from the bbc produced 50th anniversary remake of the beatles’

debut please please me .

kloot put their inimitable stamp on this classic , originally by

the cookies .

standard tuning

capo position 5

chords
= = = = = =

Em 022000
E7 021000
Em7 020000
C#m7dim5 x42000
Bm x24432
Am x02210
Am/B x22210
C x32010
B7 x24242

nb these are hardly riffs , just lovely little passing notes –
but it won’t sound as good without them!!

riff 1
= = = = = =

E – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – |

riff 2
= = = = = =

E – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – 0 – – 2 – – 3 – – |

intro
= = = = =

Em E7 Em7 C#m7dim5
Em E7 Em7 C#m7dim5

verse 1
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Em E7 Em7 C#m7dim5
chains baby’s got me wrapped up in chains
Am Am/B C riff 1
but they ain’t the kind that you can see
Bm Am
these chains of love
Em
they’ve got a hold on me

verse 2
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Em E7 Em7 C#m7dim5
chains baby’s got me wrapped up in chains
Am Am/B C riff 1
but they’re not the kind that you can see
Bm Am
these chains of love
Em
they’re all over me

refrain 1
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riff2

Am
i wanna tell you pretty baby
Em
that you look divine
Am
very clever in your letter
B7
these chains are round my mind

verse 3
= = = = = = =

Em E7 Em7 C#m7dim5
i’m in chains you’ve got me wrapped up in chains
Am Am/B C riff 1
they’re not the kind that you can see
Bm Am
these chains of love
Em
are all over me

refrain 2
= = = = = = = = =

riff2

Am
i wanna tell you pretty baby
Em
that you look divine
Am
clever letter in your leather
B7
tethered to my mind

close
= = = = =

Em E7 Em7 C#m7dim5
there are chains chains chains

Am Am/B C Em
there are chains

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

i hope i’ve done it justice!

kevin o’brien
watford
england
november 2013

watfordkev@gmail . com