Chords for Love Ain't For Keeping - The Who

Tempo:

162.05 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] [A]
[G] Lay it on [D] my back in the newly mown [A] grass
[G] Rain is coming [D] down but the clouds are surely [A] past
[D] Seeds are bursting, springs [A] are seeping
[C] Lay down [G] my darling, love [A] ain't leaving
Black
[G]
ash from the [D] foundry hangs like [A] a hood
[G] A dearest [D] perfume of the burning [A] firewood
[D] Could bring me to say the [A] days of sleeping
[C]
Lay down [G] beside me, love ain't [A] leaving
Lay
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[C] down [G] beside me, love ain't [A] leaving
[C] Lay [G] down my darling, love ain't [A] leaving
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [Am]
[G]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[Am] Lay down my darling, love ain't leaving
I've been forgiving [D] [Am] enough, I've been [D] forgiving
[Am] Lay down, [D] [Am]
lay down, lay down tonight
Don't
[A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[Am] give [D] me love,
[Am] don't give me [D] love
[Am] Don't give me love, don't give me [D] love
Don't
[Am] give me love, don't give me love
[D] [A]
[Dm] [Am]
[C] Lay down [G] beside me, love ain't [A] leaving
[C]
Lay down [G] my darling, love [A] ain't leaving

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To learn The Who - (New York Record Plant Session) Love Aint For Keeping chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, D, A, G, A and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 81 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 162. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Minor.

[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Lay it on [D] my back _ in the newly mown [A] grass
_ _ [G] Rain is coming [D] down _ but the clouds are surely [A] past
_ _ [D] _ _ Seeds are bursting, _ _ _ _ springs [A] are seeping
_ [C] _ Lay down [G] my darling, _ _ _ love [A] ain't leaving _
_ Black _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
ash from the [D] _ foundry _ _ hangs like [A] a hood
_ _ [G] A dearest [D] perfume _ of the burning _ [A] firewood
_ [D] Could _ bring me to _ say the [A] days of sleeping
_ [C] _
Lay down [G] beside _ me, love ain't [A] leaving
_ _ _ Lay
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ down [G] beside _ me, _ love ain't [A] leaving
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Lay [G] down my darling, _ _ love ain't [A] leaving _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Lay _ _ _ down my darling, love ain't leaving
I've been forgiving [D] [Am] enough, _ _ I've been [D] forgiving
_ [Am] Lay _ down, _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
lay down, _ _ _ lay down tonight _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Don't _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ give [D] me love, _
_ [Am] _ don't give me [D] love
[Am] _ _ Don't give me love, _ _ don't give me [D] love
Don't _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ give me _ _ _ _ love, _ don't give me love _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Lay down [G] beside me, _ love ain't [A] leaving _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Lay down [G] my darling, _ _ _ love [A] ain't leaving _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Pete Townshend.

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