"Beggin'"
(B. Gaudio - P. Farina)

Intro:

(strings):
A7+A7+ Piano Chord 

/ / / /  / / / /

Dm Dm/maj7 Dm7 Dm6 Bb               Gm7        A  [N.C.]
Mmm...              put your lovin' hand out   baby

I'm beggin'

(string bass:)

v      v
-7-5------------
------7---5-3---
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----------------

(piano arr. for guitar [4X]:)

v   v   v   v
----5--5-5--5--5-
----6--6-6--6--6-
----5--5-5--5--5-
-0---------------
-----------------
-----------------
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ triplets
^ 4th repeat at intro only

Chorus 1:

DmDm Piano Chord 
           Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 

(Beggin') Beggin'...
Em7-5Em7-5 Piano Chord 
                  A7A7 Piano Chord 

Put your lovin' hand out baby
DmDm Piano Chord 
           Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 

(Beggin') Beggin' you
Em7-5Em7-5 Piano Chord 
                  A7A7 Piano Chord 

Put your lovin' hand out baby

Verse 1:

DmDm Piano Chord 
             Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 

Ridin' high      when I was king
Em7-5Em7-5 Piano Chord 
               A7A7 Piano Chord 

Played it hard and fast 'cause I had everything
DmDm Piano Chord 
             Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 

Walked away      want me then
Em7-5Em7-5 Piano Chord 
              A7A7 Piano Chord 

But easy come and easy go and it would end

Chorus 2:

(Beggin') I'm beggin you
Won't you give you hand out baby
(Beggin') Beggin'...
Put your lovin' hand out baby

Bridge 1:

Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
                 GG Piano Chord 

I need you to understand
Em7-5Em7-5 Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 

That I tried so hard to be a man
Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
                        GG Piano Chord 

The kind of man you'd want in the end
Em7-5Em7-5 Piano Chord 
                     AA Piano Chord 

Only then can I begin to live again

Verse 2:

An empty shell   used to be
Shadow of my life is hangin' over me
Broken man   without a goal
Don't even stand the devil's chance to win my soul

Chorus 3:

(Beggin') Beggin' you
Won't you give your hand out baby
(Beggin') Beggin' you
Put your lovin' hand out baby

Bridge 2:

I'm fightin' hard to hold my own
No, I just can't make it on all alone
I'm holdin' on   I can't fall back
Now that big brass ring is a shade of black

[repeat piano part from intro]

Break:

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-7---7---6-7-7---|-7---7---6-7-7---
-----------------|-----------------
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(drums and piano enter)

Chorus 4/coda:

(Beggin')  I'm beggin' you
Won't you give your hand out baby
(Beggin') Beggin'...
Put your lovin' hand out baby

(Beggin') Beggin' you  [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers