Him (Rupert Holmes)

Rupert Holmes is better known for his Escape (the Pina Colada song), but I like singing this 1980 song more. Hope you like my rendition:

and the chords I used for anyone who wants them:

[C] Over by the window
there's a [Fmaj7] pack of cigarettes
[D7] Not my brand, you [E7] understand
Some[Cmaj9]times the girl for[Am]gets
[Fmaj7] She forgets to hide [Cmaj9] them
[Fmaj7] I know who left those [Cmaj9] smokes behind
[Fmaj7] She'll say, “Oh, he's [Cmaj9] just a friend”
[Fmaj7] and I'll say, “Oh I'm not [E7] blind to…


refrain:
[Fmaj7] Him, him, [Dm7] him
What's she gonna [Cmaj7] do about him?
She’s gonna have to [Bbmaj7] do without him
or do without [Fmaj7] me, me, [Dm7] me
No one gets to [Cmaj7] get it for free
It's me or it's [Am7] him [G]

[C] Don’t know what he looks like
[Fmaj7] don't know who he is
[D7] Don’t know why she [E7] thought that I
would [Cmaj9] say what's mine is [Am] his
[Fmaj7] I don't want to [Cmaj9] own her
[Fmaj7] but I can't let her [Cmaj9] have it both ways
[Fmaj7] Three is one too [Cmaj9] many of us
She [Fmaj7] leaves with me or [E7] stays with
(refrain)

instrumental part:
[ C /// //// Fmaj7 /// ////
D7 /// E7 /// Cmaj9 /// Am /// ]


[Fmaj7] If she wants, she can [Cmaj9] have it
[Fmaj7] just exactly [Cmaj9] how we once were
[Fmaj7] It's goodbye to [Cmaj9] he and I
and [Fmaj7] back to me and [E7] her without

//: [Fmaj7] Him, him, [Dm7] him
What's she gonna [Cmaj7] do about him?
She's gonna have to [Bbmaj7] do without him
or do without [Fmaj7] me, me, [Dm7] me
No one gets to [Cmaj7] get it for free
Time for me to [Bbmaj7] make the girl see, it’s me or it’s ://

Another great rendition of a great song. I didn't know that was Rupert Holmes. Learn something new every day!

That song was in my head for a long, long time. Great work on this one.

Thanks, OhioBelle! Though he didn't have a whole lot of hits, he knew how to construct songs well. I like the twist in the Escape song.

Thanks, Aspieman! Yes, this song has been on to-do list for a long time, too, so I'm glad I finally got it done!