Tuning
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
[Chords]
Eb Eb6 Cadd2 C7
e|--3---3-----0---0--------------------------------------|
B|--4---4-----3---1--------------------------------------|
G|--3---5-----0---3--------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-----2---2--------------------------------------|
A|--x---x-----3---3--------------------------------------|
E|--x---x-----x---x--------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6 x3
Bb
[Verse]
C C7
Baby Take off your coat Real slow.
C C7
Take off your shoes I`you. Take off your shoes.
C C7
Baby Take off your dress Yes Yes Yes.
[Chorus]
C C7
You can leave your hat on
F Bb
You can leave your hat on
C
You can leave your hat on.
C C7
[Verse]
C C7
Go on over there Turn on the light No All the lights.
C C7
Come over here Stand on that chair Yeah That`s right.
C C7
Raise your arms in the air Now shake `em.
[Pre-chorus]
C C7
You give me reason to live
F7
you give me reason to live -
Bb
You give me reason to live -
C
you give me reason to live.
[Chorus]
Bb F7
sweet darling
C C7
You can leave your hat on
Bb
you can leave your hat on
F
feeling
C C7
you can leave your hat on
Bb F
you can leave your hat on
C C7 Bb F
you can leave your hat on
C C7
you can leave your hat on
[Verse]
C C7
Suspicious minds are talkin`
C C7
They`re tryin` to tear us apart!
C C7
They don`t believe that it is love of mine -
C C7 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6
They don`t know what love is
C C7 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6
they don`t know what love is
C C7 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6
They don`t know what love is
C C7 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6 Eb Eb6
they don`t know what love is -
Bb B
I know what love is!
C C7
[Outro]
Bb F7
Oh, I`m on my way
C C7
You can leave your hat on
Bb
You can leave your hat on
F7
Be aware
C C7 Bb F7
You can leave your hat on
C
You give me a reason to live
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- You Can Leave Your Hat On (Bass)
- You Can Leave Your Hat On (Chords)
- You Can Leave Your Hat On (Intro)
Song History
Last Updated: April 6, 2026