Can't Not

(first verse played softly, almost 
without sound, pianissimo)
Em   C          A    Em 
I'd be lying if I said I was 
         C      A     Em    C  A
completely unscathed
Em       C       A              
I might be proving you right 
Em          C     A
with my silence or my retaliation
E5         F#5/E     G5/E        
would I be letting you win in my 
 F#5/E    E5   F#5/E  G5/E   F#5/E
non reaction?
E5         F#5/E     G5/E        
how would I explain?
 F#5/E

E5         F#5/E     G5/E  
how would I explain this to my 
       F#5/E
children if I had them?

        Em      C  A
Because I can't not.
        Em      C  A
Because I can't not
           Em   C  G         Bm
Because i can't afford to be misread
 one more time.

Em   C          A    Em   
Would I be whining if I said I 
       C      A     Em    C  A
needed a hug?
Em   C          A    Em         
Would you feel slighted if I 
 C      A     Em    C  A
said your love's not enough?
E5         F#5/E     G5/E        
how can I complain?
 F#5/E

E5         F#5/E     G5/E        
how can I complain when Im the 
 F#5/E
one who reaches for it?

        Em      C  A
Because I can't not.
        Em      C  A
Because I can't not
          Em  C  G           Bm
Because i cannot walk without my 
crutches

        Em      C  A
Because I can't not.
        Em      C A
Because I can't not
           Em   C    G            
Because i can't help wonder why 
 Bm
you ask me



    E               E/D        
To all the unheard wisdom in the 
     A/C#     A
schoolyard
                       E         E/D
you think you're the right ones
                       A/C#      
you think you're the charmed ones 
    B4   B
i'm sure
E            E/D         
how can you go on with such 
     A/C#         C
conviction?
                E/B
and who do you think you are?
          B4  B
why do you question me?



       Em       C  A
Because we can't not
        Em       C  A
Because we can't not
        Em       C     G    
Because we can't help laugh at 
         Bm
understimations

        Em       C  A
Because we can't not
        Em       C  A
Because we can't not
            Em   C  G             
Because we can't afford to be misled
Bm
 one more time

        Em       C  A
Because we can't not
        Em       C  A
Because we can't not
           Em  C     G            
Because we cannot help without your 
Bm
willingness.


Em          C     A        Em  
Why do you affect me? why do 
         A
you affect me still?
Em          C      A    Em     
Why do you hinder me? why do 
       A
you hinder me still?
Em          C      A    Em     
why do you unnerve me? why do 
       A
you unnerve me still?
Em          C       A   Em     
why do you trigger me? why do 
       A
you trigger me still?