Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart chords by Gene Pitney (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Gm 
F 
 (G minor) Something's gotten hold of my heart  (F major) 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
Keeping my soul  (E flat major) and my  (D7) senses apart  (G minor) 
Gm 
F 
 (G minor) Something's gotten into my life  (F major) 
Eb 
Cutting its way  (E flat major) 
D7 
Gm 
through my  (D7) dreams like a knife  (G minor) 
F 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
 (F major) Turning me up,  (E flat major)  (D7) turning me down  (G minor) 
F 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
 (F major) Making me  (E flat major) smile and  (D7) making me  (G minor) frown

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Bridge 1

In a world that was small

I once lived in a time that was peace

With no trouble at all

But then you came my way

And a feeling unknown shook my heart

Made me want you to stay

All of my nights and all of my days

Yeah I gotta tell you now

Verse 2
Gm 
F 
 (G minor) Something's gotten hold of my hand  (F major) 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
Dragging my soul  (E flat major) to a  (D7) beautiful land  (G minor) 
Gm 
F 
Yeah  (G minor) something has invaded my nights  (F major) 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
Painting my  (E flat major) sleep with a  (D7) colour so bright  (G minor) 
F 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
 (F major) Changing the grey,  (E flat major)  (D7) changing the blue  (G minor) 
F 
Eb 
D7 
G 
 (F major) Scarlet for  (E flat major) me  and  (D7) scarlet for  (G major) you

Interlude 1

Bridge 2
A7 
I've  (A7) got to know if this is the real thing
A7 
I've  (A7) got to know what's making my heart sing,
D7 
woah  (D7) yeah
You smile and I am lost for a lifetime
D7 
Each  (D7) minute spent with you is the right time
Every hour, yeah, every day, yeah
D7 
You  (D7) touch me and my mind goes astray
And baby yeah
D7 
And  (D7) ba  by yeah

Verse 3
Gm 
F 
 (G minor) Something's gotten hold of my hand  (F major) 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
Dragging my soul  (E flat major) to a  (D7) beautiful land  (G minor) 
Gm 
F 
Yeah  (G minor) something has invaded my nights  (F major) 
Eb 
D7 
Gm 
Painting my  (E flat major) sleep with a  (D7) colour so bright  (G minor) 
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 88

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart by Gene Pitney, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Gene Pitney's performance.