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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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- From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies)
- Subject: CRD: Keep On Growing (Clapton)
-
- Credit for most of the guitar part goes to John Horvath. The lyric
- transcription is mine -- it (along with the rest of the Layla album) will
- get posted to the Slowhand archive as soon as our name server reboots.
- Send comments or corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu. Enjoy!
-
-
- KEEP ON GROWING by Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock
-
- [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A]
- [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A]
- [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A]
- [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [E]
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- [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A]
- [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A]
-
- I was [A] laughing,
- [D/A] Laying in the streets, I wasn't [A] knowing;
- I [G] didn't [D] know [A] my fate.
- [A] Playing
- The [D/A] game of love, but never really [A] showing
- The [G] thought that [D] love was [A] great.
-
- [E] I was a young man and [D] sure to go [A] astray.
- [E] You walked right into my life and [D] told me love would find a [F#m]
- way [E]
- To keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing. [D]
- [G] [D] [A]
-
- I was [A] standing,
- [D/A] Looking in the face of one who [A] loved me,
- [G] Feeling [D] so [A] ashamed.
- [A] Hoping,
- And [D/A] praying, Lord, that she could under[A]stand me,
- But I [G] didn't [D] know her [A] name.
-
- [E] She took my hand in hers and [D] told me I was [A] wrong.
- [E] She said, you're gonna be all right boy, [D] oh just as [F#m] long [E]
- As you keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A]
- growing. [D]
- [G] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
-
- Solo on Verse
-
- [A] [D] [G] [G] [D] [A]
- [A] [D] [G] [G] [D] [E]
-
- Solo on Main Riff Twice
-
- [A] Lady,
- [D/A] Someday, baby, who knows where or [A] when, Lord,
- [G] Just you [D] wait and [A] see.
- We'll be [A] walking,
- To[D/A]gether hand in hand along the [A] way, love.
- [G] Hope it's [D] still [A] me.
-
- [E] This time is gonna [D] change us, Lord, and I [A] know it's true;
- [E] Our love is gonna keep on growing and [D] growing
- and it's all because of [F#m] you. [E]
- Keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing. [D]
- [G] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.
-
- Keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing, [D] keep on [A] growing. [D]
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- Long Solo on [A] [D] [A] [D]
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-
- Bass Tablature For Solo
- (G) |------------|----------2-|
- (D) |----------2-|--0-0--4----|
- (A) |-0---0-4----|------------|
- (E) |------------|------------|
- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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