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Ain't Too Proud To Beg by Temptations
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Intro:
B
Verse 1:
B E
I know you want to leave me;
B E
I re-fuse to let you go.
B E
If I have to beg, plead for you sympathy;
B E
I don't mind, 'cos it means that much to me.
Chorus 1:
B E B
Ain't to proud to beg, sweet darlin',
E B E B
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
B E B E
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby,
B E B E
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
Verse 2:
B E
Well, I heard a quiet man, half a man,
B E
With no sense of pride.
B E
If I have to cry to keep ya; I don't mind weepin',
B F#
If weepin' gonna, keep ya by my side.
Chorus 2:
B E B
Ain't to proud to beg, sweet darlin',
E B E B
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
B E B E
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby,
B E B E
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
Verse 3:
B E
If I have to sleep on your door step,
B E
All night and day,
B E
Just to keep you from walkin' away.
B E
Let my friends laugh, for this I can stand,
B F#
Just so long as I keep ya; yeah, yeah, I can.
Chorus 3:
B E B
Ain't to proud to beg, sweet darlin',
E B E B
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
B E B E
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby,
B E B E
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
Verse 4:
(Instrumental)
B E (x4) F#
Chorus 4:
B E B
Ain't to proud to beg, sweet darlin',
E B E B
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
B E B E
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby,
B E B E
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
Verse 5:
B E
Well, your love's so deep in the pit of my heart,
B E
Ev'ry day it grows more and more.
B E
I'm not ashamed to come and plead with you, baby,
B F#
If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out the door.
Chorus 5:
B E B
Ain't to proud to beg, sweet darlin',
E B E B
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
B E B E
Ain't to proud to plead, baby, baby,
B E B E
Please don't leave me; don't you go.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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B E F#
EADGBE EADGBE EAD G B E
799877 x79997 x91111119
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version 2
Key: C
Each line is two measures. I break up the lyrics in order to show where the phrases begin and end in
relation to the chord structure. This way may not be for everyone but it helps me! Enjoy! -Scott
Verse 1:
C C F
. . . . . . I know you wanna leave me. . . . . . . . but I re -
C C F
fuse. . . . . . to let you go. . . . . . . . . . if I have to
C C F
beg and plead, for your sympathy. . . . . I don't
C C F
mind, cos you mean that much to me. . . ain't too proud to
Chorus:
C7 F7 C7 F7
beg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sweet darlin'. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . ain't too proud to
C7 F7 C7 F7
plead. . . . . . . . . ba - by baby. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . now I
Verse 2:
C C
heard a cryin' man. . . . . . . . is half a man. . . . . . . . . . with
C C
no - o - o sense of pride. . . . . . . but if I have to
C C
cry to keep you. . . . . . . . . I don't mind weepin'. . . . if it'll
C G7
keep you. . . . . . . . by my side. . . . . . . . . ain't too proud to
Chorus:
C7 F7 C7 F7
beg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sweet darlin'. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . ain't too proud to
C7 F7 C7 F7
plead. . . . . . . . . ba - by baby. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . if I have to
Verse 3:
C C
sleep on your doorstep. . . . all night and day. . . . . . . . . just to
C C
keep you from walking a - way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . let your
C C
friends laugh. . . . . . even this I can stand. . . . . . coz I
C G
want to keep you. . . . . . . any - way I can. . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus:
C7 F7 C7 F7
ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . ain't too proud to
C7 F7 C7 F7
plead. . . . . . . . . ba - by baby. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 G7 G7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . hoooo hoo. . . .
Instrumental:
C F C F
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C F C F
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C F C F
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C F G7 G7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . now I got a
Verse 3:
C C
love so deep. . . . . . in the pit of my heart. . . . . and each
C C
day it grows more and more. . . . . . . . . . . I'm not a -
C C
shamed to come. . . . . . . and plead to you baby. . . . . . . . . . if
C G
pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out that door. . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus:
C7 F7 C7 F7
ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . ain't too proud to
C7 F7 C7 F7
plead. . . . . . . . . ba - by baby. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . Ba - by, ba - by
C7 F7 C7 F7
ba - by. . . . . . . sweet darlin'. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7 C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go. . . . . . . . . . . . . ain't too proud to
C7 F7 C7 F7
plead. . . . . . . . . ba - by baby. . . . . . . . . . please don't
C7 F7
leave me girl, don't you go
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