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You Really Got A Hold On Me

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You Really Got A Hold On Me chords
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-4-4-2-0-2------|
E|------------2---| 2x
or 
 A   F#m2x
AI don't like you, but I love you
F#mSeems that I'm always thinking of you
       A                 A7                   D  B7*
Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly,
you E7really got a Ahold on me (you really got a F#mhold on me)
you Areally got a F#mhold on me (you Areally got a F#mhold on me) baby,
AI don't want you, but I need you
F#mDon't wanna kiss you, but I need to
AOh, oh, A7oh, you do me Dwrong now, my love is B7strong now,
you E7really got a Ahold on me (you really got a F#mhold on me)
you Areally got a F#mhold on me (you Areally got a F#mhold on me) baby,
AI love A7you and all I Dwant you to do is just
AHold me, hold me, hold me, E7hold me...
 A    F#m   A\  E\   F#mtighter
 A    F#m   A\  E\   F#mtighter
AI wanna leave you, don't wanna stay here
F#mDon't wanna spend another day here 
AOh, oh, A7oh, I wanna Dsplit now, I just can B7quit now
you E7really got a Ahold on me (you really got a F#mhold on me)
you Areally got a F#mhold on me (you Areally got a F#mhold on me) baby,
AI love A7you and all I Dwant you to do is just
AHold me, hold me, hold me, E7hold me...
you E7really got a Ahold on me (you really got a F#mhold on me)
you Areally got a F#mhold on me (you Areally got a F#mhold on me) 
*  Some folks prefer B over B7 here
Capo II
   A= G  
 F#m= Em  
  A7= G7  
   D= C  
  B7= A7  
  E7= D7  

All chords in this song (12)

The story behind the song

This song captures the intense feeling of being completely under someone's spell, even when that hold might be painful or complicated. It was written by Smokey Robinson, inspired by Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me," and became a hit for The Miracles before The Beatles recorded their version for their album With the Beatles. The lyrics convey a powerful, almost inescapable emotional entanglement. Playing it means channeling that push and pull of being unable to break free from a captivating connection.

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You Really Got A Hold On Me

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F#m

You Really Got A Hold On Me chords

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|-4-4-2-0-2------|

E|------------2---| 2x

A F#m

I don't like you, but I love you

F#m

Seems that I'm always thinking of you

A A7 D B7

Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly,

E7 A F#m

you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)

A F#m A F#m

you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me) baby,

I don't want you, but I need you

F#m

Don't wanna kiss you, but I need to

A A7 D B7

Oh, oh, oh, you do me wrong now, my love is strong now,

E7 A F#m

you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)

A F#m A F#m

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 F#m A E F#m

\ \ tighter

A F#m A E F#m

\ \ tighter

I wanna leave you, don't wanna stay here

F#m

Don't wanna spend another day here

A A7 D B7

Oh, oh, oh, I wanna split now, I just can quit now

E7 A F#m

you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)

A F#m A F#m

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...

E7 A F#m

you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)

A F#m A F#m

you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)

* Some folks prefer B over B7 here

Capo II

A G

F#m Em

A7 G7

D C

B7 A7

E7 D7

About You Really Got A Hold On Me Chords by The Beatles

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