The Four Seasons – Beggin (Guitar)

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Chords

Chords: A7 5x56xx A7+5 5x566x Bb7 6x67xx Bb7/F x867xx Dm7 x5x56x Dmmaj7 x5x66x Dm6 x5x46x Em7 x7x78x Em7-5 x787xx Gm7 3x333x [Intro] (strings) A7+5
 Dm7 Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Bb7               Gm7       A7+5
Mmm...                put your lovin' hand out, baby
N.C. I'm beggin'
[String bass]
         v      v
G|-7-5------------|
D|------7---5-----|
A|------------8---|
E|----------------|

[Post-intro riff]
  v    v   v   v   v
e|---|----5--5-5-------|
B|---|----6--6-6-------|
G|---|----5--5-5-------|
D|---|-0---------------| let this string ring
A|-03|---------------03|
E|---|-----------------|
       ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ triplets
          ^ 4th repeat at intro only
[Chorus 1]
Dm7           Bb7/F
   (Beggin') Beggin'...

Em7-5                  A7
      Put your lovin' hand out baby

Dm7           Bb7/F
   (Beggin') Beggin' you

Em7-5                  A7
      Put your lovin' hand out baby
[Verse 1]
Dm7             Bb7/F
   Ridin' high      when I was king

Em7-5               A7
Played it hard and fast 'cause I had everything

Dm7             Bb7/F
   Walked away      want me then

Em7-5              A7
But easy come and easy go and it would end
[Chorus 2]
Dm7           Bb7/F
(Beggin') I'm beggin you

Em7-5               A7
Won't you give your hand out baby

Dm7           Bb7/F
(Beggin')    Beggin'...

Em7-5               A7
Put your lovin' hand out baby
[Bridge 1]
Dm7                 Gm7
    I need you to understand

       Em7-5            A
That I tried so hard to be a man

Dm7                        Gm7
The kind of man you'd want in the end

       Em7-5            A
Only then can I begin to live again
[Verse 2]
Dm7             Bb7/F
    An empty shell   used to be

Em7-5               A7
Shadow of my life is hangin' over me

Dm7             Bb7/F
     Broken man   without a goal

Em7-5               A7
Don't even stand the devil's chance to win my soul
[Chorus 3]
Dm7          Bb7/F
(Beggin') Beggin' you

Em7-5               A7
Won't you give your hand out baby

Dm7          Bb7/F
(Beggin') Beggin' you

Em7-5               A7
Put your lovin' hand out baby
[Bridge 2]
Dm7                 Gm7
I'm fightin' hard to hold my own

       Em7-5            A
No, I just can't make it on all alone

Dm7                 Gm7
I'm holdin' on   I can't fall back

       Em7-5            A
Now that big brass ring is a shade of black

[Repeat piano part from intro]
  v   v   v   v
e|----5--5-5--5--5-|
B|----6--6-6--6--6-|
G|----5--5-5--5--5-|
D|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
   ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ triplets

[Break]
   v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---6-7-7---|-7---7---6-7-7---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
                     (drums and piano enter)
[Chorus 4/Coda]
Dm7          Bb7/F
(Beggin')  I'm beggin' you

Em7-5               A7
Won't you give your hand out baby

Dm7          Bb7/F
(Beggin') Beggin'...

Em7-5               A7
Put your lovin' hand out baby
[Outro]
Dm7          Bb7/F
(Beggin') Beggin' you
(fade out)