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The Who - Keep Me Turning guitar tab

Keep Me Turning Written and performed by Pete Townshend >From Rough Mix, ©1977 Towser Tunes Inc. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Capo at 5th fret for guitar 1; gtr 2, standard Chords (shape with capo): G (D) xx578x or xx5787 G/B (D/F#) xx978x G/C (D/G) xx 10 78x D (A) x57775 C (G) 875588 Guitar 2 plays open chords G 320003 C9/G 3x2013 [notated for Guitar 1] G G/C G/B |G G/B G/C| River's getting higher G G/C G/B |G G/B G/C| No wood for the fire G G/C G/B |G They saw the messiah G G/C G/B|D |C But I guess I missed him again |G G G6 G |G | That brings my score to a hundred and ten |-------------| |-8-5----5----| |-----7----7--| |5------5----5| |-------------| |-------------| [notated for Guitar 2] |G C9/G G |G C9/G G The water's getting closer |G C9/G G |G C9/G G Better ring up the grocer |G C9/G G |G Stack up the potatoes C9/G G |D |C Oh, Jack are you ever coming back? |G C9/G G |G | Will your operatic soul turn black? [chorus] D | | Keep me turning, oh, keep me on C | | Keep me burning, for your sun D | |G |G | Keep me turning, Don't you leave me till the very last D | | Keep me turning, I'm hagning on C | | Stop me yearning, I've had enough [2/4] [4/4] D | |C C/B |G G/C|G | Keep me turning while I hand in my backstage pass Children are smiling Parents are wining Bow-tie tying For the big day ahead real soon Is there really gonna be no room? I got a ticket Just gotta past the picket They say that the trick is to walk in backwards Like your walking out I guess the lord's wearing glasses now Keep me turning, Oh, keep me on Keep me burning, For your sun Keep me turning, Don't you leave me till the very last Keep me turning, I'm hagning on Stop me yearning, I've had enough Keep me turning while I hand in my backstage pass [solo, gtr 2] |G | |G | |G | | |7-7-7-7h8p7-5-7|---|--7-7-7-7h8p7-5/|10--|--7-7-7h8p7-5|7-7-7h8p7-5| |8-8-8-8-----7-8|---|--8-8-8-8-----7/|12--|--8-8-8-----7|8-8-8-----7| |7--------------|---|--7-------------|----|--7----------|-----------| |---------------|---|----------------|----|-------------|-----------| |---------------|---|----------------|----|-------------|-----------| |---------------|---|----------------|----|-------------|-----------| [2/4] [4/4] |G |D |C |G | |(D)... |--7-5--7|5-5-5-------|---------|----------|---------------------|-- |--8-10-8|7-8-7-8-7---|/8-8-7-5-|8---------|12h13p12---8-7-5-----|-- |--------|------9-7---|/9-9-7-5-|7--0------|12p14p12---9-7-5-----|-- |--------|------------|---------|------|----------------5-9-7|~- |--------|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|-- |--------|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|-- Keep me turning, Keep me on Keep me burning, For your sun Keep me turning, Don't you leave me till the very last Keep me turning, I'm hagning on Stop me yearning, I've had enough Keep me turning while I hand in my backstage pass ||:G |G D C:||x4 Keep me turning... [repeat and fade] ||:G G/C G/B|G D C :|| Turnin'... ============= litgo@aol.com

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