You've Really Got a Hold On Me


Words and music by William Smokey Robinson
Performed by The Beatles-1962,1963, 1994 (Anthology I (live))

B7+9 - (x 12 11 12 X 12)

intro
                          (band joins in)
                          A                       G#m F#m
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A-------------0--2--0------0----4-----4--2--0--2-------
E----0--0--2-----------2----------------------------2~-

E  A                    G#m  F#m                     E
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A-----4----4--2--0--2-----------(! = repeat this riff)-
E-----------------------2~-----------------------------

A                                G#m
I don't like you, but I love you
F#m                                   E
Seems that I'm always thinking of you
A     A7               D                  B7
Oh,oh,oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly,
                               D---------------
                               A--x--0--1---2~-(* = repeat this riff)
                               E---------------
     E7          A
you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )

! G#m  F#m
you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me ) baby,

(same chords)
I don't want you, but I need you
Don't wanna kiss you, but I need to
                                     *
Oh, oh, oh, you do me wrong now, my love is strong now,
you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )
you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me ) baby,
A       A7            D
I love you and all I want you to do is just
A                           E7
Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me...

                           A       A/F#     F#m E  A        }
                                                      tired }
e---------------------------------------------------        }
B---------------------------------------------------        }x2
G---------------------------------------------------        }
D-----------------------------2--x--4--2-----4--2--2        }
A------------0--2--0-------0--2--x--4--2--4--4--2--0        }
E---0--0--2-----------2-----------------------------        }


I wanna leave you, don't wanna stay here
Don't wanna spend another day here
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna split now, I just can quit now
you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )
                 F#m
you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me ) baby,
I love you and all I want you to do is just
Hold me please, hold me squeeze, hold me, hold me...

     A
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )
A---2-
E-----
     F#m
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )

ending:
A                        B7+9
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-------------------------
D-------------------------
A-----0--------0--------0~
E--------2--0----2--0-----

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