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Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder Chords

Chord reference G, Em, Am, D, G7, Ab, Eb, Bbm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Put your head on my [Em]shoulder [Am]Hold me [D]in your arms, [G]baby [Em] [Am]Squeeze me [D]oh so tight [G]Show [Em]me [Am]that you [D]love me [G]too [C] [G]

Put your lips next to mine, [Em]dear [Am]Won’t you [D]kiss me once, [G]baby [Em] [Am]Just a [D]kiss goodnight, [G]may[Em]be [Am]You and [D]I will fall in [G]love [C] [G] [G7] (You and I will fall in love).

[D]People say that [G]love’s a game A [D]game you just can’t [G]win If [F#]there’s a way I’ll [Bm]find it someday And [A]then this fool with rush [D]in [D]

[G]Put your head on my [Em]shoulder [Am]Whisper [D]in my ear, [G]baby [Em] [Am]Words I [D]want to hear [G]tell [Em]me [Am]Tell me [D]that you love me [G]too [G#] (Tell me that you love me too)

[Ab]Put your head on my [Fm]shoulder [Bbm]Whisper [Eb]in my ear, [Ab]baby [Fm] [Bbm]Words I [Eb]want to hear [Ab]tell [Fm]me [Bbm]Tell me [Eb]that you love me [Ab]too [A] (Tell me that you love me too)

Artist Paul Anka
Album Paul Anka Sings His Big 15
Genres Blues, Pop
Year 1959
Key G

How to Play Put Your Head On My Shoulder on Guitar?

Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Am, D, G7, Ab, Eb, Bbm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Put Your Head On My Shoulder with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.