Love, Reign O'er Me by The Who from Quadrophenia, 1973 written by Pete Townshend ============== transcribed by [email protected] ============== 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.... ============= [email protected]