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Song title:       I Want to Hold Your Hand
Original Album:   - (single only but available on numerous Beatles compilations)

Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Copyright © 1963 Northern Songs Ltd
Published by Northern Songs Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 3. Chords are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4 except where indicated.



INTRO:
Chords:
C     x32010
G7    320001

[play: 2/4| C-C | G7-G7 |]  [x3]

[play: 2/4| C |]




VERSE1:
Chords:
C   x32010    Em  022000
G7  320001    F   x33211
Am  x02210


         | C            | G7        | Am                      | Em
Oh, yeah,  I'll say that  something,     I think you'll under - stand

    | C         | G7        | Am                  | Em
When  I say that  something,     I wanna hold your  hand

| F         G7       | C      Am  | F         G7       | C
    I wanna hold your  ha_____and,    I wanna hold your  hand.




VERSE2:
Chords:
C   x32010    Em  022000
G7  320001    F   x33211
Am  x02210


   | C             | G7 | Am                      | Em
Oh,  please, say to  me,     you'll let me be your  man

   | C            | G7 | Am                         | Em
And  please say to  me,      you'll let me hold your  hand

| F         G7       | C     Am  | F         G7       | C
    I wanna hold your ha_____and,    I wanna hold your  hand.




BRIDGE:
Chords:
Gm  355333    Bb  xx0331
C   x32010    G7  320001
F   x33211


| Gm           | C                | F        | Bb
     And when I  touch you, I feel  happy in - side,

| Gm            | C              | F           | G7    F         | G7    F        | G7
     It's such a  feeling that my  love I can't  hide     I can't  hide    I can't  hide




VERSE3:
Chords:
C   x32010    Em  022000
G7  320001    F   x33211
Am  x02210    E   022100


         | C              | G7        | Am                      | Em
Oh, yeah,  you've got that  something,     I think you'll under - stand

    | C         | G7        | Am                  | Em
When  I say that  something,     I wanna hold your  hand.

| F         G7       | C          Am  | F         G7       | E
    I wanna hold your  ha-a-a-a - and.    I wanna hold your  hand

| F         G7       | F            | C
    I wanna hold your  ha-a-a-a-a-a - and

[end  on C]