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: (x4)
Espionage, the words to come back to me
Sidewinder, you klepto, oh
You do steal things
Unawares, but I don't care
You can't have me
You can't have me
You can't have me
You can't have me, not for free
(x4)
Gymnast, working out on the parallel rails
Cuttin' trails, screams and wails
Face go pale, never fails
You do steal things
Unawares, but I don't care
You can't have me
You can't have me
You can't have me
You can't have me, not for free
(x12)
The drummer said you were not very clean
The drummer said you were not very clean
And I know what he means
I know what he means, oh
You can't have me
You can't have me
You can't have me
You can't have me, not for free
A-D to close