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Love In Vain  Tab by The Rolling Stones

Love In Vain tab by The Rolling Stones (Ver. 3)

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Intro:
    G            Em           C                  G      G7      D7sus2/F#
e|------------------0-----|--------------------|---3---1--1pm-|--------0---0--|
B|------0-----------------|-h1------1---1------|----0--0--0pm-|----1-1-1-1-1--|
G|----0-0-------2/4--4\2p0|-0-0----0h2-0-0---0-|-----0-0--0pm-|---2-2----2----|
D|----0---0---------------|-h2-0h2--0---0-0h2-0|-------0--0pm-|--0------------|
A|------------------------|h3-3----------3---3-|-------2------|---------------|
E|--3------3-2-0-0----0---|--------------------|3~-3---3------|-2-------------|


Verse 1:
    G                                     G7
e|-------------------------|-------------1--1-|-1--------1-------1--1--1----0-1---|
B|--------0-----0-------0--|-------0------0--0|-0--0-------0-----0--0--0--3-3-3---|
G|------0-0---0-0-----0-0--|-----0-0------0--0|----0--------0---------------------|
D|------0---0-0---0--0----0|-----0---0--------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----3------3-----3-------|---3---------3~-3-|-3--------3-------3--3--3--3---3---|
Well I followed her   to the station         with a suitcase in my hand
                                                                             staccato
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C                            D7/F#               D7sus2/F#
e|-------------------------|-------2------------0-----|-------------------0------------------------|
B|----------1------1-------|-----1--1----------1--1---|---------0---------1-0----------------------|
G|---------0-0----0-0------|----2----2-------2------2-|--------0--0------2--------0-0---0----0----0|
D|--------2---2--2---2-----|---0----------------------|------0------0--0---------0--0h2-0h2--0h2--0|
A|--0-2-3-------3------3-2-|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--2------------2----------|---2-3---------2---------3---3---3----3----3|
Yeah I followed her to the station    with a suitcase in my hand

  D                             Em
e|---------2------------2------|----------0------------------------------3-3-3-1--1*|
B|-------3---3--------3---3----|--------0----0----------1----1-1---1-1---0-0-0-0--0-|
G|------2-------2----2-------2-|-----2/4-----4\2-0------0------0h2-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-|
D|-----0-----------------------|-------------------2----0h2--------2--------------0-|
A|--2-3------------------------|------------------------3----3-3---3-3--------------|
E|-3----------------2----------|-----0-------0---------------------------3-3-3-3----|
Well it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell when all your love's in vain           *staccato strum

e|-1----2------2----------------------------|
B|-0---3-3----3--3--------------------------|
G|----2---2--2----2-------------------------|
D|---0-----0--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|----------2-------------------------------|
full band enters


Verse 2:
    G                                     G7
e|---------------------------------------1--1--1---1----------------|
B|--------0-----0-------0------------0---0--0--0--0--0-----7-6-5-3--|
G|------0-0---0-0-----0-0-----------0-0--0---0--0-----0----x-x-x-x--|
D|------0---0-0---0--0----0-/7-----0---0-0-----------------7-6-5-4--|
A|----------------------------9\5--------2--------------------------|
E|----3------3-----3-------------3-------3--3~-3---3----------------|
When the train                           come in the station

   G  G7
e|---1--1---1----1-------1--1--1--0-0-1|
B|---0--0---0----0---0-----0---0--3-3-3|
G|---0--0-0-0----0-------0--0----------|
D|---0--0---0----0--0----0------0---0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|3~-3--3--------3-------3--3--3--3---3|
   I looked her in the eye

C                          G                 D
e|-------------------------|------2------------0-----|------------------0-----------/15--12------------------|
B|----------1------1-------|----1--1----------1--1---|-------0---------1-0---/12-12-/15--12-15-12h15p12----12|
G|---------0-0----3-3------|---2----2-------2------2-|------0--0------2------/12-12---------14-12h14p12----12|
D|--------2---2--2---2-----|--0----------------------|----0------0--0-----------------------------------14---|
A|--0-2-3-------3------3-2-|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------14---|
E|-------------------------|-2------------2----------|-2-3---------2--------3--------------------------------|
Well the train come in the station and I looked her in the eye


Refrain:
G        D       D7/F#          G                 C     G         D
e|---------2--------2-----------------3-------0-0--------3--3---1-----2-----|
B|----0---3-3------1-1---------------0-0------1--1-------0-0-0--0----3-3----|
G|---0-0-2---2----2---2-------------0---0-----0---0------0----0-0---2---2---|
D|--0---0--------------------------0----------2----2-----0------0--0-----0--|
A|--------------------------------------------3----------2------2-----------|
E|-3------------2----------------3-----------------------3------3-----------|
Whoa I felt so sad so lonesome  that I hang my head and cry

Dobro/steel (slide) solo: play around in E minor pentatonic


Verse 3:
          G
When the train left the station
G7
     it had two lights on behind
                C
Yeah, when the train left the station
D7/F#
     it had two lights on behind

G      D      G6


Refrain 2:
G        D       D7/F#          G                 C     G         D
e|---------2--------2-----------------3-------0-0--------3--3---1-----2-----|
B|----0---3-3------1-1---------------0-0------1--1-------0-0-0--0----3-3----|
G|---0-0-2---2----2---2-------------0---0-----0---0------0----0-0---2---2---|
D|--0---0--------------------------0----------2----2-----0------0--0-----0--|
A|--------------------------------------------3----------2------2-----------|
E|-3------------2----------------3-----------------------3------3-----------|
Whoa the blue light was my baby
                               and the red light was my mind

Outro:
G                 G7
All my love's in vain
C                   D7/F#
Ooo                         hey hey

G    D    G6    G

D                  D/F#
Ooo
G      C         G7       D
All my love's in vain

G7

The Rolling Stones tabs for Love in vain (Ver. 3)

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