You Keep Me Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge
Em
[starting from whole band - 140 bpm marching staccato 1/8 notes]
Em
[whole band] [at end of these 8 bars, bpm switches to 90]
Em D Bm C
[organ only]
Em7 D Bm C2
[organ only]
Em D Bm C
[organ with lead guitar hits]
Em D Bm C
[ditto]
Em D Bm C
[whole band in]
Em Em Em D
[2 bar "telegraph" riff]
Em D Bm C
Set me free, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, why doncha, babe.
Em D Bm C
Cuz u don't really want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Bm C
You don't really need me, but ya keep me hangin' on.
F F C G
Why do you keep a'comin' around, playin' with my heart?
F F C G
Why doncha get out of my life & let me try to make a new start.
D D B7 B7 Em
Let me get over you, the way you've gotten over me- hey! [telegraph riff]
Em D Bm C
Set me free, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, why doncha now.
Em D Bm C
You don't really want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Bm C
You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
F F C G
You say when we broke up, you just wanna be friends.
F F C G
But how can we still be friends when seein' you only breaks my heart again
Em Em
[there ain't nothin' I can do about it] [telegraph riff]
Em D Bm C
Set me free, why doncha, babe. Get out of my life, why doncha, babe.
Em D Bm C
You really don't want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Bm C
You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Em D
Get out of my life, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, my doncha, babe.
Em D Em D
Get out of my life, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, my doncha, babe.
[telegraph
Em Em Em Em
riff coming to crescendo]
Em Em Em Em
[ditto] [intro all over
D Bm C Em7
again, beginning with organ solo part]
D Bm C2 Em
[organ] [lead guitar
D Bm C Em
hits held........]
D Bm C Em
[intro continues to end]
D Bm C Em
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Em Em Em Em
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Em Em Em Em
[end]