• Song:

    Love Reign Oer Me

  • Artist:

    The Who

[12/8]

[Piano intro arr for guitar]
Eb||------------------||
Bb||-10-----10--------||
Gb||.--9------9------.||
Db||.----7------7----.||
Ab||------------------||
Eb||------------------||

    |Ebmsus4         |                |Ebmsus4/Db            |    
Only love can make it rain the way the beach is kissed by the sea

    |Ebmsus4         |                      |Ebmsus4/Db          |         |
Only love can make it rain like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields

[chorus; main chorus pattern]
  || Ebm7 Ebm7sus2...*            |Bmaj7   |Bmaj7/Ab         |
     Love,              reign o'er me
  ||[electric]                                               |
eb||-15-14-12-10-|----------------|--------|-----------------|
Bb||-------------|12-10-8-----7---|--------|-----------------|
Gb||.------------|----------------|9-7-5-4-|0h2--------------|
Db||.------------|----------------|--------|----5-------2----|
Ab||-------------|----------------|--------|------0h2p0--0-2-|
Eb||-------------|----------------|--------|-----------3-----|
  |[acoustic with capo on 1st]                               |
 F||-2--1--2--1--|2--1--2-----1---|2-1-2-1-|2---1-2----1-----|
 C||-4--4--4--4--|4--4--4-----4---|4-4-4-4-|4---4-4----4-----|
Ab||.3--3--3--3--|3--3--3-----3---|3-3-3-3-|3---3-3----3-----|
Eb||.1--1--1--1--|1--1--1-----1---|4-4-4-4-|4---4-4----4-----|
Bb||-------------|----------------|--------|-----------------|
 F||-------------|----------------|--------|-----------------|
[*note: alt betw Ebm7 and Ebm7sus2 for measure]

  |Ebm7        |                |Bmaj7           |Abm7            |
   Love,              reign o'er me,   reign o'er me,    reign o'er
eb|15-14-12-10-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb|------------|12-10-8-----7---|----------------|----------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|9-7--5---4------|0h2-------------|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|----5--4----2--/|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  |                                                               |
 F|2--1--2--1--|2--1--2-----1---|2-1--2---1------|4---4--4----4---|
 C|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4-----4---|4-4--4---4------|4---4--4----4---|
Ab|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3-----3---|3-3--3---3------|1---1--1----1---|
Eb|1--1--1--1--|1--1--1-----1---|4-4--4---4------|1---1--1----1---|
Bb|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 F|------------|----------------|----------------|4---4--4----4---|

  |Bbsus4    |Bb   Bb7   ||
   me                 (Only)
eb|----------|-----------||
Bb|----------|-----------||
Gb|----------|----------.||
Db|9---------|9---------.||
Ab|----------|9----------||
Eb|---------7|7----------||
  |          |           ||
 F|1---------|1----1-----||
 C|4---------|3----3-----||
Ab|3---------|3----1----.||
Eb|3---------|3----3----.||
Bb|1---------|1----1-----||
 F|----------|-----------||

[repeat verse]
Only love can bring the rain that makes you yearn to the sky
Only love can bring the rain that falls like tears from on high

[repeat chorus]
  |Ebm7        |                |Bmaj7           |Bmaj7/Ab        |
   Love,              reign o'er me, reign o'er me,  reign o'er me
eb|15-14-12-10-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb|------------|12-10-8-----7---|----------------|----------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|9-7--5---4------|0h2-------------|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|----5--4--------|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|---------0-3-0--|

  |Ebm7         |                         |
   Love,                reign   o'er       
eb|15-----------|---------------12------12|
Bb|---------8-10|10^----12p10-12--10-12---|
Gb|-------/9----|-------------------------|
Db|--7h9~-------|---9x--------------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------|-------------------------|

|Bmaj7             |Abm7                     |
 me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me.............
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----13^(15)-------|--------13^^-------------|
|9---------9-------|------------12\9---------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|----------------7-0-----0|
|------------------|-------------------0-2-3-|

  |Bbsus4    |Bb   Bb7   ||
   ....                   
eb|---------7|7----------||
Bb|--------5-|7----------||
Gb|-------4--|4---------.||
Db|------4---|4---------.||
Ab|2---------|-----------||
Eb|----------|-----------||
  |          |           ||
 F|1---------|1----1-----||
 C|4---------|3----3-----||
Ab|3---------|3----1----.||
Eb|3---------|3----3----.||
Bb|1---------|1----1-----||
 F|----------|-----------||

