Ain't Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations
Key: C

Each line is two measures. I break up the lyrics in order to show where the phrases begin and end in 
relation to the chord structure. This way may not be for everyone but it helps me! Enjoy! -Scott


[Verse 1]
             
. . . . . . I 

              
     know    y

             
ou   wanna  le

              
ave  me. . . .

             
 . . . . but  

           
 I    re - 
             
fuse. . . . . 

              
. to    let   

              
       you    

             
    go. . . . 

             
. . . . . .  i

              
f    I    have

         
    to   
             
beg       and 

              
      plead,  

             
for   your  sy

              
mpathy. . . . 

             
. I        don

   
't 
             
mind,  cos  yo

              
u    mean     

             
that     much 

             
to me. . .  ai

              
n't too proud 

   
to 

[Chorus]
            
beg. . . . . .

            
 . . . . . . .

              
 . .  sweet   

            
darlin'. . . .

             
 . . . . . . p

             
lease    don't

   
   
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . ain't 

              
  too  proud t

  
o 
            
plead. . . . .

            
 . . . . ba   

              
-   by        

            
 baby. . . . .

            
 . . . . .  pl

              
ease     don't

 
 
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . . . . 

              
. . now      I

  
  

[Verse 2]
             
heard  a   cry

              
in'   man. . .

              
 . . . . . is 

             
half     a   m

              
an. . . . . . 

              
. . . .   with

 
 
             
no -  o  -  o 

              
         sense

              
      of    pr

             
ide. . . . . .

              
 . but   if   

              
 I    have    

    
 to 
             
cry   to   kee

              
p   you. . . .

              
 . . . . . I  

             
   don't     m

              
ind      weepi

              
n'. . . .  if 

       
 it'll 
             
keep       you

              
. . . . . . . 

              
.  by  my    s

            
ide. . . . . .

              
 . . .  ain't 

              
  too    proud

    
 to 

[Chorus]
            
beg. . . . . .

            
 . . . . . . .

              
 . .  sweet   

            
darlin'. . . .

             
 . . . . . . p

             
lease    don't

   
   
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . ain't 

              
  too  proud t

  
o 
            
plead. . . . .

            
 . . . . ba   

              
-   by        

            
 baby. . . . .

            
 . . . . .  pl

              
ease     don't

 
 
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . if    

              
  I     have  

     
  to 

[Verse 3]
             
sleep    on  y

              
our doorstep. 

             
. . .  all   n

              
ight   and  da

              
y. . . . . . .

             
 . . just to 
             
keep  you  fro

              
m   walking   

             
 a -  way. . .

              
 . . . . . . .

              
 . . . . . . .

              
 . . . . let  

     
your 
             
friends       

              
        laugh.

              
 . . . . . eve

             
n this    I   

              
 can    stand.

              
 . . . . .  co

      
z   I 
             
want        to

              
      keep  yo

              
u. . . . . . .

             
  any  -  way 

              
   I    can. .

              
 . . . . . . .

      
 . . .

[Chorus]
            
ain't too prou

            
d to beg, swee

            
t   darlin'. .

              
 . . . . . . .

            
 . please    d

       
on't   
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . ain't 

              
  too  proud t

  
o 
            
plead. . . . .

            
 . . . . ba   

              
-   by        

            
 baby. . . . .

            
 . . . . .  pl

              
ease     don't

 
 
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . hoooo 

          
hoo. . . .

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. . . . now   

              
 I   got    a 

  
  

[Verse 3]
             
love       so 

              
    deep. . . 

             
. . .  in the 

              
pit   of   my 

              
   heart. . . 

              
. . and   each

 
 
             
day     it    

              
   grows      

             
 more    and  

              
  more. . . . 

              
. . . . . . . 

              
I'm      not  

    
 a -
             
shamed   to   

              
 come. . . . .

             
 . . and plead

              
  to  you   ba

              
by. . . . . . 

             
. . . .   if 
             
pleadin' keeps

              
 you       fro

             
m         walk

              
in' out  that 

              
 door. . . . .

              
 . . . . . . .

 
 

[Chorus]
            
ain't too prou

            
d to beg, swee

            
t   darlin'. .

              
 . . . . . . .

            
 . please    d

       
on't   
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . ain't 

              
  too  proud t

  
o 
            
plead. . . . .

            
 . . . . ba   

              
-   by        

            
 baby. . . . .

            
 . . . . .  pl

              
ease     don't

 
 
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. Ba     -  by

           
,  ba  - by

            
ba         -  

            
  by. . . . . 

              
. .   sweet   

            
darlin'. . . .

             
 . . . . . . p

             
lease    don't

   
   
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

            
 you    go. . 

              
. . . . . . . 

            
. . . . ain't 

              
  too  proud t

  
o 
            
plead. . . . .

            
 . . . . ba   

              
-   by        

            
 baby. . . . .

            
 . . . . .  pl

              
ease     don't

 
 
            
leave   me  gi

            
rl,  don't    

          
 you    go