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  • This song was originally called “Go to Him”
  • Arthur Alexander wrote this song, making it one of the world’s great trivia questions.
  • Alexander is the only person to write songs that were recorded by Bob Dylan (“Sally Sue Brown”), The Rolling Stones (“You Better Move On”) and The Beatles, who included this song on their debut album, Please Please Me, in 1963.
  • John Lennon loved this song, which is why The Beatles recorded it and added the song to their early stage catalog. According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, John Lennon had a terrible cold during the recordings, thus leading to his strange vocals in the song.
  • The subtitle (Go to Him) is a little confusing, as in both Alexander and The Beatles versions of the song, they sing “Go with him.”
  • The Beatles’ recording was distributed to US disc jockeys in 1963 on a single with “Ask Me Why.” The promotional disc is a rare collectors item.
  • The Beatles performed this in 1963 when they appeared on the BBC TV special Pop Go The Beatles.
  • This was one of 10 songs The Beatles recorded this in one day (February 11, 1963) for the Please Please Me album, their debut in the UK.
  • This song featured as a minor plot point in a 1991 episode of the TV sitcom Married With Children, in which Ed O’Neill has “Anna (Go To Him)” stuck in his head for half the episode while being unable to remember the title or words. The song comes on a jukebox in one scene and then he yells it out.

FIRST NOTE SUNG IS THE THIRD STRING WHEN PLAYING A G CHORD

[G] Anna, [Em] you come and ask [G] me girl  [Em] To set you [G] free, girl [Em]   You say he loves you [G] more than [Em] me, so I will [Am] set you [D7] free.  Go with [G] him [Em] (Anna) Go with [G] him [Em] (Anna)

[G] Anna, [Em] girl, before you [G] go now.  [Em] I want you to [G] know now;  [Em] That I still [G] love you [Em] so, but if he [Am] loves you [D7]more, go with [G] him.  [G A B C]

[C] All of my life I've been searching for a [C7]girl to [G] love me like I love [G7] you - - Oh, now, but [C] every girl I've ever had [Cm] breaks my heart and leaves me sad.  [D7] What am I, what am I supposed to [A7] do?  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[G] Anna, [Em] just one more [G] thing girl; [Em] You give back your [G] ring to [Em] me, and I will (Am] set you [D7] free.  Go with [G] him [Em].  Go with [G] him [Em].
You can go with [G] him girl . . . [Em]  Go with [G] him .  LET IT RING

END ON THE LAST G CHORD STRUMMED ON THE WORD  "HIM"
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