If I Can't Have You chords by Bee Gees (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm7
C#m7
F#m
C#m
B
D
A
E
Am/E
B/E
A/E
A/B
G#m

Intro 1

Bm7

C#m7

F#m

C#m

C#m7

Verse 1
E 
Don't know why
Am/E 
I'm surviving every lonely day
B/E 
When there's got   to be
A/E 
No chance for me
E 
My life would end
Am/E 
And it just   don't matter how I cry
B/E 
My tears of love
A/E 
Are a waste of time
B/E 
If I turn  away

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Pre-chorus 1

F#m

Am I strong enough to see it through

A/B

Go crazy is what I will do

Chorus 1
If I can't have you
C#m 
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh oh oh
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh

Interlude 1

Bm7

C#m7

F#m

C#m

C#m7

Verse 2
E 
Can't let go
Am/E 
And it doesn't matter how I try
B/E 
A/E 
I gave  it all so ea    sily
B/E 
To you   my love

Pre-chorus 2

F#m

To dreams that never will come true

F#m

Am I strong enough to see it through

A/B

Go crazy is what I will do

Chorus 2
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh

Interlude 2

F#m

C#m

C#m7

Chorus 3
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh

Chorus 4
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh
C#m 
If I can't have you
B 
I don't want nobody baby
G#m 
C#m 
If I can't have you, oh, oh, oh,   oh
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm7
C#m7
F#m
C#m
B
D
A
E
Am/E
B/E
A/E
A/B
G#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 105

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

Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Am/E: 0-x-2-2-1-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of If I Can't Have You by Bee Gees, 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 E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Bee Gees.