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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[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
[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
C#
F#m
G
A
D
C#
F#m
[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 _
[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 _