Biography:
The Raspberries were a rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio. They had a brief run of success in the 1970s, but are considered highly influential in the power pop genre .
Heavily influenced by the British Invasion era, and its mod sensibility, they helped pioneer the power pop style.
Producer Jimmy Ienner was responsible for all the Raspberries’ albums, which often attempted to replicate Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound.”
Composed of the “classical” rock & roll ensemble (drums
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- Go All The Way
- I Wanna Be With You
- Come Around And See Me
- Cruisin Music
- Dont Want To Say Goodbye
- Drivin Around
- Ecstasy
- I Can Hardly Believe Youre Mine
- I Can Remember
- I Reach For The Light
- I Saw The Light
- If You Change Your Mind
- Its Cold Outside
- Lets Pretend
- Nobody Knows
- On The Beach
- Overnight Sensation
- Partys Over
- Rose Coloured Glasses
- Starting Over
- Tonight
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[Intro] (there are two guitars on the record, but when I saw the Raspberries
on TV, Wally Bryson combined both parts into one):
[Intro riff 1] [4X]
The easy way:
The authentic way (according to Raspberries biographer Ken Sharp,who learned it from Wally Bryson):
A5 Asus4 A A Asus4 A5 Asus4 A A Asus4
e|------------------------| |-12-10-9------9--10-10--|
B|-17-15-14-----14-15-15--| |-10-10-10-----10-10-10--|
G|-14-14-14-----14-14-14--| |-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
D|-14-14-14-----14-14-14--| |-7--7--7------7--7--7---|
A|-0----------------------| |-0----------------------|
E|------------------------| |------------------------|
[^ let ring (3rd, 4th time only)]
[Intro riff 2] [3X:]
A Asus4 [see above]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------14-15-15--------|
G|------2---2-------------14-14-14--------|
D|------2-4-2-4-----------14-14-14--------|
A|--3h4---------0-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[^ let ring]
G5
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------2---2---0-0-|
D|------2-4-2---0-0-|
A|--3h4-------------|
E|--------------3-3-|
[Bass fill]
(C)
G|-----------------|
D|-5h7---5---------|
A|---------7-5-3---|
E|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
C Am Dm7
I never knew how complete life could be
/C Bm7-5 E
Til' she kissed me and said, baby
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
It feels so right (feels so right)
Bm Dm E
Being with you here tonight
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
Just hold me close (hold me close)
Bm Dm [1: G6 2, 3: E]
Don't ever let me go
(don't let me go)
[Verse 2]
C Am Dm7
I couldn't say what I wanted to say
/C Bm7-5 E
'Til she whispered, "I love you" so
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
It feels so right (feels so right)
Bm Dm E
Being with you here tonight
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
Just hold me close (hold me close)
Bm Dm [1: G6 2, 3: E]
Don't ever let me go
(don't let me go)
[repeat intro riff #1 (2X)]
[Bridge]
A Asus4 A Asus4 [A variants as per Riff 2]
Before her love I was cruel and mean
A F G A
I had a hole in the place where my heart should've been
A Asus4 A Asus4
Now I'm changed and it feels so strange
A F G A B
I come alive when she says all those things to me
E
And she says
A
(Come on) come on
E A
(Come on) come on
D
I need you (come on)
G
I love you (come on)
C Esus4 E
I need you (come on)
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
It feels so right (feels so right)
Bm Dm E
Being with you here tonight
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
Just hold me close (hold me close)
Bm Dm [1: G6 2, 3: E]
Don't ever let me go
(don't let me go)
[Coda]
F#m(add9) F#m9/maj7 F#m9 F#m6 [arpeggiate on 12-string]
xx4224 xx3224 xx2224 xx1222
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D/E A/C# F/C Bm E
xx0230
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
repeat [Intro Riff #1] (3X); end cold on A
on TV, Wally Bryson combined both parts into one):
[Intro riff 1] [4X]
The easy way:
The authentic way (according to Raspberries biographer Ken Sharp,who learned it from Wally Bryson):
A5 Asus4 A A Asus4 A5 Asus4 A A Asus4
e|------------------------| |-12-10-9------9--10-10--|
B|-17-15-14-----14-15-15--| |-10-10-10-----10-10-10--|
G|-14-14-14-----14-14-14--| |-9--9--9------9--9--9---|
D|-14-14-14-----14-14-14--| |-7--7--7------7--7--7---|
A|-0----------------------| |-0----------------------|
E|------------------------| |------------------------|
[^ let ring (3rd, 4th time only)]
[Intro riff 2] [3X:]
A Asus4 [see above]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------14-15-15--------|
G|------2---2-------------14-14-14--------|
D|------2-4-2-4-----------14-14-14--------|
A|--3h4---------0-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[^ let ring]
G5
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------2---2---0-0-|
D|------2-4-2---0-0-|
A|--3h4-------------|
E|--------------3-3-|
[Bass fill]
(C)
G|-----------------|
D|-5h7---5---------|
A|---------7-5-3---|
E|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
C Am Dm7
I never knew how complete life could be
/C Bm7-5 E
Til' she kissed me and said, baby
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
It feels so right (feels so right)
Bm Dm E
Being with you here tonight
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
Just hold me close (hold me close)
Bm Dm [1: G6 2, 3: E]
Don't ever let me go
(don't let me go)
[Verse 2]
C Am Dm7
I couldn't say what I wanted to say
/C Bm7-5 E
'Til she whispered, "I love you" so
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
It feels so right (feels so right)
Bm Dm E
Being with you here tonight
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
Just hold me close (hold me close)
Bm Dm [1: G6 2, 3: E]
Don't ever let me go
(don't let me go)
[repeat intro riff #1 (2X)]
[Bridge]
A Asus4 A Asus4 [A variants as per Riff 2]
Before her love I was cruel and mean
A F G A
I had a hole in the place where my heart should've been
A Asus4 A Asus4
Now I'm changed and it feels so strange
A F G A B
I come alive when she says all those things to me
E
And she says
A
(Come on) come on
E A
(Come on) come on
D
I need you (come on)
G
I love you (come on)
C Esus4 E
I need you (come on)
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
It feels so right (feels so right)
Bm Dm E
Being with you here tonight
A F#m D C#m Bm
Please (baby) go all the way
E C#m F#
Just hold me close (hold me close)
Bm Dm [1: G6 2, 3: E]
Don't ever let me go
(don't let me go)
[Coda]
F#m(add9) F#m9/maj7 F#m9 F#m6 [arpeggiate on 12-string]
xx4224 xx3224 xx2224 xx1222
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D/E A/C# F/C Bm E
xx0230
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
repeat [Intro Riff #1] (3X); end cold on A
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