Love, Reign O'er Me by The Who from Quadrophenia, 1973 written by Pete Townshend ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Either tune down to Eb OR capo on 1 (this tabbed for dropped tuning on leads) (on record electric tuned to Eb, acoustic capoed to 1) Chords: (dropped tuning) (capo on 1) Ebmsus4: 022200 or x (1)1 3 4 4 Ebmsus4/Db: 020230 or x (4)1 3 4 4 Ebm (xx4342@1) 022000 or x (1)1 3 4 2 Bmaj7: x32000 or (2)(2)4 3 4 2 Abm7: x02013 or 4 x 4 4 4 (2/4) Ebm/Bb: x22000 or x 1 1 3 4 2 F#sus4/Ab x00213 or (4) x 4 4 2 2 Bb/Eb x2444x or x (1)1 7 6 6 Bb (x1333x@1) x2444x or x 1 3 3 3 (6) Ebm7: 020030 or x (1)1 3 2 2 Piano intro 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] Ebm7 (x3131x@4) Bmaj7 (x24342@1) Abm7 Love, reign o'er me Eb|-15-14-12--------------------|--------------------| Bb|----------15-12--------------|--------------------| Gb|----------------14-12-11-----|-9-7----------------| Db|-----------------------------|------10-9-7--------| Ab|-----------------------------|-------------10-9-7-| Eb|-----------------------------|--------------------| Ebm7 (x3131x@4) Bmaj7 (x24342@1) Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 (x13341@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Bb7 (x13131@1)Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me 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] F# F#sus4/Ab On the dry and dusty road F# (244322@1) F#sus4/Ab The nights we spent apart alone F# (244322@1) F#sus4/Ab I need to get back home Eb (x43121@3) Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb To cool, cool rain I can't sleep and I lay and I think, the night is hot and black as ink Oh, god, I need a drink of cool, cool rain [repeat chorus] [end] Bb (x1333x@1)| Bb7Bbsus4 | Bb| (x1333x@1)Bb7 (x13131@1) | Ebm (xx4342@1) Love.... ============= litgo@aol.com