Love Ain't for Keeping The Who
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend ©1971 Towser Tunes Inc.
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Note: all leads are approximate.
A x02255 and x0222x
G 3x0033
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
Dsus4 xx0233
(intro)
| G G | A D | A |
|-----|-------------------|----------------5-5--| |-----|-------------------|----------------5-5--| |-0-0-|-2-----4h6-4--2----|-2-2---2-2------2-2--| |-0-0-|-2-(7)----------4--|-----4-----4----2-2--| |-----|-0-(7)-------------|------------3--0-----| |-3-3-|-------------------|-------------3^------|
[G]Layin' on my [D]back [Dsus2] in [D]newly mown [A]grass
|-3----------------------|-----------------------| |-3-----------/7-7/5--3--|---3-------------------| |-0----------------------|----------2--------2-2-| |-0-----------/7-7--5-4--|-/4--0----0---2-4/4----| |------------------------|------3h4--0h4---------| |-3----------------------|-----------------------|
[G]Rain is coming [D]down [Dsus2]but I [D]know the clouds[Dsus2] will [A]pass
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--2-2----------2-2--------2|--2----------------------------------| |-4-----------4-----------4-|----------------------------2-0-0----| |---------------------------|----------------------0-3h4----------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[D]You bring me tea, [Dsus2] [D]say the babe'[Dsus2]s a-sl[A]eepin'
|-2----------------14\---2--|-2---------------------------9-7---5-| |-3----------------15\---3--|-------------------------------------| |-2----------------14\---2--|---------------------------/9\7-6----| |-0--------------------0--0-|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[C]Lay down be[G]side me
[G]Love [G]ain't [G]for [G]kee[A]ping[G] [D] [A]
|----------------|--------------------------------|--3-3-2-0-0---------| |----------------|--------------------------------|--5-5-3-2-2---2-2---| |----------------|---------------------------2--2-|-----------2--2-2---| |----------------|----------------------0h2h4--4--|--------------2-2---| |----------------|---3^-0--0-0-0h3p0-0h3----------|------------0-0-0---| |----------------|--------3-----------------------|------------------3-|
[G]Black ash from the [D]foundr[Dsus2]y [D]hangs l[Dsus2]ike a [A]hood
|-3-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-3------------------7-8-7-8-7--|-7-----8----7-5-5---2h3p2--| |-0------------------7-7-7-7-7--|-7-----9----7-5-6----------| |-0------------------7-9-7-9-7--|-7---------------7\-2h4p2--| |-------------------------------|-------------------------0-| |-3-----------------------------|---------------------------|
[G] But the air is per[D]fumed by the [D]burnin[Dsus2]g fire[A]wood
|-3-----------3-3---------------------|--------------------0--------| |-3-----------1-0----/7-5-3--5p3------|(7)----------3--3---5-7--5---| |-0-----------0-0---------------------|(7)--------------------------| |-0-----------2-0----/7-5--4--5p4-----|(7)------------4-5/7--7-7-7\-| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[D] The seeds are bursting, [Dsus2] the [D]spring's a-[A]seeping
|0/2----------------------15-14----------|--10-10----10-9-7-5--| |------------------------------15--------|-10-10---------------| |--------------------------------14-*----|---------/11-9-7-6---| |--0-------------------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------|
[C] Lay down my [G]darling
[G]Love [G]ain't [G]for [G]keep[A]ing[G] [D] [A]
|----------------|---12--9--7---------------|--12--9--7----------| |----------------|---13^-10-7-5-------------|--13^-10-7-5--------| |----------------|----------7-5h6-----------|---------7-5h6-6----| |----------------|------------5----7-7---7--|-----------5---5--2-| |----------------|-0--------------7-----0-0-|-0-------------0-0-3| |----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
[C] Lay down be[G]side me
[G]Love [G]ain't [G]for [G]keep[A]ing[G] [D] [A]
|----------------|---12--9--7-----------|--12--9--7------5---| |----------------|---13^-10-7-5---------|--13^-10-7-5----5---| |--------------0-|----------7-5h6----0/6|---------7-5h6--5h6-| |--------------0-|------------5----7-7--|-----------5------0-| |----------------|-0-------------0-0--0-|---------------0----| |----------------|----------------------|--------------------|
(solo)
[G] [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus2] [A]
|---12--12---12----------------|--------------------------------| |-12^-12^--12^--12-12-10--10---|---10-10--10--14^\14-10--10--10-| |-----------------------11--11-|-11-----11--11---------11--11---| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[G] [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus2] [A]
|---12--12---12--------|---------------------------| |-12^-12^--12^--10--10-|---7p5-------3-------------| |-----------------11---|-------7\--0-----2---------| |----------------------|----------0-0----2-----2---| |----------------------|---------------0-----0---0-| |----------------------|---------------------------|
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [D] [A]
|---2-----5-----|-----------------7--------------| |-3--3-3/7------|-10-10-10--7h8p7-7---5----------| |-2---2---------|-11-11-11--7h9p7-7-7-5h6--------| |-0----------0--|---------------------------7\---| |---------------|------------------------------0-| |---------------|--------------------------------|
[C] Lay down be[G]side me
[G]Love ain't [G]for [G]keep[A]ing[G] [D] [A]
|--3-3-----------|---5-5---------------|------------------------| |--3-3-----------|---5-5---------------|------------------------| |--0-0-----0-0-0-|---2-2---------------|-------2-4/6--2--2-2----| |--0-0-----0-0-0-|---2-2---2-----------|----2h4-----------------| |----------------|-0--0--3^----3^3^-0--|-0----------------------| |--3-------3-3-3-|-----------3-------3-|---------------3^---3^--|
[C] Lay down my [G]darling
[G]Love [G]ain't [G]for [G]keep[A]ing
|----3-----3---3-|---------|----------------------------------- |----3-----3---3-|-2-------|----------------------------5------ |----0-----0---0-|-2-------|/6/4p2-2-------2------------2------ |----0-----0---0-|-2-------|------4--4p2--------------2-2------ |----------------|-0-------|------------0-3--3p0-3p0--0-0------ |----------------|---------|------------------------3^---------
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