Transcribed by Benjamin Reed. [email protected] This is a Keith riff rocker. It was cut by Keith, Bobby Keyes (sax) and Jim Price (drums) whilst waiting for the rest of the band to turn up. go into open (take the low E string off) tune to GDGBD (strings 5,4,3,2,1 respectively) put a capo on the fourth fret so that open string (00000) will be B. CHORDS: B= 00000 B2= 02010 RIFF1 - BASED AROUND `E` RIFF2 - BASED AROUND `E` There are 2 riffs in the Chorus. the first riff goes like this (repeated twice) ------5-------5 5-5-6-5-6-6-6-5 5-5-7-5-5-5-5-5 5-5-5---7-7-7-5 5-5-5---5-5-5-5 THEN ITS THIS BIT (REPEATED TWICE) 0-0-----5--- 0-0---5--5- 0-0-5-----0 0-0--------0 0-0--------0 the verse structure is all in (open strings) and is the normal rock`n`roll formula but it is adapted to open tuning - 0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-1-0-0-1 0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-2-0-0-2 0-0-0-0-0-0 Well I never kept a dollar past sunset, it always burned a hole in my pants. Never made a school mama happy, never blew a second chance on love. ======== Chorus RIFF1 I need a love to keep me happy, RIFF1 I need a love to keep me happy. RIFF2 Baby, baby keep me happy. RIFF2 Baby, baby keep me happy. ============= Always took candy from strangers, didn't wanna get me no trade. Never want to be like papa, working for the boss ev'ry night and day. Chorus ====== RIFF1 I need a love to keep me happy, RIFF1 I need a love to keep me happy. RIFF2 Baby, baby keep me happy. RIFF2 Baby, baby keep me happy. Never got a flash out of cocktails, when I got some flesh off the bone. Never got a lift out of Lear jets, when I can fly way back home. Chorus ====== RIFF1 I need a love to keep me happy, RIFF1 I need a love to keep me happy. RIFF2 Baby, baby keep me happy. RIFF2 Baby, baby keep me happy.

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