He'll Have To Go chords by Jim Reeves (Official Version)

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Db
Ab7
Gb
Db7
Ab7/Bb
Ab7/C

Intro 1

Verse 1
Db 
Gb 
Db 
Put your  (D flat major) sweet lips a little  (G flat major) closer to the  (D flat major) phone
Ab7 
Let's pretend that we're together all a (A flat7) lone
Db 
Db7 
I'll tell the  (D flat major) man to turn the  (D flat7) jukebox
Gb 
way down  (G flat major) low
Db 
Ab7 
And you can  (D flat major) tell your friend there  (A flat7) with you,
Db 
Ab7 
Ab7/Bb 
he'll have to  (D flat major) go   (A flat7)  (A flat7/Bb) 
Ab7/C 
 (A flat7/C) Whisper

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Verse 2

to me, tell me do you love me true?

Or is he holding you the way I do

Though love is blind, make up your mind

I've got to know

Should I hang up or will you tell him

he'll have to go

Bridge 1

You can't say the words I want to hear

While you're with another man

Do you want me answer yes or no

Darling, I will understand

Verse 3
Db 
Gb 
Db 
Put your  (D flat major) sweet lips a little  (G flat major) closer to the  (D flat major) phone
Ab7 
Let's pretend that we're together all a (A flat7) lone
Db 
Db7 
I'll tell the  (D flat major) man to turn the  (D flat7) jukebox
Gb 
way down  (G flat major) low
Db 
Ab7 
And you can  (D flat major) tell your friend there  (A flat7) with  you,
Db 
"You'll have to  (D flat major) go"

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Db
Ab7
Gb
Db7
Ab7/Bb
Ab7/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 82

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

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
Ab7/Bb: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Ab7/C: x-3-4-1-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of He'll Have To Go by Jim Reeves, 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 Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Jim Reeves's performance.