Song: You Keep Me Hanging On
By: Vanilla Fudge {live version 1968}
[intro:]3 X[ | Em |Em | D | D | Bm | Bm | C | C | ]
Em
[chorus:]
Em D Bm C
Set me free why don't you babe? Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D Bm C
You really don’t want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Bm C
You really don’t need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
[bridge:1]
F C G
Why do ya keep a'comin' around, playin' with my heart?
F C G Bm
Why doncha get out of my life, and let me make a new start?
D B7 Em
Let me get over you, the way you've gotten over me, yeah.
[chorus:]
Em D Bm C
Set me free why don't you babe? Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D Bm C
You really don’t want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Bm C
You really don’t need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
You know I need love (set me free why don’t you babe)
{bridge:1]
F C G
You say when we broke up, you just wanna to be friends.
F C
But how can we still be friends, when seeing you only
E {let ring }
breaks my heart again?
E7
And there ain't nothing I can do about it...
[chorus:]
Em D Bm C
Set me free why don't you babe? Get out my life, why don't you babe?
Em D Bm C
You really don’t want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D Bm C
You really don’t need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
Em D
Get out my life why won’t you babe
Em D
Get out my life why won’t you babe
Em D
Get out my life why won’t you babe
Em D Bm C
Get out my life why won’t you babe, you just keep me hangin' on.
{Repeat intro}2 X [ | Em | Em | D | D | Bm | Bm | C | C | ]
[chorus:]
E Bm D C
Set me free why don't you babe? Get out my life, why don't you babe?
E Bm D C
Cause you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on.
E Bm D C
Now you don't really need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
[bridge:]
F C G
You say although we broke up, you still just wanna be friends.
F C
But how can we still be friends, when seeing you only
E
breaks my heart again?
E7
And there ain't nothing I can do about it...
[chorus:]
E Bm D C
Set me free why don't you babe? Get out my life, why don't you babe?
E Bm D C
Cause you don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on.
E Bm D C
Now you don't really need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
[bridge:]
F C G
You claim you still care for me but your heart and soul need to be free.
F C G Bm
And now that you've got your freedom, you want to still hold on to me.
D B7 Em
You don't want me or yourself, so let me find somebody else, hey, hey.
[verse:4]
E Bm D C
Why doncha be a man about it, and set me free?
E Bm D C
Now, you don't care a thing about me, you're just usin' me.
E Bm D C
Go on, get out of my life and let me sleep at night.
[coda:]
E Bm D C
You don't really love me, you just keep me hangin' on..(x2) (fade.)