Biography:
Irma Thomas (b. February 18, 1941, Ponchatoula, Louisiana) whose only national chart hit in a 50 year career is 1963's "Wish Someone Would Care", is an enduring, Grammy winning, soul, gospel, rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans. Known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans", she is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but did not tour as relentlessly, and industry support and major commercial success eluded her for decades. Thomas, who once was told by execs at Atlantic in the late 60's that "she just didn't have it anymore"
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Don't Mess With My Man:Irma Thomas.
#22 on R&B Charts on MINIT Records
in 1960.
(Intro)
B A B A
(Chorus)
B
You can have my husband but please don't
F# B
mess with my man.
C#m E
You can have my husband but please don't
Bm B
mess with my man.
F#m A F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B
to understand.
(Verse 1)
E B E
Now, when I was with my husband he was really
B
mean.
B A
But when I'm with my man he treats me like a
B
queen.
(Chorus)
E Bm E
You can have my husband but please don't
B
mess with my man.
D F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B A B
to understand.
(Verse 2)
B A B
Now, the money my husband made was for red beans
E
and rice.
B B7
My man gives me steaks, now ain't that nice?
(Chorus)
E Bm E
You can have my husband but please don't
B
mess with my man.
D F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B A B
to understand.
(Interlude)
B G#m B E G#m B G#m E B A
(Verse 2)
B A B
Now, the money my husband made was for red beans
E
and rice.
B B7
My man gives me steaks, now ain't that nice?
(Chorus)
E Bm E
You can have my husband but please don't
B
mess with my man.
D F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B A B
to understand.
(Outro)
B
Yes, he's mine, don't mess with him, leave him
alone!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#22 on R&B Charts on MINIT Records
in 1960.
(Intro)
B A B A
(Chorus)
B
You can have my husband but please don't
F# B
mess with my man.
C#m E
You can have my husband but please don't
Bm B
mess with my man.
F#m A F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B
to understand.
(Verse 1)
E B E
Now, when I was with my husband he was really
B
mean.
B A
But when I'm with my man he treats me like a
B
queen.
(Chorus)
E Bm E
You can have my husband but please don't
B
mess with my man.
D F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B A B
to understand.
(Verse 2)
B A B
Now, the money my husband made was for red beans
E
and rice.
B B7
My man gives me steaks, now ain't that nice?
(Chorus)
E Bm E
You can have my husband but please don't
B
mess with my man.
D F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B A B
to understand.
(Interlude)
B G#m B E G#m B G#m E B A
(Verse 2)
B A B
Now, the money my husband made was for red beans
E
and rice.
B B7
My man gives me steaks, now ain't that nice?
(Chorus)
E Bm E
You can have my husband but please don't
B
mess with my man.
D F#m E
I'm telling all you women, I want you all
B A B
to understand.
(Outro)
B
Yes, he's mine, don't mess with him, leave him
alone!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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