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Love Ain’t for Keeping  The Who

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Love Ain't For Keeping | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1971 Fabulous Music Ltd.
 



 

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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 1999-02-15 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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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-----------4--|-----4-----4----2-2--|
 |-----|-0--------------|------------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-----------------------------|---------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/love_aint_for_keeping_tab_ver_2.html )
[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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