Hard to Handle

Words and Music by Allen Jones, Alvertis Bell and Otis Redding

Intro
Moderate Rock q = 102
µ
         
      
(Drums)

 
mf


1 2 4 2 0 2 0
2 2 2

              


1 2 4 2 0 2 0
2 2 2

 Verse
B
    
               




1. Ba - by, here I am, I’m a man on the scene.

2., 3. See additional lyrics

                  
    

 2 2 2 X 2 X
0 2
0 2 2 2 X 2 X
0 2
0

     
                 
I can give you what you want, but you got to come home with me.

 
                   

2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X 0
0 2 0 2

Copyright © 1968 IRVING MUSIC, INC.

Copyright Renewed
All Rights Reserved Used by Permission 1

SheetMusicDirect.com Order 8630380 | 1 copy purchased by JOKIN LAGUNAS on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:54am CST
 
                        


I’ve got some good old lov - in’ and I got some more in store. Uh,

 
                   

2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X 0
0 2 0 2

                      
   


when I get through throw - in’ it on ya, you got to come back for more.

  
                     

1 1 2 2 3 4
2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X
0 2

  Chorus

          
F#
         
  

 
Boys have things that come by the doz - en. That ain’t noth - in’ but drug - store lov - in’.
Boys that come a - long, a dime by the doz - en. That ain’t noth - in’ but ten cent lov - in’.
Boys - ’ll run a - long, a dime by the doz - en. That ain’t noth - in’ but drug - store lov - in’.
Boys that run a - long, a dime by the doz - en. That ain’t noth - in’ but ten cent lov - in’.

          
          

4 4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
2 2 2 X 2 2 X

SheetMusicDirect.com Order 8630380 | 1 copy purchased by JOKIN LAGUNAS on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:54am CST
 To Coda 2 

     
B µ

                      
Pret - ty lit - tle thing, let me light your can - dle ’cause, uh, ma - ma, I’m sure hard to han - dle now, yes, a - round.

      


1.
D E A E B
                 
       


5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0
X 0 X
2 

2.
To Coda 1 


A E B A E B

              

 Hard.
Yeah. Hard to han - dle now.
Hard to han - dle now.

                     
      

0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0

D.S. al Coda 1
(take 2nd ending)

 
A E B A E B

    
 
Oh, ba - by.

            
        

0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
0 0

SheetMusicDirect.com Order 8630380 | 1 copy purchased by JOKIN LAGUNAS on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:54am CST
  Coda 1

   
A E B A E B
  
           


Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh, yeah.

              
      

0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
0 0

Guitar Solo D.S.S. al Coda 2

B
     
Play 7 times

                    

 
 2 2 2 X 2 X
0 2
0  2 2 2 X 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

 Coda 2


A E B A E B

            
Yeah. So hard to

                     
      

0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0

  
A E B A E B

          


han - dle now. Oh, yeah.

            
        

0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
0 0

SheetMusicDirect.com Order 8630380 | 1 copy purchased by JOKIN LAGUNAS on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:54am CST
 Outro-Guitar Solo

     
B
 
          
Ba - by. Uh, good lov - in’. Ba - by.

                    
         

2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X 0
0 2 0 2 0 2

        
          



Ba - by, oh, oh, good lov - in’. I need good

 
                   

2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X 0
0 2 0 2

        
  
  
lov - in’. I got to

                 
    

2 2 2 X 2 X 0 2 2 2 X 2 X 0
0 2 0 2

A E B

             
    
 


have it. Oh, yeah. Yeah.

                  
      
2 2 2 X 2 X 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 0

SheetMusicDirect.com Order 8630380 | 1 copy purchased by JOKIN LAGUNAS on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:54am CST
 A E B A E B

   
         
   
So hard to han - dle now. Yeah.

                     
      

0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0

Free time

 
A E B
 
       
Mm, mm.

  
      
 

0 2
0

Additional Lyrics

2. Action speaks louder than words, and I’m a man of great exper’ence.
I know you got another man, but I can love you better than him.
Take my hand, don’t be afraid. I’m gonna prove ev’ry word I say.
I’m advertisin’ love for free, so you can place your ad with me.

3. Baby, here I am, the man on your scene.

I can give you what you want but you got to come, uh, home with me.
I’ve a got some good old lovin’ and I got some more in store.
When I get through throwin’ it on you, you gotta come a runnin’ back for more.

SheetMusicDirect.com Order 8630380 | 1 copy purchased by JOKIN LAGUNAS on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:54am CST