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Hell Have To Go

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[Chorus]
Put your Dsweet lips a little Gcloser to the Dphone,
Let’s pretend that we’re together all aEm7lone,A7  
I’ll tell the Dman to turn the D7jukebox way down Glow,
and you can Dtell your friend there A7with you,
He’ll have to Dgo,G  D  
[Verse 1]
A7Whisper Dto me, tell me Gdo you love me Dtrue,
or is he holding you the way I Em7do?A7  
Tho’ love is Dblind make up your D7mind I’ve got to Gknow,
Should I Dhang up, or will you A7tell him,
He’ll have to Dgo,
[Middle Section]
You can’t Gsay the words I want to hear,
while you're Dwith another D7man,
If you Gwant me answer, yes or no,
darling DI will underA7stand,
[Chorus]
A7Put your Dsweet lips a little Gcloser to the Dphone,
Let’s pretend that we’re together all Em7aloneA7,
I’ll tell the Dman to turn the D7jukebox way down Glow,
and you can Dtell your friend there A7with you,
He’ll have to Dgo.

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Hell Have To Go

by Jim Reeves

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

[Chorus]

D G D

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone,

Em7 A7

Let’s pretend that we’re together all alone,

D D7 G

I’ll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low,

D A7

and you can tell your friend there with you,

D G D

He’ll have to go,

[Verse 1]

A7 D G D

Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true,

Em7 A7

or is he holding you the way I do?

D D7 G

Tho’ love is blind make up your mind I’ve got to know,

D A7

Should I hang up, or will you tell him,

He’ll have to go,

[Middle Section]

You can’t say the words I want to hear,

D D7

while you're with another man,

If you want me answer, yes or no,

D A7

darling I will understand,

[Chorus]

A7 D G D

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone,

Em7 A7

Let’s pretend that we’re together all alone,

D D7 G

I’ll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low,

D A7

and you can tell your friend there with you,

He’ll have to go.

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