Biography:
Little Anthony and the Imperials is a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s. Lead singer Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was noted for his high-pitched falsetto voice, influenced by Jimmy Scott. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009, 23 years after the group's first year of eligibility for induction, waiting longer than any other artist for the honor
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Take Me Back:Little Anthony And The
Imperials.
#15 on R&B and #16 on BB Hot 100 on VEEP Records
in 1965.
INTRO: F Bb Gm7..Cm Eb F Dm7 Bb
CHORUS:
Bb Cm F Eb F
Take me back I'm begging, please, take me back
Bb Dm7 Eb
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
Cm F Bb
hold me..darling, take me back.
#1.
Dm7 Eb F Cm Bb F Dm7
When you belonged to me I had a jealous mind.
Gm7 C Bb Dm7
Too late I learned that you were not the cheating
Bb
kind.
CHORUS:
Bb Cm F Eb F
Take me back I'm begging, please, take me back
Bb Dm7 Eb
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
Cm F Bb
hold me..darling, take me back.
#2.
F Cm F Dm7
My jealous eyes have learned to take a look or two.
Gm7 Cm Eb F Bb
They were too blind to see that I was losing you.
CHORUS:
Bb Cm F Eb F
Take me back I'm begging, please, take me back
Bb Dm7 Eb
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
Cm F Bb
hold me..darling, take me back.
#3.
D Eb F Bb F
They say you live and learn, and though I've tried
Dm7 Gm7 Cm F Bb
before, I promise never to be jealous any more.
OUTRO:
B Dbm Gb Dbm Gb
Take me back I'm begging, pleaseeeee, take me back
B E
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
B Dbm Gb B E Gb B
hold me..darling, take me back........(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Imperials.
#15 on R&B and #16 on BB Hot 100 on VEEP Records
in 1965.
INTRO: F Bb Gm7..Cm Eb F Dm7 Bb
CHORUS:
Bb Cm F Eb F
Take me back I'm begging, please, take me back
Bb Dm7 Eb
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
Cm F Bb
hold me..darling, take me back.
#1.
Dm7 Eb F Cm Bb F Dm7
When you belonged to me I had a jealous mind.
Gm7 C Bb Dm7
Too late I learned that you were not the cheating
Bb
kind.
CHORUS:
Bb Cm F Eb F
Take me back I'm begging, please, take me back
Bb Dm7 Eb
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
Cm F Bb
hold me..darling, take me back.
#2.
F Cm F Dm7
My jealous eyes have learned to take a look or two.
Gm7 Cm Eb F Bb
They were too blind to see that I was losing you.
CHORUS:
Bb Cm F Eb F
Take me back I'm begging, please, take me back
Bb Dm7 Eb
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
Cm F Bb
hold me..darling, take me back.
#3.
D Eb F Bb F
They say you live and learn, and though I've tried
Dm7 Gm7 Cm F Bb
before, I promise never to be jealous any more.
OUTRO:
B Dbm Gb Dbm Gb
Take me back I'm begging, pleaseeeee, take me back
B E
I'm on my knees..for you to scold me, hurt me,
B Dbm Gb B E Gb B
hold me..darling, take me back........(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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