  -1
Whut you goin’ to do
  3   3   -2 -2  2    3 
S’pos-in’‘at he says ‘at
 3   -2   -2  2    -1   3
Yer lips ‘re like cher-ries,
-1  2  2   -1  1   3
Er ros-es, er ber-ries
 -4  -4   -3   -3 3
Whut you goin’ to do

Key: F

  3   3   1  1   -1   1 
S’pos-in’‘at he says ‘at
  1     -3   -3 -2  -3
You’re sweet-er ‘n cream
-1   -1  -3*-3*  3    -3*  3   4 
And he’s got-ta have cream er die
 3    3   2    2  -2
Whut you goin’ to do 
 -1  -1   3    2   -2
When he talks that way
 3   -3 -4   4
Spit in his eye

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