Chords for Ruth Brown - If I Can't Sell It, I'll Sit On It - Mark Twain Prize

Here's one. _ _ _ _ _
Please welcome Ruth Brown.
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[B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] Now, _ I own _ _
[Eb] _ a [Ab] second-hand furniture store.
[F] _
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And I think my prices [Ab] are fair.
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_ [Ab] Well, I did.
_ _ [Eb] Until this [Ab] real cheap guy [F] walked in one day,
_ saw this [Abm] chair that he wanted to buy,
_ [Bb] but he wouldn't,
_ [Ab] claimed the price was too high.
[B] So, _ [Bbm] I looked him [Ab] straight in his eye,
[Eb] _ and this _ was my reply.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ If I can't sell it,
_ [F] _
_ [C] I'm gonna keep sitting on [F] it.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] I sure [Ab] ain't gonna give it away.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Now, darling, if you want it,
_ [Gb] _ _ [F]
oh, baby, you got to buy.
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_ _ _ _ And I mean [Eb] just what I said.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _
[Ab] Now, how'd you like to find this?
I've been waiting at home for you [Db] every night. _ _ _ _
[Ab] Only been used once or twice. _ _
And it's still [Em] nice and ti—ow!
_ [Ab] _
_ _ [C] But if I can't sell it,
[F] _
I'm gonna [A] sit right down on it.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] I don't see the need to [Ab] just give it away. _ _ _ _ _ _
Now, look at [B] this nice bottom.
_ _ [Ab] _
Ain't it easy [B] on the eye?
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [E] I got a team to support.
[Dbm] _
_ [F] Wait or sign.
[Ab] _ But _ if I can't sell it,
_ [F] _
I'm gonna keep sitting on it.
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ I ain't about to give [Ab] it away.
_ _ _ [Eb] You know, I [Ab] have really had my fill
_ of folks [F]
always coming around
with their hands stuck out.
[Bb] Everybody wants something,
and no [Eb] nobody wants to give up nothing.
[Ab] Now, if you want [Ebm] this,
put your [Ab] hand in your sack
and bring me some cash.
_ [F]
If you want something for free,
go to the Salvation Army.
[Bb]
Don't come looking at me.
_ _ Now, this is [Eb]
not St.
Vincent de Paul's place.
_ [G] This is [Ab] Ruth's place.
_ [Bb] Read [A] my list.
_ [Ab]
No [Bb] free trip.
And [Ab] if you came in [Db] here
looking for a [Abm] handout,
oh darling, you are really in the [B] wrong place.
[C] My advice to you,
[Ab] let the dog hit you.
Let the dog bit you.
Cause you get nothing [F] around here for [A] free.
But some advice from me,
[Bb] and that is,
[F] I'm not [Eb] giving away anything for [Ab] free.
If you see something [F] up here that you want,
tell you [Bb] what to do, [C] baby.
Before you [Db] leave,
[D] I want to [Eb] tell you, baby,
just [F] shut up [G] and show [Abm] me the money.
[C] _ [Db] Show me the [D] money.
Show [Eb] me the money.
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