You Keep Me Hangin On chords by The Supremes

Chords with lyrics

"You Keep Me Hangin' On"
          (Holland - Dozier - Holland)
              The Supremes
              No. 1, 1966

Intro [panned across channels, telegraphic guitar line plays D#,
	continues throughout verses]:

	G# minorG#m     D#mD#m     F#F#      E MajorE
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Chorus 1:

	G#G#         D#mD#m
	 Set me...    don'cha baby
	F#F#           E MajorE
	 Get out...      don'cha baby
	G#G#             D#mD#m
	 'Cause you...      love me
	     F#F#       E MajorE
	You just keep...     on
	G#G#         D#mD#m
	 You don't...   need me
	     F#F#       E MajorE
	But you keep me...   on

Verse 1:

	A augmentedA
	 Why do you...
	E MajorE        BB
	Playin'...   heart
	A augmentedA
	 Why don'cha...
	E MajorE            BB   /A#
	 And let me...     start
	F#F#
	 Let me get...
	  D#D#          [telegraphic guitar enters]
	The way you've...     me, hey

Chorus 2:

	Set me free...
	Let me be...
	'Cause you...
	You just keep...
	Now you really...
	You just keep...

Verse 2 [shorter]:

	You say although...
	You still wanna...
	But how can we...
	   E MajorE            G#G#
	When seein' ya...       heart again
	G#G# [N.C., telegraphic guitar enters]
	There ain't...

Chorus 3 [shorter]:

	Whoa-whoa-whoa
	     (Set me free...     baby)
	Whoa-whoa-whoa       why don'cha baby
	     (Get out my...        baby)
	Set me free...
	Get out my life...

Verse 3 [as per verse 1]:

	You claim you...
	But your heart...
	But now that...
	You wanna still...
	You don't want...
	So let me find...

Chorus 4:

	Why don'cha be...
	And set me...
	Now, you don't...
	You're just...
	Go on, get up...
	And let me...

	[begin fade]

	'Cause you don't...
	You just keep...


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