Chords with lyrics
No 5 in the UK charts in 1970. Capo on 3 for correct key = Eb.
Not sure I've got this exactly correct so any corrections etc welcome.
Intro = C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Chorus
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
You've got me dangling on a string
FF C majorC
Please don't let me drop
FF A minorAm
My life will surely stop
FF C majorC FF C majorC
'Cos I'm trapped in a dream of needing you so
FF C majorC FF
My heart's in a noose and I can't break loose
Verse 1
C majorC A minorAm FF
I'm not half the man that I used to be
G+G
and I'll admit it
C majorC A minorAm FF
Your love has become a habit to me
G+G
and I can't quit it
C majorC A minorAm
Won't you take this half a man
FF G+G
and make this man whole again
Chorus
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
You've got me dangling on a string
FF C majorC
Please don't let me drop
FF A minorAm
'cos you're everything I've got
FF C majorC FF C majorC
'Cos I'm trapped in a dream of needing you so
FF C majorC FF
The feeling is strong and I can't let go
Verse 2
C majorC A minorAm FF
Every time I phone your number's changed
G+G
or disconnected
C majorC A minorAm FF
You have made my life a book of games
G+G
I feel so rejected
C majorC A minorAm
Girl you've got the best of me
FF G+G
Now come and take the rest of me
Chorus
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
You've got me dangling on a string
FF C majorC
Please don't let me drop
FF A minorAm
'cos you're everything I've got
FF C majorC FF C majorC
'Cos I'm trapped in a dream of needing you so
FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
The feeling is strong and I can't let go
Bridge
C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Girl my nights are so lonely
C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Ooh I'm needing you only
Verse 3
C majorC A minorAm FF
I only drink enough from your loving cup
G+G
to keep me thirsty
C majorC A minorAm FF
Girl my need for you is oh so strong
G+G
until it hurts me
Chorus
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
You've got me dangling on a string
FF C majorC
Please don't let me drop
FF A minorAm
'cos you're everything I've got
FF C majorC FF C majorC
'Cos I'm trapped in a dream of needing you so
FF C majorC FF
The feeling is strong and I can't let go
Chorus
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
You've got me dangling on a string
FF C majorC
Please don't let me drop
FF A minorAm
My life will surely stop
FF C majorC FF C majorC
'Cos I'm trapped in a dream of needing you so
FF C majorC FF
My heart's in a noose and I can't break loose
Repeat chorus to fade