You Keep Me Hangin On
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
[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] Set me free, why doncha babe.
Bm C Em D
Get out of my life, why doncha, babe. Cuz u don't really want me, you just
Bm C Em D
keep me hangin' on. You don't really need me, but ya
Bm C F F
keep me hangin' on. Why do you keep a'comin' around,
C G F F
playin' with my heart? Why doncha get out of my life &
C G D D
let me try to make a new start. Let me get over you, the
B7 B7 Em
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, u 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 Em
[there ain't nothin' I can do about it] [telegraph riff] Set me free, why
D Bm C Em
doncha, babe. Get out of my life, why doncha, babe. You really don'
D Bm C Em
want me, you just keep me hangin' on. You really don't
D Bm C Em
need me, you just keep me hangin' on. Get out of my life,
D Em D Em
why doncha babe. Get out of my life, my doncha, babe. Get out of my life
D Em D Em
why doncha, babe. Get out of my life, why 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]
