Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart:Gene Pitney.
#5 in UK, #69 in Australia and #130 in USA
in 1967. (It deserved much better.)
INTRO: Em D
CHORUS:
Gm F Eb
Something's got a hold of my heart..keeping my soul
D7 Gm
and my senses apart.
Gm F Eb
Something's gotten into my life, cutting its way through
D7 Gm
my dreams like a knife..
Gm7 Eb D7 Gm7 Eb
turning me up, and turning me down, making me smile
F Gm
and making me frown.
#1.
Gm F Bb7
In a world that was small, I once lived in a time
Eb D7 Gm
that was peace, and no troubles at all.
Gm F Gm
But then you came my way and a feeling unknown,
F C7 F
shook my heart, made me want you to stay..
C7 F C7 Eb
All of my nights and all of my days.
CHORUS:#2.
Gm F Eb
Something's got a hold of my hand, dragging my soul
D7 Gm
to a beautiful land.
Gm7 F
Yeah, something has invaded my night..
Eb D7 Gm7
painting my sleep with a colour so bright..
F Eb D7 Gm7
changing the gray, and changing the blue..
F Eb D7 G A
Scarlet for me, and scarlet for you.
(INTERLUDE:)
BRIDGE:
A7
I got to know if this is the real thing,
A9 D D9
I got to know what's making my heart sing, whoaaa, yeahhh.
D7 D9
You smile and I am lost for a lifetime, each minute spent
D7
with you is the right time..every hour, every day, you
D9 D7 D9 D7
touch me and my mind goes astrayyyy, yeah, baby, baby!
CHORUS:#2.
Gm7 F Eb
Something's got a hold of my hand, dragging my soul
D7 Gm7
to a beautiful land.
Gm7 F
Yeah, something has invaded my night..
Eb D7 Gm7
painting my sleep with a colour so bright..
F Eb D7 Gm7
changing the gray, and changing the blue..
F Eb D7 G
Scarlet for me, and scarlet for you..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.