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You Can Have Her:Roy Hamilton.
#6 R&B and #12 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC Records
in 1961.
INTRO:  Eb- Ab  
#1.
EbWell, you can have her, I don't Abwant her, she didn't 
Eblove me, anyBbway.
She only Ebwanted someone to Abplay with, but all I Ebwanted 
Bbwas love to Ebstay.
#1.
EbWell, if you get stuck with the wrong Abwoman, there's 
only Ebone thing that you can Bbdo.
Just dig a Ebhole and jump right Abin it, and pull the 
Ebground Bbright over Ebyou.
CHORUS:
EbWell, you can have her (you can have her) I don't Abwant 
her (I don't want her) she didn't Eblove me anyBbway (anyway.)
She only Ebwanted (only wanted) someone to Abplay with (someone
to play with) but all I Ebwanted (all I wanted) Bbwas love 
to Ebstay.
#2.
EbThe girl I love, she, up and Ableft me, she ran Ebaway with 
my best Bbfriend.
Comes home at Ebnight just for one Abhour, when daylight Ebcomes 
Bbshe's gone aEbgain.
CHORUS:
EbWell, you can have her (you can have her) I don't Abwant 
her (I don't want her) she didn't Eblove me anyBbway (anyway.)
She only Ebwanted (only wanted) someone to Abplay with (someone
to play with) but all I Ebwanted (all I wanted) Bbwas love 
to Ebstay.
#3.
EbLife without love is mighty Abempty, but conEbfession's good 
for the Bbsoul.
I'd rather Ebhave love that I can Abcling to, than have the 
Ebworld Bband all of it's Ebgold.
CHORUS:
(EbYou can have her) you can have her (I don't Abwant 
her) I don't want her (she didn't Eblove me) anyway (anyBbway.)
(EbShe only wanted) she only wanted (someone to Abplay with) 
someone to play with (but all I Ebwanted Bbwas love to Ebstay.)
OUTRO:
EbWell, you can have her (you can have her) I don't Abwant 
her (I don't want her) she didn't Eblove me anyBbway (anyway.)
She only Ebwanted (only wanted) someone to Abplay with (someone
to play with) but all I Ebwanted (all I wanted) Bbwas love 
to Ebstay..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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You Can Have Her

by Roy Hamilton

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You Can Have Her:Roy Hamilton.

#6 R&B and #12 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC Records

in 1961.

Eb Ab

INTRO: -

#1.

Eb Ab

Well, you can have her, I don't want her, she didn't

Eb Bb

love me, anyway.

Eb Ab Eb

She only wanted someone to play with, but all I wanted

Bb Eb

was love to stay.

#1.

Eb Ab

Well, if you get stuck with the wrong woman, there's

Eb Bb

only one thing that you can do.

Eb Ab

Just dig a hole and jump right in it, and pull the

Eb Bb Eb

ground right over you.

CHORUS:

Eb Ab

Well, you can have her (you can have her) I don't want

Eb Bb

her (I don't want her) she didn't love me anyway (anyway.)

Eb Ab

She only wanted (only wanted) someone to play with (someone

Eb Bb

to play with) but all I wanted (all I wanted) was love

to stay.

#2.

Eb Ab Eb

The girl I love, she, up and left me, she ran away with

my best friend.

Eb Ab Eb

Comes home at night just for one hour, when daylight comes

Bb Eb

she's gone again.

CHORUS:

Eb Ab

Well, you can have her (you can have her) I don't want

Eb Bb

her (I don't want her) she didn't love me anyway (anyway.)

Eb Ab

She only wanted (only wanted) someone to play with (someone

Eb Bb

to play with) but all I wanted (all I wanted) was love

to stay.

#3.

Eb Ab Eb

Life without love is mighty empty, but confession's good

for the soul.

Eb Ab

I'd rather have love that I can cling to, than have the

Eb Bb Eb

world and all of it's gold.

CHORUS:

Eb Ab

(You can have her) you can have her (I don't want

Eb Bb

her) I don't want her (she didn't love me) anyway (anyway.)

Eb Ab

(She only wanted) she only wanted (someone to play with)

Eb Bb Eb

someone to play with (but all I wanted was love to stay.)

OUTRO:

Eb Ab

Well, you can have her (you can have her) I don't want

Eb Bb

her (I don't want her) she didn't love me anyway (anyway.)

Eb Ab

She only wanted (only wanted) someone to play with (someone

Eb Bb

to play with) but all I wanted (all I wanted) was love

to stay..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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