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If I Cant Have You

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EbI-I..G7I-I.. CmI don't want F7nobody
EbIf I Bbcan't Ebhave yoBbu
EbOhhhh G7I-I cCman't love nobF7ody
F7Unless I'm loving yBbou
Chorus:
BbThe way you Eb6hug me
The way you Eb6squeeze me
The way you G#6kiss me
G#6Ya ya ya ya Eb6ya ya ya ya Bbya
If I can't have EbyouBb  Bbaug  
EbI I G7I.Cm. can't F7talk to nobody
EbUnless BbI'm talEbking to Bbyou
EbI..G7I..CmI don't wanna F7hold nobody
F7Unless I'm holding Bbyou
Chorus
EbI..G7I-I-CmI can't be F7kissing nobody
EbUnless I'm Bbkissing EbyouBb  
EbI just don't I just dG7on't I just don't want to be Cmbothered with F7nobody
F7Unless I'm bothered with Bbyou
Outro:
       BbIf I can't have Eb6you
       BbIf I can't have Eb6you
(repeat until fade)

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If I Cant Have You

by Etta James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eb6

G#6

Bbaug

Eb G7 Cm F7

I-I..I-I.. I don't want nobody

Eb Bb Eb Bb

If I can't have you

Eb G7 Cm F7

Ohhhh I-I can't love nobody

F7 Bb

Unless I'm loving you

Chorus:

Bb Eb6

The way you hug me

Eb6

The way you squeeze me

G#6

The way you kiss me

G#6 Eb6 Bb

Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya

Eb Bb Bbaug

If I can't have you

Eb G7 Cm F7

I I I.. can't talk to nobody

Eb Bb Eb Bb

Unless I'm talking to you

Eb G7 Cm F7

I..I..I don't wanna hold nobody

F7 Bb

Unless I'm holding you

Chorus

Eb G7 Cm F7

I..I-I-I can't be kissing nobody

Eb Bb Eb Bb

Unless I'm kissing you

Eb G7 Cm F7

I just don't I just don't I just don't want to be bothered with nobody

F7 Bb

Unless I'm bothered with you

Outro:

Bb Eb6

If I can't have you

Bb Eb6

If I can't have you

(repeat until fade)

About If I Cant Have You Chords by Etta James

Learn how to play If I Cant Have You by Etta James with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “If I Cant Have You chords”, “If I Cant Have You guitar chords”, or “Etta James If I Cant Have You chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy If I Cant Have You chords and for experienced players who want accurate If I Cant Have You lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Eb, G7, Cm, F7, Bb, Eb6.

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What key is "If I Cant Have You" in?

The chords for "If I Cant Have You" show the original chord names (including Eb, G7, Cm, F7, Bb, Eb6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.