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You Can Leave Your Hat On

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No Capo
[Intro]
 Bb5   C5     Eb5   C5   Eb5      C5x3 
F5 G5 Bb5
|      C|  C   Csus4   C|  G5    Bb5   C|     x3
[Verse]
 CBaby  TCake Csus4off      C    G5yBb5our coCat      C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
       CRCeal Csus4slow.C  G5  Bb5  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
       CTCake Csus4off yoCur G5shoBb5es C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
     CI'lCl taCsus4ke off CthG5e sBb5hoesC  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
       CBCaby Csus4Take oCff G5youBb5r dresCs C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
       CYCes   Csus4Yes    CYG5es.Bb5  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
[Chorus]
You can C9leave your hat on C7  
You can F5leave your hat on Bb  
You can leave your hCat on.Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
C       C   Csus4 C  G5 Bb5   C     C Csus4 C   G5 Bb5
[Verse]
        C  CGo oCsus4n over CthG5ere      Bb5      CTuCrn Csus4on thCe liG5ght Bb5  
        C      C        Csus4   CNo G5AlBb5l the ClightsC. Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
       CCCome Csus4over hCere   G5        Bb5        C    C        Csus4   CStaG5nd Bb5on that
Cchair       C        Csus4     C     G5        Bb5       CYCeaCsus4h  ThaCt's G5rigBb5ht.
        C      C        Csus4     C     G5        Bb5        C  CRaCsus4ise yoCur aG5rms Bb5in
Cthe air     C        Csus4     C     G5        Bb5        C    C  Csus4Now shCake G5'emBb5.
[Pre-chorus]
 CYou give me reason to live  Edim  
 you give me reason to live F5  
 You give me reason to live Bb5  
 you give me reason to live.C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  A5  Bb5  
[Chorus]
Sweet darling F  
You can leave your hat on     C    C        Csus4     C     G5     Bb5YCou can ClCsus4eave yCour hat G5on A5  Bb5  
Baby F  
You can leave your hat on     C    C        Csus4     C     G5      Bb5  CYou caCn Csus4leave Cyour G5haA5t oBb5n 
 FYou can leave your hat on     C    C        Csus4     C     G5     Bb5  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  A5  Bb5  
 FYou can leave your hat on C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  A5  Bb5  
F                          C   C Csus4 C  G5 Bb5 C     C Csus4 C   G5 Bb5
[Verse]                            
       CSCuspiCsus4cious CminG5ds Bb5are talkin'  C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
    CTheyC're Csus4tryin' Cto G5teBb5ar us apart!C  C  Csus4  C  G5  Bb5  
        C      C    Csus4They CdoG5n't Bb5believe thaCt it iCs Csus4love oCf miG5ne Bb5-
TBb5hey dC5on't knEb5ow wD5hat love C5is Bb5  C5  Eb5  C5  Eb5  C5  
TBb5hey dC5on't knEb5ow wD5hat love C5is Bb5  C5  Eb5  C5  Eb5  C5  
TBb5hey dC5on't knEb5ow wD5hat love C5is  Bb5  C5  Eb5  C5  Eb5  C5  
TBb5hey dC5on't knEb5ow wC5hat lEb5ove C5is Bb5  C5  Eb5  C5  Eb5  C5  
Eb5I knC5ow whBb5at lEb5ove C5is!
[Outro]  
    C    C        Csus4     C     G5      Bb5        C    C    Csus4Oh, CI'm G5on A5my Bb5wayF  
You can leave your hat on     C    C        Csus4     C     G5     Bb5YCou can ClCsus4eave yCour hat G5on A5  Bb5  
Be awareF  
You can leave your hat on     C    C        Csus4     C     G5      Bb5   CYou gCivCsus4e me a CreaG5son A5to Bb5live
 FYou can leave your hat on     C    C        Csus4     C     G5      Bb5        C    C        Csus4    CfaG5de A5outBb5  

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XXO231

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

D minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

You Can Leave Your Hat On

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You Can Leave Your Hat On

by Joe Cocker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb5

Eb5

Csus4

Edim

No Capo

[Intro]

Bb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 C5

F5 G5 Bb5

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C

| | | | x3

[Verse]

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Baby Take off your coat

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Real slow.

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Take off your shoes

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

I'll take off the shoes

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Baby Take off your dress

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Yes Yes Yes.

[Chorus]

C9 C7

You can leave your hat on

F5 Bb

You can leave your hat on

C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on.

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

[Verse]

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Go on over there Turn on the light

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

No All the lights.

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Come over here Stand on that

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

chair Yeah That's right.

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Raise your arms in

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

the air Now shake 'em.

[Pre-chorus]

C Edim

You give me reason to live

you give me reason to live

Bb5

You give me reason to live

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

you give me reason to live.

[Chorus]

Sweet darling

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on

Baby

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on

F C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on

F C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on

F C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

[Verse]

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

Suspicious minds are talkin'

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

They're tryin' to tear us apart!

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5

They don't believe that it is love of mine -

Bb5 C5 Eb5 D5 C5 Bb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 C5

They don't know what love is

Bb5 C5 Eb5 D5 C5 Bb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 C5

They don't know what love is

Bb5 C5 Eb5 D5 C5 Bb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 C5

They don't know what love is

Bb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Bb5 C5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 C5

They don't know what love is

Eb5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 C5

I know what love is!

[Outro]

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5 F

Oh, I'm on my way

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on You can leave your hat on

Be aware

C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on You give me a reason to live

F C C Csus4 C G5 Bb5 C C Csus4 C G5 A5 Bb5

You can leave your hat on fade out

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