A Little Is Enough Lyrics

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
(sus4)
After a piece of that diamond in you, So
(sus4)
Keep an eye open, My
Spirit ain't broken, Your
Love's so incredible, Your
Body's so edible, You
(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
(sus4)
All I have to have's a little time with you, A
(sus4)
Smile sets me reeling, A
Kiss feels like stealing, Your
Love is like heroin, This
Addict is mellowing,
(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
(sus4)
Even a hurricane won't turn me back, You
(sus4)
Might be an island, on the
Distant horizon, but the
Little I see looks like
Heaven to me, and I don't
(sus4)
Care if the ocean gets rough,
'Cause just a little is enough.
E(no 3rd) / / / | x 4
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:
(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
(sus4)
After a piece of that diamond in you, So
(sus4)
Keep an eye open, My
Spirit ain't broken, Your
Love's so incredible, Your
Body's so edible, You
(sus4)
Give me an overdose of love,
But just a little is enough.
E(no 3rd) / / / | (repeat to fade)
(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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