You Really Got A Hold On Me Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays387

You Really Got A Hold On Me by Smokey Robinson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, F, Dm, G7 and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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  			C       Am 
/ / / / / / / / 
C       Am 
/ / / / / / / / 
C 
I don't like you, but I love you 
Am 
Seems that I'm always thinkin' of you 
C                       F 
Tho' oh oh you treat me badly 
           Dm 
I love you madly 
 
    G7           C 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold on me) 
    Am 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold on me) 
Baby 
 
C 
I don't want you, but I need you 
Am 
Don't wanna kiss you, but I need to 
C                    F 
Tho' oh oh you do me wrong now 
           Dm 
My love is strong now 
 
    G7           C 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold on me) 
    Am 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold on me) 
             C7 
Baby, I love you 
          F 
And all I want you to do is just 
C                         G7 
Hold me, hold me, hold me (hold me) 
 
C       Am 
/ / / / / / / tighter 
C       Am 
C / / / / / / tighter 
 
C 
I wanna leave you, don't wanna stay here 
Am 
Don't wanna spend another day here 
C                  F 
Tho' oh oh I wanna split now 
        Dm 
I can't quit now 
 
    G7           C 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold on me) 
    Am 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold on me) 
             C7 
Baby, I love you 
          F 
And all I want you to do is just 
C                                      G7 
(Hold) please, (hold) squeeze, hold me (hold me) 
 
    C 
You really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold) 
            Am 
I said, you really got a hold on me 
(You really got a hold) 
              C 
You know, you really got a hold on me 
...and fade 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante