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Love Me

(Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)


Copyright Jerry Leiber Music/Mike Stoller Music

Original by Willie and Ruth in February 1954


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

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

G2WB 4921-09
November 1956 LP RCA LPM 1382 Elvis


Informal rehearsals - "Elvis" NBC TV Special - June 24-25, 1968 - NBC Dressing Room - Burbank

June 24, 4 pm

CPA5 5134 - Unreleased


June 25, 10 am-12 pm

CPA5 5119
March 3, 1999 CD FTD 74321 672299 2 Burbank 68 - The NBC-TV Comeback Special


Warm-up Rehearsal for NBC TV Special "Elvis" - June 27 - NBC studios - Burbank

- Unreleased








Version 1          Version 2   





Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel, but love me
Break my faithful heart, tear it all apart, but love me
If you ever go, darling, I'll be, oh, so lonely
I'll be sad and blue crying over you, dear, only


I would beg and steal just to feel your heart beating close to mine
If you ever go, darling, I'll be, oh, so lonely
I'll be sad and blue crying over you, dear, only


I would beg and steal just to feel your heart beating close to mine
Well, if you ever go, darling, I'll be, oh, so lonely
Begging on my knees, all I ask is please, please, love me
Oh yes


Treat me like a [G]fool, treat me mean and [G7]cruel, but [C]love me.
Break my faithful [D7]heart, tear it all apart, [D7+]but  [G]love me.[G#dim7][D7]
If you e[G]ver go, darling, I'll be, [G7]oh, [C]so lonely.
I'll be sad [D7]and blue crying over you, [G]dear, on[C]ly.[G]
I would beg and [C]steal just to [G]feel
your [A7]heart beating close to [D7]mine.[A7][D7]
Ev'ry night I [G]pray to the stars that [G7]shine a[C]bove me,
Begging on my [D7]knees, all I ask is please, please, [G]love me.[C][G]
Treat me like a [G]fool, treat me mean and [G7]cruel, but [C]love me.
Break my faithful [D7]heart, tear it all apart, [D7+]but [G]love me.[G#dim7][D7]
If you e[G]ver go, darling, I'll be, [G7]oh, [C]so lonely.
I'll be sad [D7]and blue crying over you, [G]dear, [C]only.[G]
I would beg and [C]steal just to [G]feel
your [A7]heart beating close to [D7]mine.[7][D7]
Ev'ry night I [G]pray to the stars that [G7]shine a[C]bove me,
Begging on my [D7]knees, all I ask is please, please, [G]love me.[C][G]



Love Me ('68 comeback special version)
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Standard tuning.
    Riff 1:
                             C7
    e||--------------------------||
    B||-----------------------1--||
    G||-----------------------3--||
    D||-----------------------2--||
    A||--0-----1---2----3-----3--||
    E||--------------------------||
         Won't you love me
    Intro: F
    [nc]            F                       F7         Bb
    Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel, but love me.
                      C7                            F
    Break my faithful heart, tear it all apart, but love me.
    Riff 1:
    Won't you love me
    [nc]    E*  F                     F7     Bb       A* Bb
    If you ever go, darling, I'll be, oh, so lonely.
                  C7                                  F        Bb    F
    Begging on my knees, all I ask is please, please, love me.
    [nc]            Bb            F
    I would beg and steal just to feel
         G                      C7
    your heart beating close to mine.
    [nc]    E*  F                     F7     Bb       A* Bb
    If you ever go, darling, I'll be, oh, so lonely.
                    C7                          F     Bb   F
    I'll be sad and blue crying over you, dear, only.
    [nc]            Bb            F
    I would beg and steal just to feel
         G                      C7
    your heart beating close to mine.
    [nc]    E*  F                     F7     Bb       A* Bb
    If you ever go, darling, I'll be, oh, so lonely.
                  C7                                  F        Bb    F
    Begging on my knees, all I ask is please, please, love me. Ooooh yeahh!
    e||-----|   |-----||
    B||-----|   |-----||
    G||-----|   |-----||
    D||-----|   |-----||
    A||-----|   |--0--||
    E||--0--|   |-----||
         E*        A*