From: "Kitch" rumpole@mortimer.com Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 23:27:10 GMT This arrangement, including the lyrics, seems to be completely different from other versions I've heard, such as the Supremes. [different, AND BETTER!] I wish someone would figure out the lead. 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] Set me free, why doncha babe. Bm C Em D Get out of my life, why doncha, babe. Cuz u don't really want me, you just Bm C Em D keep me hangin' on. You don't really need me, but ya Bm C F F keep me hangin' on. Why do you keep a'comin' around, C G F F playin' with my heart? Why doncha get out of my life & C G D D let me try to make a new start. Let me get over you, the B7 B7 Em 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, u 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 Em [there ain't nothin' I can do about it] [telegraph riff] Set me free, why D Bm C Em doncha, babe. Get out of my life, why doncha, babe. You really don' D Bm C Em want me, you just keep me hangin' on. You really don't D Bm C Em need me, you just keep me hangin' on. Get out of my life, D Em D Em why doncha babe. Get out of my life, my doncha, babe. Get out of my life D Em D Em why doncha, babe. Get out of my life, why 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 [] Em Em Em Em [] Em Em Em Em [end]