A Little Is Enough

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Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 22:01:52 GMT

From: kenny@gil.net (Kenny Sahr)

Subject: CRD: A little is enuogh by Pete Townshend

Chorded by Jasonp@ozemail.com.au

Pete Townshend's

A LITTLE IS ENOUGH

CAPO: 1st Fret

YOU MAY WISH TO DETUNE THE BOTTOM E STRING DOWN ONE TONE TO 'D'

KEYBOARD INTRO:

D(bass note only, muted with plectrum hand, playing 8th notes) / / / |

G(D) D A(sus4) | / / / / | / / / / ||

BAND IN:

VERSE I:

They say that love often passes in a second, and

You can never catch it up, so I'm

Hanging on to you as though eternity beckoned, but it's

Clear that the match is rough

Common-sense will tell me not to try and continue, but I'm

A7(sus4) A7

After a piece of that diamond in you, So

A7(sus4) A7

Keep an eye open, My

Spirit ain't broken, Your

Love's so incredible, Your

Body's so edible, You

A7(sus4)

Give me an overdose of love,

But just a little is enough.

VERSE II:

I'm like a connoseiur of champagne cognac, The

Perfume nearly beats the taste

I eat an oyster and I feel the contact, But

More than one would be a waste

Some people want an endless line, that's true, But

A7(sus4) A7

All I have to have's a little time with you, A

A7(sus4) A7

Smile sets me reeling, A

Kiss feels like stealing, Your

Love is like heroin, This

Addict is mellowing,

A7(sus4)

I can't pretend that I'm tough,

When just a little is enough.

Dm / / / C(no 3rd) | Dm [etc, repeated ad infinitum]

Just like a sailor heading into the sea, There's a

Gale blowing in my face, The

High wind scares me but I need the breeze, And I

Can't head for any other place

Life would seem so easy on the other tack, But

A7(sus4) A7

Even a hurricane won't turn me back, You

A7(sus4) A7

Might be an island, on the

Distant horizon, but the

Little I see looks like

Heaven to me, and I don't

A7(sus4)

Care if the ocean gets rough,

'Cause just a little is enough.

E(no 3rd) / / / | x 4

[Repeat all chords from "They say that love often passes" . . . "match

is

rough"]

Common-sense will tell me not to try and continue, but I'm

A7(sus4) A7

After a piece of that diamond in you, So

A7(sus4) A7

Keep an eye open, My

Spirit ain't broken, Your

Love's so incredible, Your

Body's so edible, You

A7(sus4)

Give me an overdose of love,

But just a little is enough.

E(no 3rd) / / / | [repeat to fade]

*** This INSTRUMENTAL BREAK is dominated by the D MINOR chord

(or Eb minor, if playing a keyboard). Yet, the guitar is playing only

'power-chords' (ie, no 3rds). So, the guitar is not responsible for

the

tonal 'colour' here. Just slide from C to D (power-chords) across the

end/start of each bar.

This same process is happening throughout the 'E(no 3rd)' sections

towards

the end. If you like, slide from D to E (power-chords) in the same

way.

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