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Keep Me Turning
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Capo at 5th fret for guitar 1
Chords (shape with capo):
G (D) x x 5 7 8 x or x x 5 7 8 7
G/B (D/F#) x x 9 7 8 x
G/C (D/G) x x 10 7 8 x
D (A) x 5 7 7 7 5
C (G) 8 7 5 5 8 8
Guitar 2 plays open chords
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C9/G 3 x 2 0 1 3
(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 G/ B G/C
They saw the messiah
GBut I guess I miDssed him againC
G G G6 G(riff 1)
That brings my score to a hundred and ten
(riff 1)
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|-8------------|
|---9-7---9-7--|
|-------5------|
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(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 C9/ G G
Stack up the potatoes
Oh, Jack are you ever Dcoming backC
G C9/ G G
Will your operatic soul turn black?
DKeep me turning, oh keep me on
CKeep me burning, for your sun
DKeep me turning
Don't you leave me till the Gvery last
DKeep me turning, I'm hagning on
CStop me yearning, I've had enough
DKeep me turning
While I hand in my CbackCstage Gpass
Children are smiling
Parents are wining
Bow tie tying
For the big day ahead real soon
Is there really gonna be no room
I've 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
Gx2 x2
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||-8-8------------||--8-8-------||---8-------|
||-7--------------||------------||---7-------|
||-5-----5---5----||--5-----5---||-5---------|
|--5-7-5----|---|--------|-------------|-x-x----------|
|--8-----7--|-8-|-8-7-5--|-8-----------|-8-8----8-8---|
|--7-----7--|-9-|-9-7-5--|-7-------12--|-9-7----7-7---|
|-----------|---|--------|-5-----12----|--------9-5-9-|
harm
DKeCep Gme turning...
Keep Me Turning
Pete Townshend
>From Rough Mix -1977
Capo at 5th fret for guitar 1
Chords (shape with capo):
G (D) x x 5 7 8 x or x x 5 7 8 7
G/B (D/F#) x x 9 7 8 x
G/C (D/G) x x 10 7 8 x
D (A) x 5 7 7 7 5
C (G) 8 7 5 5 8 8
Guitar 2 plays open chords
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C9/G 3 x 2 0 1 3
(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 G/ B G/C
They saw the messiah
GBut I guess I miDssed him againC
G G G6 G(riff 1)
That brings my score to a hundred and ten
(riff 1)
|--------------|
|-8------------|
|---9-7---9-7--|
|-------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 C9/ G G
Stack up the potatoes
Oh, Jack are you ever Dcoming backC
G C9/ G G
Will your operatic soul turn black?
DKeep me turning, oh keep me on
CKeep me burning, for your sun
DKeep me turning
Don't you leave me till the Gvery last
DKeep me turning, I'm hagning on
CStop me yearning, I've had enough
DKeep me turning
While I hand in my CbackCstage Gpass
Children are smiling
Parents are wining
Bow tie tying
For the big day ahead real soon
Is there really gonna be no room
I've 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
Gx2 x2
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||-8-8------------||--8-8-------||---8-------|
||-7--------------||------------||---7-------|
||-5-----5---5----||--5-----5---||-5---------|
|--5-7-5----|---|--------|-------------|-x-x----------|
|--8-----7--|-8-|-8-7-5--|-8-----------|-8-8----8-8---|
|--7-----7--|-9-|-9-7-5--|-7-------12--|-9-7----7-7---|
|-----------|---|--------|-5-----12----|--------9-5-9-|
harm
DKeCep Gme turning...
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Keep Me Turning
by Pete Townshend
Chords in this song · guitar
G
G/C
G/B
B
C
D
G6
C9
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#
Capo at 5th fret for guitar 1
Chords (shape with capo):
G (D) x x 5 7 8 x or x x 5 7 8 7
G/B (D/F#) x x 9 7 8 x
G/C (D/G) x x 10 7 8 x
D (A) x 5 7 7 7 5
C (G) 8 7 5 5 8 8
Guitar 2 plays open chords
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C9/G 3 x 2 0 1 3
(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 G B G C
/ /
They saw the messiah
G D C
But I guess I missed him again
G G G6 G
(riff 1)
That brings my score to a hundred and ten
(riff 1)
|--------------|
|-8------------|
|---9-7---9-7--|
|-------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 C9 G G
/ /
Stack up the potatoes
D C
Oh, Jack are you ever coming back
G C9 G G
/
Will your operatic soul turn black?
D
Keep me turning, oh keep me on
C
Keep me burning, for your sun
D
Keep me turning
G
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
D
Keep me turning
C C G
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've 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
G
x2 x2
||-7-7-8-7 5-7----||--7-7-8-7-5-||---7-5-7---|
||-8-8------------||--8-8-------||---8-------|
||-7--------------||------------||---7-------|
||-5-----5---5----||--5-----5---||-5---------|
|--5-7-5----|---|--------|-------------|-x-x----------|
|--8-----7--|-8-|-8-7-5--|-8-----------|-8-8----8-8---|
|--7-----7--|-9-|-9-7-5--|-7-------12--|-9-7----7-7---|
|-----------|---|--------|-5-----12----|--------9-5-9-|
harm
D C G
Keep me turning...
Keep Me Turning
Pete Townshend
>From Rough Mix -1977
Capo at 5th fret for guitar 1
Chords (shape with capo):
G (D) x x 5 7 8 x or x x 5 7 8 7
G/B (D/F#) x x 9 7 8 x
G/C (D/G) x x 10 7 8 x
D (A) x 5 7 7 7 5
C (G) 8 7 5 5 8 8
Guitar 2 plays open chords
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C9/G 3 x 2 0 1 3
(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 G B G C
/ /
They saw the messiah
G D C
But I guess I missed him again
G G G6 G
(riff 1)
That brings my score to a hundred and ten
(riff 1)
|--------------|
|-8------------|
|---9-7---9-7--|
|-------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 C9 G G
/ /
Stack up the potatoes
D C
Oh, Jack are you ever coming back
G C9 G G
/
Will your operatic soul turn black?
D
Keep me turning, oh keep me on
C
Keep me burning, for your sun
D
Keep me turning
G
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
D
Keep me turning
C C G
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've 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
G
x2 x2
||-7-7-8-7 5-7----||--7-7-8-7-5-||---7-5-7---|
||-8-8------------||--8-8-------||---8-------|
||-7--------------||------------||---7-------|
||-5-----5---5----||--5-----5---||-5---------|
|--5-7-5----|---|--------|-------------|-x-x----------|
|--8-----7--|-8-|-8-7-5--|-8-----------|-8-8----8-8---|
|--7-----7--|-9-|-9-7-5--|-7-------12--|-9-7----7-7---|
|-----------|---|--------|-5-----12----|--------9-5-9-|
harm
D C G
Keep me turning...
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