The Who - It's Not Enough: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It's Not Enough" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am             G D Am
It's not enough
                 G D Am
Whatever you give
A little bit more
      G          D   Am
Than you always need
A little more man
G              D
A little more seed

Chorus:
     Am
It's not enough
                       G    D   Am
It's not enough, It's not enough
                       G      D
Whatever I give, It's never enough

Dm
I gave you cash
D
I gave you love
Dm
All that I heard
    D
Was "It's Not Enough"

Am                  G       D
I work so hard, It gets so tough
Am                      G           D
Whatever I give, Never feels like enough

          Am
It's not enough, It's not enough,
      G      D
It's never enough
            Am         G      D
Whatever I give, It's never enough

When I'm on my knees
I keep taking your stuff
Make sure that you know
It's never enough

     C
You said you'd go as far
       F
As to turn to my friend
          C
Who once warned me of you
            F
Said you'd hasten my end
              C
He'll choose you over me
   F
Because I have lent
      C
Every ounce of my juice
   F
My essence is spent

You'll always want
A little more pink
I'll always need
A little more ink

Chorus

However I praise
However I puff
Though you may smile
It won't be enough
Right at the end
When I start to bluff
An' the lift's going down
An' I start acting tough

Chorus

I'll find someone else
To finish filling me up
I'll smile and admit
You were never quite enough
Like Brigitte Bardot
In Godard's Les Mepris
I can't love you enough
To make you complete
You appear in my dreams
With some new courtier
You need me there to see
What you need to convey

Chorus

No hysterical scene
You will never play rough
I'm the one who will scream
But it won't be enough
It's never enough

Chorus

I'll never hold you
How can I scold you?

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "It's Not Enough" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's Not Enough" by The Who.

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