She Can't Give It Away Song Lyrics and Chords by Barbara Fairchild
She Can't Give It Away
Recorded by Barbra Fairchild
Written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton
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She stands there in the doorway
Of a
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cheap hotel and
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both have seen their
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day
Onetime southern
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beauty filled her
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eyes
But
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now there's just a
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trace
Some
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times for almost nothing
She offers her love to passers
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by
She's an
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old and fading
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sunset
That
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once lit up the whole Savannah
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sky
It's still
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there upon her lips
In the
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movement of her hips
And
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though she's twenty years past a
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lady
Her love
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once was in demand
It
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bought diamonds for her hand
But
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now she can't
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give it
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away
In a big Chicago mansion
Lies a
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man with a
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woman he don't
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love
But his thoughts go back to a
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pretty Georgia
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girl
When
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all he had was not
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enough
He
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remembers all the good times
And the pleasures she gave him in the
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night
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God he loved that
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woman
That
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once lit up the whole Savannah
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sky
Repeat #3
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Now she can't
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give it
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away
FAQ
Who sang the the song She Can't Give It Away?
- The song She Can't Give It Away was sang by Barbara Fairchild.
Who is Barbara Fairchild?
- Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American country and gospel singer, who is best known for her hit 1973 country song "The Teddy Bear Song" and other country hits.
