I Can't Give You Anything But Love chords by Cliff Edwards (Official Version)

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Db
Dm7b5
Ab/Eb
F7
Bbm9
Eb9sus4
Ab
Bdim7
Db/F
Eb7
Ab/C
Ab7
Cm
G7
Bb7
Ab6
Cm7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Ab/Eb 
 (A flat/Eb) Gee,     but it's  (D flat/F) tough  to be  (A flat/Eb) broke,   kid.
Bbm9 
Eb7 
Ab/C 
Bdim7 
It's not a  (B flat minor9) joke,  kid,  (E flat7) it's a  (A flat/C) curse   (Bdim7) 
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Ab/Eb 
 (A flat/Eb) My       luck is  (D flat/F) changing, it's  (A flat/Eb) gotten
Bbm9 
from simply  (B flat minor9) rotten
Eb7 
Ab/C 
Ab7 
 (E flat7) to something  (A flat/C) worse   (A flat7) 
Cm 
G7 
Cm 
 (C minor) Who knows, some  (G7) day I will  (C minor) win too
F7 
Bb7 
I'll be (F7) gin to reach my  (B flat7) prime
Ab/Eb 
Db/F 
Ab/Eb 
 (A flat/Eb) Now      though I  (D flat/F) see    what our  (A flat/Eb) end      is,
Dm7b5 
Eb9sus4 
Eb7 
All I can  (D minor7b5) spend    is just my  (E flat9sus4) time         (E flat7) 

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Pre-chorus 1

I can't give you

any thing but love, baby

That's the only thing

I've plenty of, baby

Dream awhile, scheme awhile

We're sure to find

Happiness and I guess

All those things you've always pined for

Chorus 1
Ab6 
Cm7 
 (A flat6) Gee I'd like to  (C minor7) see   you
Bdim7 
Bbm9 
Eb7 
 (Bdim7) looking   (B flat minor9) swell,  (E flat7) baby
Ab7 
 (A flat7) Diamond bracelets
Db 
Woolworth doesn't  (D flat major) sell, baby
Dm7b5 
Till that lucky  (D minor7b5) day
Ab/Eb 
F7 
you know darned  (A flat/Eb) well,     (F7) baby
Bbm9 
Dm7b5 
Eb9sus4 
Ab 
 (B flat minor9) I      can't give you  (D minor7b5) any       (E flat9sus4) thing       but  (A flat major) love
Bdim7 
Bbm9 
Eb9sus4 
 (Bdim7)  (B flat minor9)  (E flat9sus4) 

Interlude 1

Chorus 2
Ab6 
Cm7 
 (A flat6) Gee I'd like to  (C minor7) see   you
Bdim7 
Bbm9 
Eb7 
 (Bdim7) looking   (B flat minor9) swell,  (E flat7) baby
Ab7 
 (A flat7) Diamond bracelets
Db 
Woolworth doesn't  (D flat major) sell, baby
Dm7b5 
Till that lucky  (D minor7b5) day
Ab/Eb 
F7 
you know darned  (A flat/Eb) well,     (F7) baby
Bbm9 
Dm7b5 
Eb9sus4 
Ab 
 (B flat minor9) I      can't give you  (D minor7b5) any       (E flat9sus4) thing       but  (A flat major) love
Eb9sus4 
Ab 
 (E flat9sus4)  (A flat major) 

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Db
Dm7b5
Ab/Eb
F7
Bbm9
Eb9sus4
Ab
Bdim7
Db/F
Eb7
Ab/C
Ab7
Cm
G7
Bb7
Ab6
Cm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 120

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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
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Bbm9: 6-8-6-6-6-8
Eb9sus4: x-x-1-1-2-1
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bdim7: x-2-3-1-3-x
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Can't Give You Anything But Love by Cliff Edwards, 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 Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Cliff Edwards.