Don't Keep Me Hanging On Song Lyrics and Chords by Sonny James
Don't Keep Me Hanging On
Recorded by Sonny James
Written by Carole Smith and Sonny James
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Don't keep me hanging
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on
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Let me go let me go let me
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go
If your love is through if your
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love is gone
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Don't keep me hangin'
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I'm a big fool to love you
When you treat me like I'm your
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clown
It's
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easy to see that you don't love me
You just want me hangin'
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around
Don't keep me hanging
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If your love is through if your
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love is gone
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Don't keep me hangin'
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Times when I say I'm leaving
You keep begging me to
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stay
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en I try to go you put on a show
Somehow I can't get
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away
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love is gone
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Don't Keep Me Hanging On?
- The song Don't Keep Me Hanging On was sang by Sonny James.
Who is Sonny James?
- Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 - February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard No. 1 singles among his 26 No. 1 hits. Twenty-one of his albums reached the country top ten from 1964 to 1976. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards Show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
