I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles - Ukulele Chords
Intro [Bb]I can’t [C]hide [Bb]I can’t [C]hide [Bb]I can’t [C]hide [C7]
Verse 1
Oh yeah [F]I'll tell you [C]something [Dm]I think you'll under[A]stand
When [F]I say that [C]something [Dm]I wanna hold your [A7]hand
[Bb]I wanna [C7]hold your [F]hand [Dm]
[Bb]I wanna [C7]hold your [F]hand
Verse 2
[F]Oh please say to [C]me [Dm]you'll let me be your [A]man
And [F]please say to [C]me [Dm]you'll let me hold your [A7]hand
[Bb]Oh let me [C7]hold your [F]hand [Dm]
[Bb]I wanna [C7]hold your [F]hand
Chorus
[Cm]And when I [F]touch you I feel [Bb]happy in [Gm]side
[Cm]It's such a [F]feeling that my [Bb]love
I can't [C]hide [Bb]I can't [C]hide [Bb]I can't [C]hide [C7]
Verse 3
Yeah [F]you got that [C]somethin' [Dm]I think you'll under[A]stand
When [F]I say that [C]something [Dm]I wanna hold your [A7]hand
[Bb]I wanna [C7]hold your [F]hand [Dm]
[Bb]I wanna [C7]hold your [F]hand
Chorus
[Cm]And when I [F]touch you I feel [Bb]happy in [Gm]side
[Cm]It's such a [F]feeling that my [Bb]love
I can't [C]hide [Bb]I can't [C]hide [Bb]I can't [C]hide [C7]
Verse 4
Yeah [F]you got that [C]somethin' [Dm]I think you'll under[A]stand
When [F]I feel that [C]something [Dm]I wanna hold your [A7]hand
[Bb]I wanna [C]hold your [F]hand [Dm]
[Bb]I wanna [C]hold your [A]hand
[Bb]I wanna [C]hold your [Bb]hand [F]
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The Story Behind the Song
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was a breakthrough song for The Beatles and helped launch Beatlemania around the world.
Written primarily by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in 1963, the song tells a simple story of youthful attraction. Rather than focusing on deep romance or heartbreak, the singer is excited by the innocent desire to hold the hand of someone he likes. In the early 1960s, this straightforward expression of affection felt fresh, relatable, and full of energy.
Released in the UK in late 1963 and in the United States soon afterward, the song became The Beatles' first major American hit. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts and played a key role in opening the American market to British rock groups, a phenomenon later called the British Invasion.