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Jim Reeves - He’ll Have to Go Chords

Chord reference G, C, D7, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Put your sweet lips a little [C]closer to the [G]phone, Let’s pretend that we’re together all a[D7]lone, I’ll tell the [G]man to turn the [G7]jukebox way down [C]low, and you can [G]tell your friend there [D7]with you, He’ll have to [G]go,

Whisper to me tell me [C]do you love me [G]true, or is he holding you the way I [D7]do? Though love is [G]blind make up your [G7]mind I’ve got to [C]know, Should I [G]hang up, or will you [D7]tell him, He’ll have to [G]go,

You can’t [C]say the words I want to hear, while your [G]with another man, If you [C]want me answer, yes or no, darling [G]I will under[D7]stand,

Put your [G]sweet lips a little [C]closer to the [G]phone, Let’s pretend that we’re together all a[D7]lone, I’ll tell the [G]man to turn the [G7]jukebox way down [C]low, and you can [G]tell your friend there [D7]with you, He’ll have to [G]go.

Artist Jim Reeves
Album He'll Have to Go and Other Favorites
Genres Country
Year 1959
Key G

How to Play He'll Have to Go on Guitar?

Jim Reeves - He'll Have to Go can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D7, G7 chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play He'll Have to Go with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.