From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies) Subject: CRD: Keep On Growing (Clapton) Credit for most of the guitar part goes to John Horvath. The lyric transcription is mine -- it (along with the rest of the Layla album) will get posted to the Slowhand archive as soon as our name server reboots. Send comments or corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu. Enjoy! KEEP ON GROWING by Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [G] [A] [E] [F#m] [E] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A]

I was ^A laughing, ^D/A Laying in the streets, I wasn't ^A knowing; I ^G didn't ^D know ^A my fate. [A] Playing The ^D/A game of love, but never really ^A showing The ^G thought that ^D love was ^A great.

^E I was a young man and ^D sure to go ^A astray. ^E You walked right into my life and ^D told me love would find a ^F#m way [E] To keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing. ^D [G] [D] [A]

I was ^A standing, ^D/A Looking in the face of one who ^A loved me, [G] Feeling [D] so [A] ashamed. [A] Hoping, And ^D/A praying, Lord, that she could under^Astand me, But I ^G didn't ^D know her ^A name.

^E She took my hand in hers and ^D told me I was ^A wrong. ^E She said, you're gonna be all right boy, ^D oh just as ^F#m long ^E As you keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing. [D] [G] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.

Solo on Verse [A] [D] [G] [G] [D] [A] [A] [D] [G] [G] [D] [E] Solo on Main Riff Twice [A] Lady,

^D/A Someday, baby, who knows where or ^A when, Lord, ^G Just you ^D wait and ^A see. We'll be ^A walking, To^D/Agether hand in hand along the ^A way, love. ^G Hope it's ^D still ^A me.

^E This time is gonna ^D change us, Lord, and I ^A know it's true; ^E Our love is gonna keep on growing and ^D growing and it's all because of ^F#m you. ^E Keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing. ^D [G] Yeah, [D] yeah, [A] yeah.

Keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing, ^D keep on ^A growing. ^D Long Solo on [A] [D] [A] [D]

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Eric Clapton - Keep on growing