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If You Can't Hold The Man You Love chords by
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Evelyn Preer
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C

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Verse 1
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My sermon for the Sabbath day
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said Marston Johnson's prowl
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Am
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It's gonna be a visit
F#dim
F#dim
4

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G
G

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Em
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G

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to every gal in town
E
E

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Am
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Am
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E
E

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Now Mandy Lee just told me
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Am

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a man had gone away
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D
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That will be the subject
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D
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Dm
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G
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which I'll preach about today
C
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C
C

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You can't hold the
Ebdim
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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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man you love,
C
C

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don't cry when he's gone
F
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C
C

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A
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You can't keep a good man down,
D
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G
G

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don't you carry on
C
C

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First I want you gals

to know
F
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a little fact I've known
Ebdim
Ebdim

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D
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Em
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C
C

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D
D

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It takes more than a radio
G
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E
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Am
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to keep a man at home
C
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Ebdim
Ebdim

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Ab
Ab
4

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At some night when you're alone,
C
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Am
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C
C

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waitin' for the dawn
F
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E
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Listen sisters, listen while I warn,
B
B
2

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Ebdim
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E
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dog gone
Am
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You can't mail a letter if it isn't stamped

You can't reform a man
G
G

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C
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but he can be revamped
Ebdim
Ebdim

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You can't hold the man you love,
Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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C
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G
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Am
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don't cry when he's gone
F
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C
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Ebdim
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You can't hold a bird
G
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unless you feed him seeds
C
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Em
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You can't hold a dog
Ebdim
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G
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without the bones he needs
C
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For monkey don't get peanuts,
F
F

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you'll find him gone
Ab
Ab
4

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G
G

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You can't hold a chicken
C
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unless you feed him corn
Baug
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Cm
Cm
3

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C
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You can't hold a seal
Ebdim
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unless you feed him fish
C
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Ebdim
Ebdim

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You even got to grant a baby
G
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the slightest wish
C
C

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Now let me tell you sure
F
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that the Lord above
Ab
Ab
4

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You can't hold a man
G
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unless you give him love
C
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Ebdim
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And some nights you're
B
B
2

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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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alone
C
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Waitin' for the dawn
F
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Listen sisters, listen to me
E
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D
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While I warn the gods
Am
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Oh, you bet ter get wise
G
G

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and realize the truth
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G
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Keep the home fires burning

for your flaming youth
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C
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Ab
Ab
4

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You can't hold the man you love
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G
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F
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F#dim
F#dim
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Am
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C
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A
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Don't cry when he's gone
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C
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C
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Ebdim
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D
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E
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F#dim
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D
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C
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Ebdim
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Now, ever since the world began
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A front -door woman's

had a back -door man
C
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Ab
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You can't hold the man you love
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Don't cry when he's gone

I said, don't cry when he's gone you

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • Am

  • F

  • E

  • F#dim

    4

  • Em

  • D

  • Dm

  • Ebdim

  • Ab

    4

  • Cm

    3

  • A

  • B

    2

  • Baug

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of If You Can't Hold The Man You Love by Duke Ellington, Evelyn Preer is C major.

The primary chords used in If You Can't Hold The Man You Love are C, G, Am, F, E, Gbdim.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Am, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of If You Can't Hold The Man You Love is approximately 176 beats per minute.

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