«Beggin'»
(B. Gaudio — P. Farina)
Intro:
(strings):
A7+
/ / / / / / / /
Dm Dm/maj7 Dm7 Dm6 Bb Gm7 A [N.C.]
Mmm… put your lovin’ hand out baby
I’m beggin’
(string bass:)
v v
-7-5————
——7—5-3—
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(piano arr. for guitar [4X]:)
v v v v
—-5—5-5—5—5-
—-6—6-6—6—6-
—-5—5-5—5—5-
-0—————
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^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ triplets
^ 4th repeat at intro only
Chorus 1:
Dm Bb/F
(Beggin’) Beggin’…
Em7-5 A7
Put your lovin’ hand out baby
Dm Bb/F
(Beggin’) Beggin’ you
Em7-5 A7
Put your lovin’ hand out baby
Verse 1:
Dm Bb/F
Ridin’ high when I was king
Em7-5 A7
Played it hard and fast ’cause I had everything
Dm Bb/F
Walked away want me then
Em7-5 A7
But easy come and easy go and it would end
Chorus 2:
(Beggin’) I’m beggin you
Won’t you give you hand out baby
(Beggin’) Beggin’…
Put your lovin’ hand out baby
Bridge 1:
Dm7 G
I need you to understand
Em7-5 A
That I tried so hard to be a man
Dm7 G
The kind of man you’d want in the end
Em7-5 A
Only then can I begin to live again
Verse 2:
An empty shell used to be
Shadow of my life is hangin’ over me
Broken man without a goal
Don’t even stand the devil’s chance to win my soul
Chorus 3:
(Beggin’) Beggin’ you
Won’t you give your hand out baby
(Beggin’) Beggin’ you
Put your lovin’ hand out baby
Bridge 2:
I’m fightin’ hard to hold my own
No, I just can’t make it on all alone
I’m holdin’ on I can’t fall back
Now that big brass ring is a shade of black
[repeat piano part from intro]
Break:
v v v v v v v v
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-7—7—6-7-7—|-7—7—6-7-7—
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(drums and piano enter)
Chorus 4/coda:
(Beggin’) I’m beggin’ you
Won’t you give your hand out baby
(Beggin’) Beggin’…
Put your lovin’ hand out baby
(Beggin’) Beggin’ you [fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
