[ verse 1 ]
D A G D
anything you can do , i can do better .
D G A D
i can do anything better than you .
A D A D
no you can’t . yes , i can . no , you can’t . yes , i can .
A G D
no , you can’t . yes , i can , yes , i can!
[ verse 2 ]
D A G D
anything you can be , i can be greater .
D G A D
sooner or later i’m greater than you .
A D A D
no , you’re not . yes , i Am . no , you’re not . yes , i Am .
A G D
no , you’re not! yes , i Am , yes , i am!
[ chorus 1 ]
F#m
i can shoot a partridge , with a single cartridge .
Em
i can get a sparrow , with a bow and arrow .
E
i can live on bread and cheese .
A
and only on that? yes . so can a rat!
[ verse 3 ]
D A G D
any note you can reach , i can go higher .
D G A D
i can sing anything higher than you .
A D A D
no you can’t . yes , i can . no , you can’t . yes , i can . ( bis ad naus . )
A G D
no , you can’t . yes , i can , yes , i can!
[ verse 4 ]
D A G D
anything you can buy , i can buy cheaper .
D G A D
i can buy anything cheaper than you .
A D A D
fifty cents? forty cents! thirty cents? twenty cents!
A G D
no , you can’t! yes , i can , yes , i can!
[ verse 5 ]
D A G D
anything you can say , i can say softer .
D G A D
i can say anything softer than you .
A D A D
no you can’t . yes , i can . no , you can’t . yes , i can . ( bis ad naus . )
A G D
no , you can’t . yes , i can . yes , i can!
[ chorus 2 ]
F#m
i can drink my liquor faster than a flicker .
Em
i can drink it quicker and get even sicker!
E
i can open any safe .
A
without bein’ caught? yes . that’s what i thought . . . . . you crook!
[ verse 6 ]
D A G D
any note you can hold , i can hold longer .
D G A D
i can hold any note longer than you .
A D A D
no you can’t . yes , i can . no , you can’t . yes , i can . ( bis ad naus . )
A G D
no , you can’t . yes , i can . . . . yes , i – i – i – i – i – i – i – i – i ca – A – A – A – n!
D
yes , you ca – A – A – an!
[ verse 7 ]
D A G D
anything you can wear , i can wear better .
D G A D
in what you wear i’d look better than you .
A D A D
in my coat? in your vest! in my shoes? in your hat!
A G D
no , you can’t! yes , i can . . . . yes , i can!
[ verse 8 ]
D A G D
anything you can say , i can say faster .
D G A D
i can say anything faster than you .
A D A D
no you can’t . yes , i can . no , you can’t . yes , i can . ( bis ad naus )
A G D
no , you can’t . yes , i can , yes , i can!
[ chorus 3 ]
F#m
i can jump a hurdle . i can wear a girdle .
Em
i can knit a sweater . i can fill it better!
E
i can do most anything!
A
can you bake a pie? no . neither can i .
[ verse 9 ]
D A G D
anything you can sing , i can sing sweeter .
D G A D
i can sing anything sweeter than you .
A D A D
no you can’t . yes , i can . no , you can’t . yes , i can . ( bis ad naus . )
A
no , you can’t , can’t , can’t
G
yes , i can , can , can
A G D
yes , i can!
no , you can’t!