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I Want To Hold Your Hand

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[Intro]
  C    C                D    C    C                D    C    C              D(ODh  yeah ...)
[Verse 1]
Oh yeah, GI'll tell you Dsomething
 EmI think you'll underBstand
When GI say that Dsomething
 EmI wanna hold your B7hand
[Chorus]
 CI wanna Dhold your GhandEm  
 CI wanna Dhold your Ghand
[Verse 2]
Oh Gplease, say to Dme
 EmYou'll let me be your Bman
And Gplease, say to Dme
 EmYou'll let me hold your B7hand
[Chorus]
 CNow let me Dhold your GhanEmd
 CI wanna Dhold your Ghand
[Bridge]
 Dm7And when I Gtouch you I feel Chappy inAmside
 Dm7It's such a Gfeeling that my Clove
CI Ccan't Dhide - CI Ccan't Dhide - CI Ccan't Dhide
[Verse 3]
Yeah, Gyou, got that Dsomething
 EmI think you'll undersBtand
When GI say that Dsomething
 EmI wanna hold your B7hand
[Chorus]
 CI wanna Dhold your GhandEm  
 CI wanna Dhold your Ghand
[Bridge]
 Dm7And when I Gtouch you I feel Chappy inAmside
 Dm7It's such a Gfeeling that my Clove
CI Ccan't Dhide - CI Ccan't Dhide - CI Ccan't Dhide
[Verse 4]
Yeah, Gyou got that Dsomething,
 EmI think you'll underBstand
When GI feel that Dsomething
 EmI wanna hold your B7hand
[Chorus]
 CI wanna Dhold your GhandEm  
 CI wanna Dhold your B7hand
 CI wanna Dhold your Cha--Gand

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The story behind the song

This song captures the pure, exhilarating feeling of young love and the simple, profound desire for connection. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the basement of Jane Asher's house, with the two working closely together at the piano, building the song around a particular chord that sparked its creation. The song became a pivotal moment for The Beatles, marking their first venture into four-track recording and becoming their first American number-one hit. At its heart, it's a joyful expression of infatuation and the innocent thrill of closeness.

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I Want To Hold Your Hand

by The Beatles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm7

[Intro]

C C D C C D C C D D

(Oh yeah ...)

[Verse 1]

G D

Oh yeah, I'll tell you something

Em B

I think you'll understand

G D

When I say that something

Em B7

I wanna hold your hand

[Chorus]

C D G Em

I wanna hold your hand

C D G

I wanna hold your hand

[Verse 2]

G D

Oh please, say to me

Em B

You'll let me be your man

G D

And please, say to me

Em B7

You'll let me hold your hand

[Chorus]

C D G Em

Now let me hold your hand

C D G

I wanna hold your hand

[Bridge]

Dm7 G C Am

And when I touch you I feel happy inside

Dm7 G C

It's such a feeling that my love

C C D C C D C C D

I can't hide - I can't hide - I can't hide

[Verse 3]

G D

Yeah, you, got that something

Em B

I think you'll understand

G D

When I say that something

Em B7

I wanna hold your hand

[Chorus]

C D G Em

I wanna hold your hand

C D G

I wanna hold your hand

[Bridge]

Dm7 G C Am

And when I touch you I feel happy inside

Dm7 G C

It's such a feeling that my love

C C D C C D C C D

I can't hide - I can't hide - I can't hide

[Verse 4]

G D

Yeah, you got that something,

Em B

I think you'll understand

G D

When I feel that something

Em B7

I wanna hold your hand

[Chorus]

C D G Em

I wanna hold your hand

C D B7

I wanna hold your hand

C D C G

I wanna hold your ha--and

About I Want To Hold Your Hand Chords by The Beatles

Learn how to play I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Want To Hold Your Hand chords”, “I Want To Hold Your Hand guitar chords”, or “The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Want To Hold Your Hand chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Want To Hold Your Hand lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, D, G, Em, B, B7.

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