Chords for Ann Peebles - You Can't Hold A Man

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ You can't hold a man _ _ _ _ _ by [F] trying _ _ to put chains on him.
You [C] can't hold a man _ _ by _ _ _ [F] _
_ trying to stake a claim on him.
You can't [C] keep his love _ _ _ _ _ by [F] sneaking and peeping on him. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Girls, [F] take it [C] from me, you've got to let that [F] man feel [C]
free.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb]
You can't keep his love _ _ _ _ _ [F]
by sneaking and _ _ peeping _ _ [Am] _ _
on _ him. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
can't _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
keep _ _ his love by sneaking and peeping on him.
_ You [C] can't keep _ _ his _ _ _ love by _ [F] _ sneaking _ and peeping on him.
You've got [C] to make [F] him feel [C] at ease.
[A] Don't kill your love [F] with _ [C] jealousy. _ _
[C] Just give that man, [F] give him what he [C] needs. _
[A] You won't have to worry _
[F] when [C] he leaves.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _
Love's _ _ _ _ _ _ what [Dm] he wants.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
can't hold [C] a man _ _ _ _ _ _
by trying _ to put chains on him.
[Am] You can't [C] hold a _ man _ _ _ by trying _ _ to stake a claim on him.
_ You _ [F] can't hold [C] a man by sneaking [D] and peeping on him.
You [F] can't hold a [C] _ man by trying to stake a claim on him. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] By putting [A] chains on [C] him. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] You ain't gonna [Am] hold your man.
[C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ Let your man [G] be free. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ Let your man do what he wants.
You can't [F] _ hold a [C] man, you can't hold him with jealousy.
You can't [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
hold a man, _ girls. _
[F] _ _ You see I made the mistake of being too jealous and over possessive with my [F] man.
_ _ [C] And you know what?
I drove him right into the arms of another [F] woman.
_ _ [C] I didn't want to let him out of my sight. _ _ _
[F] _ I wanted [C] to be with him day and night.
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Every place [C] he went, I wanted to go.
_ _ _ Everything [F] he did, [C] I wanted to know. _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] So if you got a good plan and you treat him this way,
_ _ you better stop and think about it before it's too late.
Because [Am] I'm here to tell you tonight.
That you [C] _
can't [F] hold [C] a man.
Oh, I'm a living present.
[Am] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C]
I can stand here and testify this evening.
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _