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You Keep Me Hangin On by Lauren Alaina (Original by The Supremes)
Album: American Idol Season 10
Track 12
2011
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
Em:      x22000
D:       xx0232
Bm:      x24432
C:       x32010
G:       320003 or 320033
B:       x24442
E:       022100
 Intro: 
 EmSet me free, why doDn't cha babe 
 BmGet out my life, why dCon't cha babe 
 EmCause you don't really lDove me 
 You just kBmeep me hangin' oCn
 EmSet me free, why doDn't cha babe 
 BmGet out my life, why dCon't cha babe 
 EmCause you don't really lDove me 
 You just kBmeep me hangin' oCn 
 Verse:
 GWhy do you keep a coming around 
 PlCaying with my hGeart? 
 GWhy don't you get out of my life 
 CAnd let me make a new stGart? 
 DLet me get over you 
 The wBay you've gotten over me
 Chorus:
 EmSet me free, why doDn't cha babe 
 BmLet me be, why doCn't cha babe 
 EmCause you don't really lDove me 
 You just kBmeep me hangin' oCn 
 EmNow you don't really wDant me 
 You just kBmeep me hangin' Con 
 Verse:
 GYou say although we broke up 
 You stCill wanna be just friGends 
 GBut how can we still be friends 
 When seCeing you only breaks my heEart again 
 And there ain't nothing I can do about it 
 Chorus:
 EmSet me free, why doDn't cha babe 
 BmGet out my life, why dCon't cha babe 
 EmCause you don't really lDove me 
 You just kBmeep me hangin' oCn
 EmYou don't really neDed me
 You just kBmeep me hangin Con
 Verse:
 GYou claim you still care for me 
 But your hCeart and soul needs to be frGee 
 GNow that you've got your freedom 
 You wCanna still hold on to mGe 
 DYou don't want me for yourself 
 So let me fBind somebody else Hey! 
 Chorus:
 EmWhy don't you be a mDan about it 
 BmAnd set me frCee 
 NoEmw you don't care a thDing about me 
 BmYou're just using mCe 
 Go Emon, get out, get oDut of my life 
 BmAnd let me sleep at nCight 
 Em'Cause you don't really lDove me
 You just kBmeep me
 KeCep me
 KEmeep me hangin Con

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You Keep Me Hangin On

by Lauren Alaina

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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You Keep Me Hangin On by Lauren Alaina (Original by The Supremes)

Album: American Idol Season 10

Track 12

2011

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 4th fret

Chords:

Em: x22000

D: xx0232

Bm: x24432

C: x32010

G: 320003 or 320033

B: x24442

E: 022100

Intro:

Em D

Set me free, why don't cha babe

Bm C

Get out my life, why don't cha babe

Em D

Cause you don't really love me

Bm C

You just keep me hangin' on

Em D

Set me free, why don't cha babe

Bm C

Get out my life, why don't cha babe

Em D

Cause you don't really love me

Bm C

You just keep me hangin' on

Verse:

Why do you keep a coming around

C G

Playing with my heart?

Why don't you get out of my life

C G

And let me make a new start?

Let me get over you

The way you've gotten over me

Chorus:

Em D

Set me free, why don't cha babe

Bm C

Let me be, why don't cha babe

Em D

Cause you don't really love me

Bm C

You just keep me hangin' on

Em D

Now you don't really want me

Bm C

You just keep me hangin' on

Verse:

You say although we broke up

C G

You still wanna be just friends

But how can we still be friends

C E

When seeing you only breaks my heart again

And there ain't nothing I can do about it

Chorus:

Em D

Set me free, why don't cha babe

Bm C

Get out my life, why don't cha babe

Em D

Cause you don't really love me

Bm C

You just keep me hangin' on

Em D

You don't really need me

Bm C

You just keep me hangin on

Verse:

You claim you still care for me

C G

But your heart and soul needs to be free

Now that you've got your freedom

C G

You wanna still hold on to me

You don't want me for yourself

So let me find somebody else Hey!

Chorus:

Em D

Why don't you be a man about it

Bm C

And set me free

Em D

Now you don't care a thing about me

Bm C

You're just using me

Em D

Go on, get out, get out of my life

Bm C

And let me sleep at night

Em D

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me

Keep me

Em C

Keep me hangin on

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