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Don't Mess With My Man:Irma Thomas.
#22 on R&B Charts on MINIT Records
in 1960.
(Intro)
 B A B A
(Chorus)
You can Bhave my husband but please don't 
mess with F#my Bman.
You can C#mhave my Ehusband but please don't 
Bmmess with my Bman.
I'm F#mtelling Aall you F#mwomen, I want you Eall 
to underBstand.
(Verse 1)
ENow, Bwhen I was with my Ehusband he was really 
Bmean.
BBut when I'm with my man he Atreats me like a 
Bqueen.
(Chorus)
You can Ehave my Bmhusband but Eplease don't 
mess with my Bman.
DI'm telling F#mall you Ewomen, I want you all 
to underBstandA.B  
(Verse 2)
BNow, the money my husband Amade was for Bred beans 
and Erice.
BMy man gives me steaks, now B7ain't that nice?
(Chorus)
You can Ehave my Bmhusband but Eplease don't 
mess with my Bman.
DI'm telling F#mall you Ewomen, I want you all 
to underBstandA.B  
(Interlude)
 B G#m B E G#m B G#m E B A
(Verse 2)
BNow, the money my husband Amade was for Bred beans 
and Erice.
BMy man gives me steaks, now B7ain't that nice?
(Chorus)
You can Ehave my Bmhusband but Eplease don't 
mess with my Bman.
DI'm telling F#mall you Ewomen, I want you all 
to underBstandA.B  
(Outro)
BYes, he's mine, don't mess with him, leave him 
alone!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Dont Mess With My Man

by Irma Thomas

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C#m

F#m

G#m

Don't Mess With My Man:Irma Thomas.

#22 on R&B Charts on MINIT Records

in 1960.

(Intro)

B A B A

(Chorus)

You can have my husband but please don't

F# B

mess with my man.

C#m E

You can have my husband but please don't

Bm B

mess with my man.

F#m A F#m E

I'm telling all you women, I want you all

to understand.

(Verse 1)

E B E

Now, when I was with my husband he was really

mean.

B A

But when I'm with my man he treats me like a

queen.

(Chorus)

E Bm E

You can have my husband but please don't

mess with my man.

D F#m E

I'm telling all you women, I want you all

B A B

to understand.

(Verse 2)

B A B

Now, the money my husband made was for red beans

and rice.

B B7

My man gives me steaks, now ain't that nice?

(Chorus)

E Bm E

You can have my husband but please don't

mess with my man.

D F#m E

I'm telling all you women, I want you all

B A B

to understand.

(Interlude)

B G#m B E G#m B G#m E B A

(Verse 2)

B A B

Now, the money my husband made was for red beans

and rice.

B B7

My man gives me steaks, now ain't that nice?

(Chorus)

E Bm E

You can have my husband but please don't

mess with my man.

D F#m E

I'm telling all you women, I want you all

B A B

to understand.

(Outro)

Yes, he's mine, don't mess with him, leave him

alone!

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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