Him — Rupert Holmes
Chords and lyrics for Him by Rupert Holmes (key of A).
Verse 1
Intro - E A
[E]Over by the window
There´s a [A]pack of cigarettes
[G#4/7]Not my brand you [G#7]understand
[C#m4/7]Sometimes the girl [C#m]forgets
[A]She forgot to [E]hide them
[A]I know who left those [E]smokes behind
[A]She´ll say oh he´s [E]just a friend
And [A]I´ll say oh
I´m not [G#4/7]blind [G#7]to [F#m]him
[G#m]him [A]him
Chorus
[B7]What´s she´s gonna [E]do about him
[C#m]She´s gonna have to [D7+]do without him
[B4/7]Or do without [A]me
[G#4/7]Me me[F#m]
[B7]No one gets to [E]get it for free
[G#m]It´s me or it´s [C#m]him[B7]
[E]Don´t know what he looks like
[A]Don´t know who he is
[G#4/7]Don´t know why she [G#7]thought that I
would [C#m4/7]say what´s mine is [C#m]his
[A]I don´t want to [E]own her
[A]But I can´t[E] her let it both ways
[A]Three is one to [E]many of us
[A]She leaves with me or [G#4/7]stays [G#7]with[F#m] him
Chorus
[G#m]Him [A]him
[B7]What´s she gonna[E] do about him
[C#m]She´s gonna have to [D7+]do without him
[B4/7]Or do without [A]me
[G#4/7]Me me[F#m]
[B7]No one gets to [E]get it for free
[G#m]It´s me or it´s [C#m]him[B7]
[A]If she wants him she can [E]have him
[A]Just exactly [E]how we once were
[A]It´s goodbye to [E]he and I
and[A] back to me and[G#4/7] her [G#7][F#m]without him
[G#m]him [A]him
Chorus
[B7]What´s she gonna[E] do about him
[C#m]She´ll gonna have to [D7+]do without him
[B4/7]or do without [A]me
[G#4/7]Me me[F#m]
[B7]No one gets to [E]get it for free
[C#m]Time for me to [D7+]make the girl see
[B4/7]It´s me or it´s [A]him
[G#4/7]Him him[F#m]
[B7]What´s she gonna [E]do about him .... (repeat and fade)
Finally, a nice song with some tricky details.
Reinaldo - São Paulo - Brazil - 12/10/08.
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