If You Cant Give Her Love Give Her Up
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
IF YOU CAN'T GIVE HER LOVE (GIVE HER UP)
As recorded by Bobby Womack
(From the 1973 album FACTS OF LIFE)
[Intro]
Emaj7 B7
[Verse 1]
Emaj7 B7
You gotta learn today to look at things right on (Oh yeah)
Emaj7
Black is black, white is white, that's a proven fact
B7 Emaj7
It even goes the same when it comes down to a woman
B7 Emaj7
That's been the greatest gift that god could give man
B7
Which is me and you
Emaj7 B7
You've got somebody that you love -- I don't believe in playin' hard to get
Emaj7 B7
For somebody you might already have -- listen to me
[Verse 2]
B7
Ooh
Emaj7 A#m7
We gotta stop fussin' over the ladies
Amaj7
Beatin' em and mistreatin' em
A7
And leaving them with a baby
E A#m7
We gotta start them right
Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7
Huggin' and lovin' and bein' real nice
[Verse 3]
G#m7 F#m7
Although at times they be tempting
D#m7 G#m7 C#m7
And sometimes they get you old and grey
G#m7
But a woman was made to love
Amaj7
One change in this sound like a sleigh
B7
What I'm tryin to say, y'all
[Chorus]
Emaj7
Ooh
B7
If you can't give her love
Emaj7 B7
Give her up, give her up
Emaj7 B7
And if you can't give her up, make up your mind, oh
Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 B Emaj7
Give her up or give her her freedom
[Verse 4]
A#m7
I don't mean that a woman run wild
Amaj7 Emaj7
And let her get out every once in a while, ooh
A#m7
Don't get up, get her up at home
Amaj7 G#m7 C#m7
Because you don't want to hurt, just leave her alone
G#m7
There's a lot of men I don't know
F#m7 D#m7 G#m7 C#m7
That would like to be you, so soon
G#m7
Who would accept a ready made family
Amaj7
And do the things for you woman that you should be doing
B7
Hey, hey
[Chorus]
Emaj7 B7 Emaj7
If you can't give her love, why don't ya give her
B7
Give her up, give her up
Emaj7 B7 Amaj7
And if you can't give her up, you got to give her up
G#m7 F#m7 B7
Or give her her freedom
[Outro]
Emaj7 B7 Emaj7 B7 Emaj7
Ooh baby, oh my, my my baby
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