You Keep Me Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge
 
 Em
 [starting from whole band - 140 bpm marching staccato 1/8 notes]
 
 Em
 [whole band] [at end of these 8 bars, bpm switches to 90]
 
 Em D  Bm C
 [organ only]
 
 Em7 D Bm C2
 [organ only]
 
 Em D Bm C
 [organ with lead guitar hits]
 
 Em  D Bm C
 [ditto]
 
 Em D Bm C
 [whole band in]
 
 Em Em Em D
 [2 bar "telegraph" riff]  
 Em D Bm C
 Set me free, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, why doncha, babe.
 Em D Bm C
 Cuz u don't really want me, you just keep me hangin' on. 
 Em D Bm C 
 You don't really need me, but ya keep me hangin' on. 
 F F C G 
 Why do you keep a'comin' around, playin' with my heart? 
 F F C G 
 Why doncha get out of my life & let me try to make a new start. 
 D D B7 B7 Em
 Let me get over you, the way you've gotten over me- hey! [telegraph riff]
 
 
 
 Em D Bm C
 Set me free, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, why doncha now.
 
 Em D Bm C
 You don't really want me, you just keep me hangin' on.
 
 Em D Bm C
 You really don't need me, you just keep me hangin' on.
 
 F F C G
  You say when we broke up, you just wanna be friends.
 
 
 F F C G
 But how can we still be friends when seein' you only breaks my heart again
 
 Em Em  
 [there ain't nothin' I can do about it] [telegraph riff] 
 
 Em D Bm C
 Set me free, why doncha, babe. Get out of my life, why doncha, 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 Em D
 Get out of my life, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, my doncha, babe. 
 Em D Em D
 Get out of my life, why doncha babe. Get out of my life, my doncha, babe. 
 
 [telegraph
 
 Em Em Em Em
 riff coming to crescendo]
 
 Em Em Em Em
 [ditto] [intro all over
 
 D Bm C Em7
 again, beginning with organ solo part]
 
 D Bm C2  Em
 [organ] [lead guitar
 
 D Bm C Em
 hits held........]
 
 D Bm C Em
  [intro continues to end]
 
 D Bm C Em
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 Em Em Em Em
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 Em Em Em Em
  [end]