How Can I Love You When You Won't Go Away Chords

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How Can I Love You When You Won't Go Away by Dan Hicks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, A, D7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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verse 1 
        G                          C 
I've talked to your mother, Ive talked to your dad 
      G                                 D 
They say they've tried but I'ts all in vain 
       G                         C        A 
I've begged and I've pleaded, I even got mad 
 D7                                 G 
Now we must face it, you give me a pain 

 F                           C 
How can I love you when you won't go away? 
 F                  C 
I keep telling you day after day 
 F                          C              A 
But you won't listen, you always stay and stay 
 D                           G        C 
How can I miss you when you won't go away? 

verse 2 
         G                     C 
You're never ending presence really cramps my style 
    G                                D 
I dream that it won't always be the same 
    G                           C       A 
At first I was attracked, but after a while 
 D7                                      G 
Have you ever heard of the hard-to- get game? 

 F                           C 
How can I love you when you won't go away? 
 F                  C 
I keep telling you day after day 
 F                          C              A 
But you won't listen, you always stay and stay 
 D                           G        C 
How can I miss you when you won't go away? 

verse 3 
     G                     C 
Out of a billion peoople, how did you choose me? 
  G                                 D 
Why oh why won't won't you cut me loose? 
     G                   C           A 
Just do me a favor and listen to my plea 
     D7                           G 
I'm not the only chicken in the roost 

F                              C 
How can I miss you when you won't go away? 
F                   C 
I keep telling you day after day 
F                           C              A 
But you won't listen, you always stay and stay 
D                                     G        C 
How can I miss you when you when you won't go away 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante