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I want to Hold Your Hand (G Major)
Artist: Beatles, The    Genre: Rock & Roll    Tempo: Lively    Roman Numerals: I, I7, ii, III, IV, V, v7, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
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G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
B
(B,D♯,F♯)
- B F♯ B D♯ F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Dm7
(D,F,A,C)
- - D A C F
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Verse 1
{D} Oh [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] yeah, I, tell you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] something,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I think you’ll under-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] stand,
When [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I, say that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] something,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I wanna hold your		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] hand.

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ..I wanna		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hold your		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ha---		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ..I wanna		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hold your		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hand.

Verse 2
Oh [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] please, say to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] You’ll let me be your		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] man,
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] please, say to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] You’ll let me hold your		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] hand.
Repeat Chorus

Bridge
[Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ..And when I		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] touch you I feel		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] happy, in-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] side,
[Dm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ..It’s such a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] feeling that my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can’t		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hide,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can’t		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hide
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can’t		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hi-i-i-i-ide

Verse 3
Yeah [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you, got that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] something,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I think you’ll under-		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] stand,
When [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I, hear that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] something,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I wanna hold your		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] hand.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Verse 3

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ...I wanna		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hold your		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ha---		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] nd,
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ...I wanna		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hold your		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] hand.
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ...I wanna		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hold your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ha-a-a-a-a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] and.
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