Big Star
"You Can't Have Me"
from the album Third/Sister Lovers (1978)
Considering this is one of the more guitar-heavy tracks from the record, I was quite
surprised to find chords/tabs hadn't been submitted for it yet. As with much of
Third/Sister Lovers, there is a lot of noodling that deviates from this very skeletal
chord progression, so make your own way through it. This is a fun, simple song that sounds
awesome with
plenty of distortion and loud drums.
Standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Intro: A-D (x4)
A D A D
Espionage, the words to come back to me
A D
Sidewinder, you klepto, oh
E
You do steal things
Unawares, but I don't care
G
You can't have me
D
You can't have me
G
You can't have me
D A
You can't have me, not for free
A-D (x4)
A D A D
Gymnast, working out on the parallel rails
A D
Cuttin' trails, screams and wails
A D
Face go pale, never fails
E
You do steal things
Unawares, but I don't care
G
You can't have me
D
You can't have me
G
You can't have me
D
You can't have me, not for free
A-D (x12)
C
The drummer said you were not very clean
D
The drummer said you were not very clean
E
And I know what he means
I know what he means, oh
G
You can't have me
D
You can't have me
G
You can't have me
D A
You can't have me, not for free
A-D to close
