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Love Ainīt For Keeping

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Love Ainīt For Keeping

Year: 1995 - Album: Who's Next

Written by Pete Townshend

	  		{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            D    Dsus2 D          A 
  Layin' on my back    in newly mown 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              D     Dsus2 D              Dsus2 A 
  Rain is coming down  but I know the clouds will pass 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
|--2-2----------2-2--------2|--2----------------------------------| 
|-4-----------4-----------4-|----------------------------2-0-0----| 
|---------------------------|----------------------0-3h4----------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
 
  D                  Dsus2    D            Dsus2 A 
  You bring me tea,           say the babe's a-sleepin' 
|-2----------------14\---2--|-2---------------------------9-7---5-| 
|-3----------------15\---3--|-------------------------------------| 
|-2----------------14\---2--|---------------------------/9\7-6----| 
|-0--------------------0--0-|-------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
 
C          G  
Lay down beside me 
G    G     G   G  A                        G  D     A 
Love ain't for keeping 
|----------------|--------------------------------|--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                  D     Dsus2  D      Dsus2 A 
  Black ash from the foundry      hangs like 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                   D                 D     Dsus2 A 
    But the air is perfumed      by the burning firewood 
|-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                               Dsus2     D          A 
   The seeds are bursting,             the spring's a-seeping 
|0/2----------------------15-14----------|--10-10----10-9-7-5--| 
|------------------------------15--------|-10-10---------------| 
|--------------------------------14-*----|---------/11-9-7-6---| 
|--0-------------------------------------|---------------------| 
|----------------------------------------|---------------------| 
|----------------------------------------|---------------------| 
 
C            G  
 Lay down my darling 
G    G     G   G   A                    G D   A 
Love ain't for keeping 
|----------------|---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           G  
 Lay down beside me 
G    G     G   G   A                G D   A 
Love ain't for keeping 
|----------------|---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           G  
 Lay down beside me 
G          G   G   A               G D   A 
Love ain't for keeping 
|--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            G  
 Lay down my darling 
G    G     G   G   A 
Love ain't for keeping 
|----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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