Chords with lyrics
"Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be)" (Mark Lindsay - Terry Melcher)
[N.B.: The record sounds in Eb MajorEb but was obviously played in D MajorD - it was
either sped up or the guitars were capoed at the first fret.]
Capo I
Intro [2X]:
A7[II] A7/6sus4 A7A7 A7/6sus4
x07050 x04030 x02020 x04030
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Chorus:
A7A7
[1, 2: Now have you] got yourself a brand new baby, don't tell me
maybe [3: So now you've]
G+G A7sus4A7sus4 D MajorD
Is it so I got to know
G+G A augmentedA
What's it gonna be?
D MajorD G+G
Him or me...ee?
D MajorD G+G
Him or me...ee?
D MajorD G+G
Him or me...ee?
D MajorD [N.C.]
Him or me?
Post-chorus [vocal omitted 1, 2]:
bass [doubled with piano]:
v v v v
-7-6-4-----------
-------7-5-4-----
-------------7-5-
-----------------
guitar 1: A5A5 A major 6A6 A7A7 A major 6A6 A5A5 A major 6A6 A7A7 A major 6A6
guitar 2: A7[II] A7/6sus4 A7A7 A7/6sus4
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Him or me, Him or me,
guitar 1: A5A5 A major 6A6 A7A7 A major 6A6 D MajorD [N.C.]
guitar 2: A7[II] A7/6sus4 D MajorD [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / /
Him or me, what's it gonna be
Verse 1:
[chords implied by barely audible bass notes]
(D MajorD) (G+G) (A augmentedA)
I can still recall when you told me I was all (D MajorD) (C majorC) (G+G) (A augmentedA)
Every thing you looked for in a man
[guitar fills:]
----2---1-0-----7-5-3---9-7-5---4-2-0---9-7-5--------
------3-----2----------------------------------------
--2-------------7-5-4---9-7-6---4-2-1---9-7-6--------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------- (know... way...
you... think... hang...)
(D MajorD)
But I know that it's not true
(G+G) (A augmentedA)
I've seen the way he looks at you
(E MajorE) (A augmentedA) D MajorD
/ / / / / / / /
And I think you're gonna hang me up again
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2:
So if you'd be so kind would you please make up your mind I won't
share your lovin' with another man And if you see things my way
Could you let me know today
But if you decide it's him I'll change my plans
[repeat chorus]
[repeat post-chorus w/vocal to fade (5th time)]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers