You keep me hanging on  (midi)

 

    E - Bm - D - C

 

E                              Bm               - D                                    C

    Set me free, why doncha babe,   get out of my life, why doncha babe ?

E                                 Bm                          D                       C       

    Cuz you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on.

E                            Bm                         D                       C

    You don't really need me, but you keep me hangin' on.

 

   F                                                           C                     G

1.   Why do you keep a'comin' around, playin' with my heart ?

F                                                 - C                                         G      - Bm

    Why doncha get out of my life     and let me make a new start ?

D                                          B7

    Let me get over you, the way you've gotten over me. Hey !

 

E                              Bm                - D                          C

    Set me free why doncha, babe,      let me be why doncha babe ?

E                                  Bm                         D                       C

    Cuz you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on, huhu.

E                                   Bm                         D                        C

    Now you don't really want me, you just keep me hangin' on.

 

   F                                                           C                           G

2.   You say although we broke up, you still wanna be just friends.

F                                                                C                     

    But how can we still be friends, when seein' you only breaks

             E

    my heart again !

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    ( spoken: )And there ain't nothin' I can do about it.

 

                    E                               Bm

    Whoa-oh-oh, set me free, why doncha babe ?

                    D                                         C

    Whoa-oh-oh, get out of my life, why doncha babe ?

                     E                              Bm

    Whoa-oh-oh, set me free, why doncha babe ?

D                                        C

    Get out of my life, why doncha babe !

 

   F                                                                C                                      G

3. You claim you still care for me but your heart and soul need to be free.

F                                                                        C                              G -Bm

  And now that you've got your freedom, you want to still hold on to me.

D                                                      B7

   You don't want me or yourself, so let me find somebody else, hey hey.

 

E                               Bm               - D                     C

    Why doncha be a man about it      and set me free ?

             - E                            Bm                  - D                         C

    Now      you don't care a thing about me,    you're just usin' me !

           E                     Bm                - D                                   C

    Go on, get out, get out of my life,       and let me sleep at night.

E                           Bm         - D                  C

    You don't really love me,       you just….

 

(orig. = capo 4th)      (The Supremes)