You keep me hangin' on - The Supremes
Recording is in key of Ab so tune down 1/2 step.
Intro
[A] [Em/G] [Em/D] [Fmaj7]
Refrain
[A] [Em/G]
Set me free why don't cha Baby
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Get out my life why don't cha Baby
[A] [Em/G]
'Cause you don't really love me you just
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Keep me hangin' on
[A] [Em/G]
'Cause you don't really need me
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
But you keep me hangin' on
Verse 1
[Bb]
Why do you keep a comin' 'round
[F] [C]
Playing with my heart?
[Bb]
Why don't you get out of my life
[F] [C] [Em]
And let me make a new start?
[G]
Let me get over you the
[E]
Way you've gotten over me, Hey
Refrain
[A] [Em/G]
Set me free why don't cha Baby
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Let me be why don't cha Baby
[A] [Em/G]
'Cause you don't really love me you just
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Keep me hangin' on
[A] [Em/G]
Now you don't really want me
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
But you keep me hangin' on
Verse 2
[Bb]
You say although we broke up
[F] [C]
You still wanna be just friends
[Bb]
But how can we still be friends
[F] [A]
When seeing you only breaks my heart again
N.C.
And there aint nothin' I can do about it
Refrain
[A] [Em/G]
Set me free why don't cha Baby
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Get out my life why don't cha Baby
[A] [Em/G]
Set me free why don't cha Baby
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Get out my life why don't cha Baby
Verse 3
[Bb]
You claim you still care on me
[F] [C]
But your heart and soul needs to be free
[Bb]
Now that you've got your freedom
[F] [C] [Em]
You wanna still hold on to me
[G]
You don't want me for yourself
[E]
So let me find somebody else
Refrain
[A] [Em/G] [Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Why don't cha be a man about it and set me free
[A] [Em/G]
Now you don't care a thing about me
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
You're just a using me
[A] [Em/G]
Go on, get out, get out of my life
[Em/D] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
And let me sleep at night
Outro
[A] [Em/G]
Cause you don't really love me
[Em/D] [Fmaj7]
You just keep me hangin' on
Chords:
Em/G: 322000
Em/D: 020000
Esus: 022200
Fmaj7: 003210
