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Hang On Sloopy:The Newbeats.
Album - Run Baby Run - #131 on
BB Hot 200 on HICKORY Records
in 1965.
INTRO:  D   G   AG..D  G   A  G  
CHORUS:
DHa...Gng on, ASloopy, GSloopy, Dhang on! G  A  G  
DHa...Gng on, ASloopy, GSloopy, Dhang on! G  A  G  
#1.
DSloopy Glives in a Avery Gbad part of Dtown,G  A  G  
and DeveryGbody, Ayeah, is tryin' to Gput my Sloopy DdownG.A  G  
DSloopy, GI don't Acare what your Gdaddy Ddo,G  A  G  
cause Dyou know, GSloopy Agirl, I'm in Glove with DyoGu.A  
Aand so I sing out...
CHORUS:
DHa...Gng on, ASloopy, GSloopy, Dhang on! G  A  G  
DHa...Gng on, ASloopy, GSloopy, Dhang on! 
Yeah (Gyeah) yeah (Ayeah) Yeah (Gyeah) Daaaaaaah!!
INTERLUDE:   D   G   A   G   D   G   A   G(x3)
#2.
DSloopy, let your Ghair hang Adown, let it Ghang down 
on Dme.G  A  G  
DSloopy, let your Ghair down, Agirl, let it Ghang down 
on Dme, Gyeah, Ayeah.G  
GYeah, come on, DSloopy, come Gon, come Aon,
Goh, come on, DSloopy, come Gon, come Aon
Come on DSloopy, come Gon, come Aon.
Come on DSloopy, come Gon, come Aon.
#3.
AAaaaah, it feels so Dgood, come Gon, come Aon!
AYou know it feels so Dgood, come Gon, come Aon!
AWell, shake it, shake it, shake it  DSloopy, 
come Gon, come Aon.
Aoh, shake it, shake it, shake it, Dyeah, come Gon, 
come Aon..A7aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
CHORUS:
DHa...Gng on, ASloopy, GSloopy, Dhang on! G  A  G  
DHa...Gng on, ASloopy, GSloopy, Dhang on! 
Yeah (Gyeah) yeah (Ayeah) Yeah (Gyeah) D  
OUTRO:  D   G   A   G   D   G   A   G  D  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Hang On Sloopy

by The Newbeats

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Hang On Sloopy:The Newbeats.

Album - Run Baby Run - #131 on

BB Hot 200 on HICKORY Records

in 1965.

D G A G A G

INTRO: G..D

CHORUS:

D G A G D G A G

Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!

D G A G D G A G

Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!

#1.

D G A G D G A G

Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town,

D G A G D G A G

and everybody, yeah, is tryin' to put my Sloopy down.

D G A G D G A G

Sloopy, I don't care what your daddy do,

D G A G D G A

cause you know, Sloopy girl, I'm in love with you.

and so I sing out...

CHORUS:

D G A G D G A G

Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!

D G A G D

Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!

G A G D

Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) aaaaaaah!!

D G A G D G A G

INTERLUDE: (x3)

#2.

D G A G

Sloopy, let your hair hang down, let it hang down

D G A G

on me.

D G A G

Sloopy, let your hair down, girl, let it hang down

D G A G

on me, yeah, yeah.

G D G A

Yeah, come on, Sloopy, come on, come on,

G D G A

oh, come on, Sloopy, come on, come on

D G A

Come on Sloopy, come on, come on.

D G A

Come on Sloopy, come on, come on.

#3.

A D G A

Aaaaah, it feels so good, come on, come on!

A D G A

You know it feels so good, come on, come on!

A D

Well, shake it, shake it, shake it Sloopy,

G A

come on, come on.

A D G

oh, shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah, come on,

A A7

come on..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!

CHORUS:

D G A G D G A G

Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!

D G A G D

Ha...ng on, Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on!

G A G D

Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah)

D G A G D G A G D

OUTRO:

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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