Ain't Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations
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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