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Playing For Keeps

(Kesler)


Copyright Hi-Lo Music Co.


RCA studio session - September 1-3, 1956 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood

 September 1 - 1-4 pm - 5-8 pm

G2WB 4920-sp Spliced from take 7 and 18 (ending)
1957 Single A side RCA 47-6800 Playing For Keeps / Too Much






I'm playin' for keeps
This time it's real
And I want you to know
Exactly how I feel
I'm playin' for keeps
For sure this time
And I won't be happy
Until I know you're mine


* There have been others
That could love me true
But no one else
Can thrill me like you do
I'm playin' for keeps
Oh love me too
Oh, don't make me sorry
That I fell in love with you


* Repeat 




Playing For Keeps
-----------------
Standard tuning.
    Intro:
         +- 3 -+  +- 3 -+  +- 3 -+  +- 3 -+
    e||---------------------------------------------||
    B||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------||
    G||--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--9------||
    D||--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--10-----||
    A||---------------------------------------------||
    E||---------------------------------------------||
    [NC]            C
    I'm playin' for keeps
    C7             F
    This time it's real
                      C
    And I want you to know
   D              G    G7
    Exactly how I feel

    [NC]            C
    I'm playin' for keeps
    C7            F
    For sure this time
                   C
    And I won't be happy
   G                    C      F     C
    Until I know you're mine

                    F
    There have been others
                       C
    That could love me true
               D7                          G   D  G
    But no one else can thrill me like you do
                    C
    I'm playin' for keeps
    C7          F
    Oh love me too
                      C
    Oh, don't make me sorry
   G                         C     F    C
    That I fell in love with you

                    F
    There have been others
                       C
    That could love me true
               D7                          G   D   G
    But no one else can thrill me like you do
    I'm playin' for keeps
    Oh love me too
                      C
    Oh, don't make me sorry
   G                         C
    That I fell in love with you
    End:
                                   ^
    e||-----s--------------------0-(------||
    B||--8--\--5-------s---------0-)------||
    G||-------------9--\--5------0-(------||
    D||--------------------------2-)------||
    A||--------------------------3-(------||
    E||-----------------------------------||