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If You Can't Hold The Man You Love chords by
Evelyn Preer
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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
Am
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E
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G

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Am

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I sermoned
Verse 1

for the Sabbath day,
E
E

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Am
Am

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E
E

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said Martha Johnson Brown.
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Am

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E

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It's gonna be a vintage,
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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E
E

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every gal in town.
Am
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E
E

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Am
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E
E

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Now Mandy Lee just told me
Am
Am

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a man had gone away.
G
G

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D
D

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G

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That will be the subject
Am
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D
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G
G

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which I'll preach about today
C
C

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F#dim
F#dim
4

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G#
G#
4

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You can't hold the man you love,

C
C

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don't cry when he's gone
F
F

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C

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C#dim
C#dim
4

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

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F#dim
F#dim
4

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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
F

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a little fact I've known
G
G

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D
D

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C
C

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D
D

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It takes more than a radio
G
G

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to keep a man at home
C
C

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G#
G#
4

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And some nights when you're alone,
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C

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F
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Am
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C
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waitin' for the dawn
F
F

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Listen sisters, listen
E
E

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F#dim
F#dim
4

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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E

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while I warn, dog's gone
G
G

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Am
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Can't mail a letter if it isn't stamped
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G

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Can't reform a man

but he can be revamped
C
C

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Cm
Cm
3

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You can't hold the man you love,
G#
G#
4

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C

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G
G

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F
F

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don't cry when he's gone
G
G

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C
C

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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Can't hold the birds
G
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unless you feed him seeds
Ebdim
Ebdim

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You can't hold a dog
G
G

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without the zones he needs
C
C

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A monkey don't get peanuts,
F
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you'll find him gone
G#
G#
4

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G
G

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Can't hold a chicken
C
C

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G

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unless you feed him corn
Baug
Baug

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Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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Can 't hold a seal
G
G

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unless you feed him fish
C
C

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Ebdim
Ebdim

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Even got to grant a
G
G

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baby the slightest wish
C
C

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F
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Now let me tell you, sugar, the Lord above
G#
G#
4

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You can't hold a man

unless you give him love
C
C

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G#
G#
4

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G

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And some nights you're alone
C
C

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Waitin' for the dawn
F
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
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E

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G
G

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Oh, you better get wise

and realize the truth,

keep the home fires burning

for your flaming youth.
C
C

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G#
G#
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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A
A

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Am
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don't cry when he's gone.
A
A

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Em
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Am
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F#dim
F#dim
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D
D

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E
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D
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F#dim
F#dim
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G#
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G#
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G#
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • Em

  • E

  • F#dim

    4

  • D

  • C

  • G#

    4

  • C#dim

    4

  • Ebdim

  • Cm

    3

  • Baug

  • A

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of If You Can't Hold The Man You Love by Evelyn Preer is A minor.

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

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

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