«The Milk Of Human Kindness»
(Gary Brooker — Keith Reid)
Intro:
(keyboard arr. for guitar; 2X [1: piano, 2: organ])
Ebm
v v v v v v v v
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-1-3————-|——————
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piano:
F7 Bb7
/ / / /
(fuzz guitar):
Ebm Cb7
v v v v v v v v v v v v
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——8—8——-|—%—|——11—11——|——-11s8—8—
-8-10————|——|11-13————|——————
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Ebm F7 Bb7 Ebm
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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——8—8——-|s6————6—|s8———-|————
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(when you)
Verse 1:
Ebm
When you knew that I had given
Cb7
All the kindness that I had
Ebm Gb Db Ebm
Did you think that it might be time to stop
Ebm
When you knew that I was through
Cb7
That I’d done all I could do
Ebm Gb Db Ebm
Did you really have to milk the final drop
Chorus [last half notated in sharp keys to avoid double-flats, e.g. Cb7/Bbb]:
Gb Gb7/Bb
Not content with my mistake
Cb Db
You behaved just like a snake
Gb Gb7/Bb Cb Db
And left me for a wasp without a sting
B D#m/A# B7/A
Tell all [1: my friends 2: the folks] back home
E G#m/D# C#m
That [1: I 2: he] did it on [1: my 2: his] own
F# F#7/E B F7 Bb7
And that to their well-worn cares they should cling
Instrumental break:
guitar solo:
Ebm Cb7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ebm Gb Db Ebm
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ebm Cb7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ebm F7 Bb7 Ebm
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
When you knew that I had given
All the kindness that I had
Did you feel you had to break that lonely vow
When you knew that I was through
That I’d done all I could do
Did you really have to sow that final plow
[repeat chorus]
[repeat instrumental break]
Coda:
jam on Ebm to fade
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
