------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Can Make It If You Can - The Boomtown Rats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Mick 2009 Mick 2009 A E G F#m E x4 A E Somewhere a screen door slammed Somewhere, someplace, somebody's killing a man Down the road I'm told five people died And I wonder are you making love to anyone tonight Bm G Cos she and I, we're still sitting here Bm D Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears A G She said lets talk about the future, lets forget about the past A D Did I forget to tell you that the future never lasts Chorus: C Bm A G Can I hold on that long Is it worth the same old stringalong C Bm A D There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs C Bm A G I can make it if you can C Bm A G I can make it if you can A E Don't trust anything, especially love Be careful of the broken bottles on the wall above They burn your brain and they tear at your mind I know I won't be making love to anyone tonight Bm G Cos she and I, we're still sitting here Bm D Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears A G I said there must be some future, if there's been a past A D Don't talk about the present, it makes me want to laugh C Bm A G Can I hold on that long Is it worth the same old stringalong C Bm A D There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs C Bm A G I can make it if you can C Bm A G I can make it if you can G E D we're gonna make it (Guitar Solo) A E x4 Bm G Cos she and I, we're still waiting here Bm D Our eyes are dry but we're bored to tears A G Don't talk about the future, please don't talk about the past A D Lets forget about the present, it harder then to laugh and C Bm A G Can we hold on that long (can we) Is it worth the same old stringalong (same old thing everytime) C Bm A D There's been a few rights but there's many wrongs C Bm A G I can make it if you can (you know I can) C Bm A G I can make it if you can C Bm A G G I can make it if you can Mick 2009