If I Cant Have You

If I Can't Have You – Bee Gees

Written by: Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Originally recorded for the movie Saturday Night Fever in 1977.
Later released on “Tales From the Brothers Gibb” [CD3]

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Capo: 2nd fret
Play: D
Key: E

For chords in original key transpose +2

CHORDS
      E-A-D-G_B-e
Gm/D  x-x-0-3-3-3
A/D   x-x-0-2-2-0
G/D   x-x-0-0-0-3
G/A   x-0-5-4-3-x

[Intro]

 Am               Am               Bm               Em      Em    Bm
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
     A            Bm    C     G
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

                                              [Don’t know ...]

[Verse 1]

           D          Gm/D                D
Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day
             A/D          G/D
When there's got to be no chance for me
              D          Gm/D                 D
My life would end and it doesn't matter how I cry
   A/D                 G/D                 A/D
My tears of love are a waste of time, if I turn away

[Bridge]

     G                       Em
Am I strong enough to see it through
   G                    Em  G/A
Go crazy is what I will do

[Chorus]

                    Bm       A
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
     F#m                  Bm
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
     Bm                      A
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
     F#m                  Bm
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah

[Interlude]

 Am               Am               Bm               Em      Em    Bm
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
     A            Bm    C     G
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

                                                            [Can’t let ...]

[Verse 2]

          D         Gm/D                 D
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
  A/D            G/D       A/D
I gave it all so easily to you my love

[Bridge]

   G                           Em
To dreams that never will come true
     G                       Em
Am I strong enough to see it through
   G                    Em  G/A
Go crazy is what I will do

[Chorus]

                    Bm       A
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
     F#m                  Bm
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
     Bm                      A
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
     F#m                  Bm
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah

[Interlude]

 Em    Bm    A            |
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + |
|Bm    C     G
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

                                                [If I ...]

[Chorus]

     Bm                      A
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
     F#m                  Bm
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
     Bm                      A
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
     F#m                  Bm
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah