You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me

Smokey Robinson song from 1962… I listen to the Beatles version, though, from Meet the Beatles.

intro:
    Chords used:
           {eADGBE}
    A       x02220
    F#m     244222
    D       xx0232
    Bm      x24430
    E       022100
    A7      x02020
    E7      020100
                  A                F#m       A                 F#m
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|--------------|------------------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|-------0-2-0--|-0---4---4--2-0--2|--------|-0--4---4--2-0--2|--------|
|-0-0-2-------2|------------------|-2------|-----------------|-2------|

A
I don't like you, but I love you
 F#m
Seems that I'm always thinking of you
A                         D                 Bm
Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly,
      E           A
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )
                  F#m
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me ) baby,

A
I don't want you, but I need you
F#m
Don't wanna kiss you, but I need to
 A                  D                     Bm
Oh, oh, you do me wrong now, my love is strong now,
      E           A
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )
                 F#m
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me ) baby,

A       A7            D
I love you and all I want you to do is just
A         A         A       E7
Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me...

                 A                 F#m E   A     A                 F#m E  A
|--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------
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|--------------|----2----4---2---|4---2--------|----2----4---2---|4---2----
|-------0-2-0--|0------4--------4|--------0----|0------4--------4|-------0-
|-0-0-2-------2|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------

A
I wanna leave you, don't wanna stay here
F#m
Don't wanna spend another day here
A                     D                      Bm
Oh, oh, oh, I wanna split now, I just can't quit now
      E           A
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me )
                 F#m
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me ) baby,

A       A7            D
I love you and all I want you to do is just
A                 A               A        E7
Hold me please, hold me squeeze, hold me, hold me...

                  A              A
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|-------0-2-0--|-0--------------|----------------|----4---4--2-0--2|-----|
|-0-0-2-------2|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-2---|

You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)
    F#m
You really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)

               A9
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