Biography:
Yvonne Marianne Elliman is an American singer. She may be best known for originating the role of Mary Magdalene in the Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Her biggest success came in 1977 with her #1 hit from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, "If I Can't Have You" which was also written by the Bee Gees. The huge success of the latter song has resulted in Elliman being remembered as a disco artist, though this style of music was an exception to the medium-tempo ballads that she specialized in
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If I Can't Have You – Yvonne Elliman
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Written by: Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
From “Saturday Night Fever – Original Movie Soundtrack” (1977)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The recording is somewhere between B and C. I chose the key of C here as
it is much easier to play.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G_B-E
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Fm/C x-3-x-1-1-1
G/C x-3-x-0-0-3
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1
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INTRO
Gm Gm Am Dm Dm Am
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G Am Bb F
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Don’t know ...]
VERSE
C Fm/C C
Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day
G/C F/C
When there's got to be no chance for me
C Fm/C C
My life would end and it doesn't matter how I cry
G/C F/C G/C
My tears of love are a waste of time, if I turn away
BRIDGE
F Dm
Am I strong enough to see it through
F Dm F/G
Go crazy is what I will do
CHORUS
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
INTERLUDE
Gm Gm Am Dm Dm Am
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G Am Bb F
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Can’t let ...]
VERSE
C Fm/C C
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
G/C F/C G/C
I gave it all so easily to you my love
BRIDGE
F Dm
To dreams that never will come true
F Dm
Am I strong enough to see it through
F Dm F/G
Go crazy is what I will do
CHORUS
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
INTERLUDE
Dm Am G |
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + |
|Am Bb F
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[If I ...]
CHORUS
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
(repeat and fade)
If I Can't Have You – Yvonne Elliman
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Written by: Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
From “Saturday Night Fever – Original Movie Soundtrack” (1977)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The recording is somewhere between B and C. I chose the key of C here as
it is much easier to play.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G_B-E
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Fm/C x-3-x-1-1-1
G/C x-3-x-0-0-3
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1
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INTRO
Gm Gm Am Dm Dm Am
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G Am Bb F
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Don’t know ...]
VERSE
C Fm/C C
Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day
G/C F/C
When there's got to be no chance for me
C Fm/C C
My life would end and it doesn't matter how I cry
G/C F/C G/C
My tears of love are a waste of time, if I turn away
BRIDGE
F Dm
Am I strong enough to see it through
F Dm F/G
Go crazy is what I will do
CHORUS
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
INTERLUDE
Gm Gm Am Dm Dm Am
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
G Am Bb F
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[Can’t let ...]
VERSE
C Fm/C C
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
G/C F/C G/C
I gave it all so easily to you my love
BRIDGE
F Dm
To dreams that never will come true
F Dm
Am I strong enough to see it through
F Dm F/G
Go crazy is what I will do
CHORUS
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
INTERLUDE
Dm Am G |
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + |
|Am Bb F
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
[If I ...]
CHORUS
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
Am G
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby
Em Am
If I can't have you ah ah ah – ah
(repeat and fade)
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