Hard To Handle chords by
Otis Redding (Official Version)

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Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Ba    by, here I am, I'm the man   on the scene
F7 F7 
 
I can give you what you want,
Bb7 Bb7 
 
but you got   to go home with me
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
I've  got some good old loving
Bb7 Bb7 
 
and I got   some in store
F7 F7 
 
When I get through throwing it  on you,
Bb7 Bb7 
 
you got   to come back for more
F7 F7 
 
Boys and things will come by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but drug store loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle,

Interlude 1

now, yessir'am

Eb

F

Ab

Eb

Bb

Verse 2
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Action speaks louder than word
Bb7 Bb7 
 
and I'm a man   of a great experience
F7 F7 
 
I know you got you another  man
Bb7 Bb7 
 
but I can love  you better than him
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Take  my hand, don't be afraid,
Bb7 Bb7 
 
I wanna prove every word I say
F7 F7 
 
I'm advertising love for free,
Bb7 Bb7 
 
so won't you place your ad with me?
F7 F7 
 
Boys will come a dime by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but ten cent lovin'
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle,

Interlude 2
now, yessir'am
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb

Verse 3
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Ba    by, here I am, I'm the man   on the scene
F7 F7 
 
I can give you what you want,
Bb7 Bb7 
 
'cause you gon'  go home with me
Bb7 Bb7 
 
F7 F7 
 
I've  got some good old loving
Bb7 Bb7 
 
and I got   it here in store
F7 F7 
 
When I get through throwing it  on you,
Bb7 Bb7 
 
you got   to come back for more
F7 F7 
 
Boys will come a dime by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but drug store lovin'
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle,

Interlude 3
now, yessir'am
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb

Outro 1

Bb7

Bb7

Give it to me, I got to have it

Bb7

Give it to me, good old loving

Bb7

Some of your good loving

[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb7 F7 Eb F Ab...

Chords

Bb7
F7
Eb
F
Ab
Bb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Hard To Handle by Otis Redding, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Otis Redding's performance.

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