Chords for Average White Band & Ben E. King - Keepin' It To Myself

Tempo:
100.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

C#

F#m

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Average White Band & Ben E. King - Keepin' It To Myself chords
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[A#]
[D#] [Cm]
[A#]
[D#] [C]
[G] Now and again it occurs to me I'm giving away much more than I [Em] ought [F] to be
Oh yes I [G] am I get a letter telling me things that I better
not [F] believe But I don't know if [G] I can, yeah
Just don't know if I can
[A#] But you've molested a long, long time
[Am] Of the sweet silence And the longer you do it, [A#] baby
I'm tired of giving my heart and soul [C] to a [D] masquerade
[C] So [Dm] I'll be [C] keeping [B] it [Em] to myself [G] But [C] it's been a long, [B] long time [Em] for me, yeah
[G] I'll [C] be keeping [B] it to [Em] myself [G]
Baby, [A#] I cry, I cry
And [D#] there's no difference [C]
[G] That it was planned
You've been everything a [Em] man has [F] to give [Dm] You've [F] got to [G] return it
But every time I feel my dreams I know love is not [Bm] what it [G] seems
[F] And I'll be keeping it to [G] myself
[A#] But for now I want to keep it so I [Am] can make myself
[A#] I'll get by without love for a while [Am] And give it to [C] something else
I'll be keeping [B] it to [Em] myself [G] But [C] it's been a [B] long, long time [Em] for me, yeah
[G] I'll [C] be keeping [B] it to [Em] myself [G]
Baby, [F] I cry, I cry
[A#]
I'll [G#]
[C#]
[D] be keeping [C#] it to [F#m] myself
[A] [D] But it's been a long, [C#] long [F#m] time for me, yeah
I'll [A] [D] be keeping [C#] it [F#m] to myself [A] Baby, [D] I cry, I [C#] [F#m] cry
And there's no [D] difference [C#] [F#m]
[Em] [D] That [C#] [F#m]
[A] it [D] was [C#] [F#m] planned
[A]
[D] [C#] [F#m] You've [A] been [D] everything a man has to give You've [C#] got [F#m] [A]
[D] to return [C#] [F#m] it
I'll [A] be [D] keeping [C#] it to [F#m] myself
[A] Well, yeah, [D] I'll be [C#] keeping [F#m] it
[A]
Ain't gonna [D] tell no man
[C#] [F#m] [A] I'll be [D] keeping [C#] it
[F#m] Hey, [A] hey, hey
[D] Keeping it, [C#] [F#m] [A]
[D] keeping it, [C#] keeping it
Key:  
D
1321
C#
12341114
F#m
123111112
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
C#
12341114
F#m
123111112
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To learn Average White Band - Keepin It To Myself chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, D, C#, F#m, G, C, B, Em, F#m and D. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 101 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Now and again it occurs to me I'm giving away much more than I [Em] ought [F] to be
_ _ _ Oh yes I [G] am _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I get a letter _ telling me things that I better
not [F] believe _ But _ I don't know if [G] I can, yeah
Just don't know if I can _
_ [A#] But you've molested a long, long time
[Am] Of the sweet silence _ And the longer you do it, [A#] baby
I'm tired of giving my heart and soul [C] to a _ _ [D] masquerade
[C] So [Dm] I'll be [C] keeping [B] it [Em] to myself [G] But [C] it's been a long, [B] long time [Em] for me, yeah
[G] I'll [C] be keeping [B] it to [Em] myself _ [G]
Baby, [A#] I cry, I cry
And [D#] _ there's no difference _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ That it was planned
_ _ You've been everything a [Em] man has [F] to give _ _ _ [Dm] You've [F] got to [G] return it _ _ _ _
But every time I feel my dreams _ I know love is not [Bm] what it [G] seems
_ [F] _ _ And I'll be keeping it to [G] myself _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] But for now I want to keep it so I [Am] can make myself _ _ _
_ [A#] _ I'll get by without love for a while [Am] And give it to [C] something else _
I'll be keeping [B] it to [Em] myself [G] But [C] it's been a [B] long, long time [Em] for me, yeah
[G] I'll [C] be keeping [B] it to [Em] myself _ [G]
Baby, [F] I cry, _ I cry
[A#]
I'll [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ be _ keeping _ [C#] it to [F#m] myself _
[A] [D] But it's been a long, [C#] long [F#m] time for me, yeah
I'll [A] [D] be keeping [C#] it [F#m] to myself [A] Baby, [D] I cry, I [C#] [F#m] cry
And there's no [D] difference _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] That [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] it [D] was _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] planned
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] You've [A] been [D] everything a man has to give You've [C#] got [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] to return [C#] _ [F#m] it
I'll [A] be _ [D] keeping [C#] it to [F#m] myself
[A] Well, yeah, [D] I'll be _ [C#] keeping [F#m] it
_ [A]
Ain't gonna [D] tell no man
_ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] I'll be [D] keeping [C#] it
[F#m] _ Hey, [A] hey, hey
[D] Keeping it, [C#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] keeping it, [C#] _ keeping it _

Facts about this song

The album Cut the Cake + Soul Searching + Benny & Us includes this song, written by Alan Gorrie.

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