Love, Reign O'er Me
by The Who
from Quadrophenia, 1973
written by Pete Townshend
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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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 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 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||--------------------||
[Verse 1]
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 Bmaj7 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 Bmaj7 Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bb7
Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me
[Verse 2]
Ebmsus4 Ebmsus4/Db
Only love can bring the rain that makes you yearn to the sky
Ebmsus4 Ebmsus4/Db
Only love can bring the rain that falls like tears from on high
[Chorus]
Ebm7 Bmaj7 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 Bmaj7 Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bb7
Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me
[Bridge]
F# F#sus4/Ab
On the dry and dusty road
F# F#sus4/Ab
The nights we spent apart alone
F# F#sus4/Ab
I need to get back home
Eb Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Ab/Eb
To cool, cool rain
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Ebm7 Bmaj7 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 Bmaj7 Abm7 Ebm/Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bb7
Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me
[end]
Bb | Bb7 Bbsus4 | Bb | Bb7 | Ebm
Love....
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