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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 1980 19:36:22 -0600
From: Jordan Kelly <jordan@webzone.net>
Subject: Guitar Tab: The Beatles ; I Want To Hold Your Hand


                         I Want To Hold Your Hand
              Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
          Typed and Transcribed by Jordan Kelly jordan@webzone.net


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

Verse 1 *You can play the Power Chords, 
when noted or play the Normal Chords.

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.

(Repeat Chorus)

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.

(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Bridge)

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.
    EADGBE
C*- X3555X 
D*- X5777X
D5- X57XXX
D6- X58XXX
G5- 35XXXX
G6- 36XXXX
E5- 022XXX
B7- X21202
C-  X32010
D-  XX0232
G-  320001
Em- 022000