LOVE IN VAIN Rolling Stones

Tempo 160, measure 12/8

Intro, only 1 (acoustic) guitar

[G]//++++++/++++++[Em]//++++++[C]/++++++[G]//++++++[G7]/++++++

[D]//++++++/++++++

only guitar and voice

Well, I [G]followed her to the station [G7]

with a suitcase in my hand

Yeah, I [C]followed her up to the station [D7/A]

with a suitcase in my hand,

[G]//++++++[D7]/++++++[G]//++++++/++++++

Well, it's [D7]hard to tell, it's hard to tell,

it's [D7/F#]hard to tell [Em] all your [C]love's in vain.

[G]//++++++[G7]/++++++[D]//++++++/++++++

Now the rest starts to play

When the train come int the station I looked her in the eye,

Well, the train come in the station I looked her in the eye,

Well, I felt so sad and lonesome that I could not help but cry.

Slide guitar solo on 1 chorus (now you can hear the Hammond)

When the train left the station, it had two lights on behind

Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind

Well, the blue light was my baby and the red light was my mind.

Harp solo on 1 chorus

[G]All my love's in vain.

All my love's in vain.

Verse structure

[G]//++++++/++++++[G]//++++++/++++++[G7]//++++++/++++++

[G7]//++++++/++++++[C]//++++++/++++++[D7]//++++++/++++++

[G]//++++++[D7]/++++++[Gsus4]//++++++[G]/++++++[D7]//++++++/+++[D/F#]+++

[Em]//++++++[C]/++++++[G]//++++++[G7]/++++++[D]//++++++/++++++

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From: euakan@eua.ericsson.se (Theo Kanter)
Subject: Re: TAB: Love in Vain , Robert Johnson

The Rolling Stones rendering of this oldie is entirely different. Keith wanted 
to do this after having got hold of other RJ recordings which he hadn't heard
previously, but wanted to add something of the Stones to it. Personally, I think
this version stands on it own (IMHO).

It was recorded in G on 'Get you Ya-Ya's out in 12/8 measure. The chords are:

[intro]
| G 		| Em 	C	| G 	G7	| D		|
[verse]
| G 		| G		| G7		| G7		|
| C 		| D7		| G 	D7	| Gsus4	G 	|
| D7 	D/F# 	| Em 	C 	| G 	G7	| D		|

Date: 	Fri, 6 Oct 1995 15:59:40 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@hawaii.edu>

LOVE IN VAIN- Rolling Stones/ Robert Johnson

D  Em C  G  G7  G  D

G                      G7
Well I followed her to the station with a suitcase in my hand
        C                          D                      G   D7  G G/C G
Yea, I followed her to the station with a suitcase in my hand
              D7                      D/F#
Whoa, it's hard to tell it's hard to tell 
Em            C        G    G7 G D
But all your love's in vain

When the train come in the station I looked her in the eye
Well the train come into the station and I looked her in the eye
Whoa, I felt so sad, so lonesome that I could not help but cry

SOLO

When the train left the station, it had two lights on behind
Yea, when the train had left the station, it had two lights on behind
Whoa, the blue light was my baby, and the red light was my mind

G                      G7    C   D   G   D7  G G/C G
All my love's in vain
D7   D/F#   Em       C         G    G7 G D  G
             All my love's in vain

INTRO RIFF:
   D                       Em             C                         G
E -------2-----------2-----------3----------------------------------3--
B -----3---3-------3---3-----------0--------------------------------0--
G ---2-------2---2-------2---2s4-----2-0---------0h2-0-----0-----0--0--
D -0-----------0-----------2-------------2---0h2-------0h2---0h2----0--
A -------------------------2---------------3------------------------2--
E -------------------------0----------------------------------------3--

Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 08:46:36 +0100
From: Erwin Burgstaller <ber@knapp.co.at>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Re: REQ: Love in Vain by Rolling Stones

# From Erwin Burgstaller, ber@knapp.co.at
# Please send any corrections back to me.
#
# This file is thought as input for the utility "chord",
# written by
# Martin Leclerc (Martin.Leclerc@canada.sun.com)
# Mario Dorion   (Mario.Dorion@canada.sun.com)    
#
# and which is available at OLGA
# 
# "Love in Vain" from the album "Stripped"
#----------------
{t: LOVE IN VAIN}
{st:Rolling Stones}
{c: Tempo 160, measure 12/8}
{c: Intro, only 1 (acoustic) guitar}
[G]//++++++/++++++[Em]//++++++[C]/++++++[G]//++++++[G7]/++++++
[D]//++++++/++++++

{c: only guitar and voice}
Well, I [G]followed her to the station  [G7]   
with a suitcase in my hand
Yeah, I [C]followed her up to the station  [D7/A]  
with a suitcase in my hand,
[G]//++++++[D7]/++++++[G]//++++++/++++++
Well, it's [D7]hard to tell, it's hard to tell,
it's [D7/F#]hard to tell  [Em] all your [C]love's in vain. 
[G]//++++++[G7]/++++++[D]//++++++/++++++

{c: Now the rest starts to play}
When the train come int the station I looked her in the eye,
Well, the train come in the station I looked her in the eye,
Well, I felt so sad and lonesome that I could not help but cry.

{c: Slide guitar solo on 1 chorus (now you can hear the Hammond)}

When the train left the station, it had two lights on behind
Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind
Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind
Well, the blue light was my baby and the red light was my mind.

{c: Harp solo on 1 chorus}

[G]All my love's in vain.
All my love's in vain.

{c: Verse structure}

[G]//++++++/++++++[G]//++++++/++++++[G7]//++++++/++++++
[G7]//++++++/++++++[C]//++++++/++++++[D7]//++++++/++++++
[G]//++++++[D7]/++++++[Gsus4]//++++++[G]/++++++[D7]//++++++/+++[D/F#]+++
[Em]//++++++[C]/++++++[G]//++++++[G7]/++++++[D]//++++++/++++++

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SeamusD (report)

Capo on 3rd to match the "Let It Bleed" version.