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Take Me Back

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Take Me Back:Little Anthony And The
Imperials.
#15 on R&B and #16 on BB Hot 100 on VEEP Records
in 1965.
INTRO: F   BbGm7..Cm Eb   F   Dm7  Bb  
CHORUS:
BbTake me back I'm Cmbegging, Fplease, Ebtake me Fback
I'm Bbon my knees..for you to Dm7scold me, Ebhurt me,
Cmhold me..Fdarling, take me Bbback.
#1.
Dm7When you beEblonged to me FI Cmhad a Bbjealous FmindDm7.
Too Gm7late I Clearned that you were Bbnot the Dm7cheating
Bbkind.
CHORUS:
BbTake me back I'm Cmbegging, Fplease, Ebtake me Fback
I'm Bbon my knees..for you to Dm7scold me, Ebhurt me,
Cmhold me..Fdarling, take me Bbback.
#2.
My Fjealous Cmeyes have learned to Ftake a look or Dm7two.
They Gm7were too Cmblind to see that EbI was Flosing Bbyou.
CHORUS:
BbTake me back I'm Cmbegging, Fplease, Ebtake me Fback
I'm Bbon my knees..for you to Dm7scold me, Ebhurt me,
Cmhold me..Fdarling, take me Bbback.
#3.
They Dsay you Eblive and learn, and Fthough BbI've Ftried
beDm7fore, I Gm7promise Cmnever to be Fjealous any Bbmore.
OUTRO:
Take me Bback I'm Dbmbegging, GbpleaseDbmeeee, take me Gbback
I'm Bon my knees..for you to scold me, Ehurt me,
hold me..Bdarling, Dbmtake Gbme Bback.E..Gb...B..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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The story behind the song

"Take Me Back" is a heartfelt plea from someone who has strayed and now deeply regrets it. The singer's "jealous eyes" have seen enough to realize a mistake was made, and now all that matters is being held again. This song, appearing on Little Anthony & the Imperials' 1965 album Goin' Out Of My Head, captures the raw vulnerability of wanting to return to a love that was perhaps taken for granted. It’s a classic expression of remorse and the desperate hope for a second chance.

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