I Want To Hold Your Hand Chords

by The Beatles
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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Chords

C
D
D5
D6
G5
G6
E5
B7
G
Em
Dm
Am

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I Want To Hold Your Hand
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
 
 
[Intro]
 
Guitar 1 plays Chords above Tab, Guitar 2 plays Tab.
 
    C*        D*          C*         D*       C*
e|------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|------------|---3---------------|--3-------------------|
G|------0-----|---2---2------0----|--2----2--------0-----|
D|---2-----0--|---0---0---2-----0-|--0----0----2-------0-|
A|------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|------------|-------------------|----------------------|
 
  D5 D6 D5  D6 D5   D6 D5 D6
e|------------|-------------------|
B|------------|-------------------|
G|------------|---5b--------------|
D|------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-------------------|
                        Oh Yeah
 
* You can play the Power Chords when noted, or play the Normal Chords.
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
G5   G6 G5       D5      D6 D5   Gtr Riff 1 (Bottom)
I'll    tell you something
E5                   B7
I think you'll understand.
   G5 G6 G5      D5  D6  D5   Gtr Fill 1
When I  say that something.
E5                    B7
I wanna hold your hand
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C        D         G      Em
I wanna hold your hand.
C        D         G
I wanna hold your hand.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Oh please say to me you'll let me be your man.
 
And please say to me you'll let me hold your hand.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C        D         G      Em
I wanna hold your hand.
C        D         G
I wanna hold your hand.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Dm           G                 C       Am
And when I touch you I feel happy inside.
Dm            G               C
It's such a feeling that my love,
         D*    C*       D*   C*       D*  D5 D6 D5 D6 D5
I can't hide,  I can't hide, I can't hide.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
Yeah you got that somethin', I think you'll understand.
 
When I say that something.  I wanna hold your hand.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C        D         G      Em
I wanna hold your hand.
C        D         G
I wanna hold your hand.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Dm           G                 C       Am
And when I touch you I feel happy inside.
Dm            G               C
It's such a feeling that my love,
         D*    C*       D*   C*       D*  D5 D6 D5 D6 D5
I can't hide,  I can't hide, I can't hide.
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
Yeah you got that somethin', I think you'll understand.
 
When I feel that something.  I wanna hold your hand.
 
 
[Outro Chorus]
 
C        D         G      Em
I wanna hold your hand.
C        D         B7
I wanna hold your hand.
 
C        D         C     (Gtr Outro Riff 2)   G
I wanna hold your hand.
 
 
[Guitar Riff 1]
 
e|----------------------------|
B|---------------5b-----------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---5----4----5----6----7----|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
[Guitar Outro Riff 2]
 
e|-------------------------3-----|
B|-------------------------0-----|
G|-------------------------0-----|
D|----2--0-------2---0-----0-----|
A|-3----------3------------2-----|
E|-------------------------3-----|
 
 
Chords as used in this song.
 
C*   x3555x
D*   x5777x
D5   x57xxx
D6   x59xxx
G5   35xxxx
G6   37xxxx
E5   022xxx
B7   x21202
C    x32010
D    xx0232
G    320003
Em   022000
X
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Something isn't right here. I don't know what it is. but it isn't right.
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