I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby)
Key: F


I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Copyright 1928

File Created 11/27/2014
File Edited 7/24/2019

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Verse 1:

F            Bbm         F
Gee but it's tough to be broke, kid
           C7
It's not a joke kid,
       F    Bb7
It's a curse

F          Bbm            F
My luck is changing, it's gotten
            C7
From simply rotten
              F    E7
To something ,worse

Am             E7         Am
Who knows some-day I will win too
        D7              G7   DbdimC7C+
I'll be-gin to reach my prime

F            Bbm          F
Now though I see what our end is
          G7
All I can spend is
        C7  B7C7
Just my time

Chorus:

F
I can't give you
Fdim         Gm7   C7
anything but love, baby.
F
That's the only
Fdim              Gm7 C7
thing I've plenty of, baby

F             Cm7      F
Dream awhile, scheme a while
Bb
You're sure to find
Dm    G7   Dm    G7
Happi ness and I guess
Gm7                     C7
All those things you've always pined for

F
Gee I'd like to
Fdim            Gm7    C7
see you looking swell, baby
F
Diamond bracelets
F7                 Bb
Woolworths doesn't sell, baby

Till that lucky
Bbm6                F     D7
day you know darned well, baby
Gm      Gm7
I can't give you
C7  C         F
any thing but love.

Turn Around:

FdimGm7C7F


Verse 2:

F           Bbm        F
Rome wasn't built in a day, kid
            C7
You have to pay kid,
    F           Bb7
For what you get

F        Bbm              F
But I am willing to wait, dear
            C7
Your little mate dear,
             F   E7
Will not for-get

Am         E7           Am
You have a life-time be-fore you,
       G7
I'll a-dore you,
          G7 DbdimC7C+
Come what may

F               Bbm          F
Please don't be blue for the present
             G7
When it's so pleasant
            C7 B7C7
To hear you say

Chorus Repeat:

End Chord:

C+F6F
  

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