"You Could've Been a Lady" is a song by the British soul band Hot Chocolate, written by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson in 1969.

[1] Although initially released by Hot Chocolate as a non-album single, the song later appeared on the 2009 reissue of Cicero Park.

Rather than the original single version, a 3:48 edit of the re-recording has appeared on all compilation albums issued both by the band and with various other artists.

"You Could've Been a Lady" has many similarities to "Why Don't You Quit" by American jazz musician Eddie Harris.

[2] The song had further success in North America when it was covered by Canadian rock band April Wine for their 1972 studio album, On Record.