• Song:

    You Keep Me Hangin On

  • Artist:

    Vanilla Fudge

From: "Kitch" rumpole@mortimer.com
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 23:27:10 GMT

This arrangement, including the lyrics, seems to be completely different
from other versions I've heard, such as the Supremes.
[different, AND BETTER!] I wish someone would figure out the lead. 



    You Keep Me Hangin' On          Vanilla Fudge

     Em (022000@1)                [starting from whole band - 140 bpm marching staccato 1/8 notes]

     Em (022000@1)     [whole band]     [at end of these 8 bars, bpm switches to 90]

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)     [organ only]

     Em7                 D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C2 (x32030@1)     [organ only]

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)     [organ with lead guitar hits]

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)     [ditto]

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)      [whole band in]

     Em (022000@1)                Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)        [2 bar "telegraph" riff]                 Set me free, why doncha babe.

     Bm (x24432@1)                C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)        Get out of my life, why doncha, babe. Cuz u don't really want me, you just

     Bm (x24432@1)                C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)       keep me hangin' on.                   You don't really need me, but ya

     Bm (x24432@1)                C (x32010@1)                F (133211@1)                F (133211@1)       keep me hangin' on.                    Why do you keep a'comin' around,

     C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)                F (133211@1)       playin' with my heart?                  Why doncha get out of my life &

     C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                D (xx0232@1)       let me try to make a new start.      Let me get over you, the

     B7 (x21202@1)                B7 (x21202@1)               Em (022000@1)       way you've gotten over me- hey!        [telegraph riff]

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)           Set me free, why doncha babe.    Get out of my life, why doncha now.

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)           You don't really want me, u just keep me hangin' on.

     Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)         You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on.

     F (133211@1)                 F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)          You say when we broke up,         you just wanna be friends.

     F (133211@1)                 F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)      But how can we still be friends when seein' you only breaks my heart again

     Em (022000@1)                Em (022000@1)                                  Em (022000@1)    [there ain't nothin' I can do about it] [telegraph riff]    Set me free, why

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)    doncha, babe.          Get out of my life, why doncha, babe.   You really don'

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)       want me, you just  keep me hangin' on.                  You really don't

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)        need me, you just keep me hangin' on.                  Get out of my life,

     D (xx0232@1)                 Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)                Em (022000@1)     why doncha babe.     Get out of my life, my doncha, babe.  Get out of my life

     D (xx0232@1)                 Em (022000@1)               D (xx0232@1)                Em (022000@1)     why doncha, babe.     Get out of my life, why doncha, babe. [telegraph

     Em (022000@1)                Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)       riff coming to crescendo]

     Em (022000@1)                Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)     [ditto]                                                   [intro all over

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em7
         again, beginning with organ solo part]

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C2 (x32030@1)               Em (022000@1)        [organ]                                                [lead guitar

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)        hits held........]

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)        [intro continues to end]

     D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)               C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)     []

     Em (022000@1)                Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)     []

     Em (022000@1)                Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)               Em (022000@1)                                                                [end]


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