[bridge]
|F#        F#sus4/Ab                 |
    On the dry and dusty road  
|------------------------------------|
|--12-------------------12h13-12--15-|
|------------------------------12----|
|/12--------------------12-----------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|F#              F#sus4/Ab           |F#          F#sus4/Ab      |
   The nights we spent apart alone      I need to get back home to
|15-----------------------15---------|15----------15-------------|
|-----------------12h13-12----13-12--|---------------------13p12-|
|---------------------------12-------|---------------------------|
|-----------------12-----------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|

|Eb         Ab/Eb   |Bb/Eb     Ab/Eb           |
 Cool, cool rain
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|--9----9----10--10-|--12--12--12-----12/13-15-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|/9---/9---/11-/11--|/13-/13-/13---------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|

|F#                         F#sus4/Ab           |
    I can't sleep and I'd lay and I'd think 
|15-----------------------------------7-7-------|
|-------------------------------------8-8/3-----|
|------------------------------------------4/5--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|F#             F#sus4/Ab             |F#           F#sus4/Ab       |
   The night is hot and black as ink     Oh, god, I need a drink  of 
|--------------------------------3-3--|-------15--------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|4----------------------------4/5-5-5-|4--------------4h5-4---------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------5--------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|Eb         Ab/Eb  |Bb/Eb   Ab/Eb     |
 Cool, cool rain
|-----------5--5---|------------------|
|------------------|7--7----5--5------|
|------------6--6--|-7--7----6--------|
|2-----------------|--------------2-2-|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|

|F#    F#sus4/Ab    |F#          F#sus4/Ab   |F#     F#sus4/Ab    |
|3-3----------------|---15-------------------|--------------------|
|3-3----12-12-13-12-|------------12-13-13-12-|-----------12/13-12\|
|0-0----------------|14^--\14-12-12--------12|<5>--------12----12\|
|-----/12-----------|------------------------|<5>-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

|Eb       Ab/Eb      |Bb/Eb    Ab/Eb     |
|--4--4----5---5-----|--7---7---7----7---|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|/4-/4---/6--/6------|/8--/8--/8--/8-----|
|--------------------|-----------------9\|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|

| F#       F#sus4/Ab  |F#      F#sus4/Ab    |F#    F#sus4/Ab     |
|------15----7---5----|------------------3--|----------------3-3-|
|(0)------------------|---3-----------------|3-3-----------------|
|(0)-/16---/7--/5-----|0/4---4/5-4----4/5-4-|0-0----4-4/5/4-5----|
|---------------------|-----------5---------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

|Eb    Ab/Eb |Bb/Eb Ab/Eb|
|------------|-----------|
|9-----10----|12---------|
|9-----9-----|11---------|
|9-----11----|13---------|
|------------|-----------|
|0-----0-----|0----------|

|Ebmsus4         |                |Ebmsus4/Db       |            |
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
|9---------5-7-7h|9-----------5-7-|7----------7h9-5-|------------|
|--------7-------|----------7-----|-----------------|7---------x-|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------|

|Ebmsus4               |                |Ebmsus4/Db    |           |
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|----------------------|----------17-17-|17------17-19-|20^--------|
|14^-----12-14-12h14-12|h14-----16------|--------------|-----------|
|------14--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|

[repeat chorus]
Love, reign o'er me, reign over me, over me, over me, whoa
Love, reign o'er me, whoa o'er 

  |Ebm7        |                |Bmaj7           |Bmaj7/Ab             |
   Love,              reign o'er me, reign o'er me,  reign o'er me
eb|15-14-12-10-|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Bb|------------|12-10-8-----7---|----------------|---------------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|9-7--5---4------|0h2------------------|
Db|------------|----------------|----------------|----5--4-2p0-2-0-----|
Ab|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------0-2-0|
Eb|------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|

Love, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me, reign o'er me
  |Ebm7                |                               |
   Love,                            reign     o'er      
eb|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------8---10^--8-|10-8-10^-8--10^-10p8--8--10^-8-|
Gb|-------/9--8-------9|----------9---------9--9-------|
Db|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|-------------------------------|

|Bmaj7                          |Abm7                       |
 me,     whoa..................o'er me.......................
|-------------------------------|---------12----------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|9----------------------------12|--12h14^---14(^)\-12-------|
|------------------------12h14--|14------------------12h14--|
|---------10h12-10h12-/14-------|-------------------------12|
|-------12----------------------|---------------------------|

[outro]
  |Bbsus4    |Bb7       |Bb       |Bb       |Ebm          |
   ......                                    Love!         
eb|----------|----------|---------|---------|0------------|
Bb|------17--|----------|---------|---------|0------------|
Gb|----------|16~-------|---------|---------|0------------|
Db|----/16-16|~---------|---------|---------|2------------|
Ab|14--------|----------|---------|---------|2------------|
Eb|----------|----------|---------|---------|0------------|
  |          |          |         |         |             |
 F|1---------|1---------|1--------|1--------|1------------|
 C|4---------|3---------|3--------|3--------|3------------|
Ab|3---------|1---------|3--------|3--------|2------------|
Eb|3---------|3---------|3--------|3--------|1------------|
Bb|1---------|1---------|1--------|1--------|1------------|
 F|----------|----------|---------|---------|-------------|

|Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm Ebm              |Ebm  
                                                 
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------|0----|
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------|0----|
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------|0----|
|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|2----|
|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|2----|
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------------xxxx|0----|
|                                                 |     
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------|1----|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------------|3----|
|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|2----|
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------|1----|
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------|1----|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----|
                                         [x=pick slide]
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