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Who : Who's Next
1971


  1. Baba O'Riley
  2. Bargain
  3. Love Ain't For Keeping
  4. My Wife
  5. The Song Is Over

  6. Getting In Tune
  7. Goin' Mobile
  8. Behind Blue Eyes
  9. Won't Get Fooled Again

Baba O'Riley

Capo:
III
|
D
|
A
G
|
x8
D
A
G
D
A
G
Out here in the fields I fight for my meals
D
A
G
D
A
G
I get my back into my living
D
A
G
D
A
G
I don't need to fight To prove I'm right
D
A
G
D
A
G
I don't need to be forgiven, (yeah-yeah-yeah yeah yeah)
|
D
|
A
G
|
x5
|
A
|
x3
A
D
Don't cry
A
G
Don't raise your eye
D
G
A
It's only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand, we'll travel south cross land Put out the fire, and don't look past my shoulder The exodus is here, the happy ones are near Let's get together, before we get much older |
D
|
A
G
|
x2
D
A
G
Teenage wasteland
D
A
G
It's only teenage wasteland
D
A
G
Teenage wasteland, oh yeah
D
A
G
Teenage wasteland
A
A
G
G
They're all wasted!
|
A
|
G
|
D
|
C
| |
A
|
G
|
D
|
C
| |
D
|
D
|
C
| |
D
| ...


Bargain

Capo:
I
|
A7sus4
A
|
x2
A
G
D
I'd gladly lose me to find you
A
G
D
I'd gladly give up all I had
A
Cadd9
D
To find you, I'd suffer anything and be glad
I'll pay any price just to get you I'll work all my life, and I will To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed
F
I'd call that a bargain
G
D
The best I ever had
Dsus2
A
The best I ever had..........
G6
/f#
C
G
D
G6
I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I got To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop I'd pay any price just to win you Surrender my good life for bad To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had
D
Dmaj7
Dsus2/c
I sit looking round, I look at my face in the mirror
G6
Cadd9
I know I'm worth nothing without you
D
Dmaj7
Dadd9
In life one and one don't make two, one and one make one
G6
Cadd9
And I'm looking for that free ride to me
Esus4
|
E
|
Esus4
I'm looking for you.....
|
A
|
A7sus4
| |
A7
| | |
A7sus4
| |
A7
| |
A7sus4
|
A7
| |
I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I got To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop I'll pay any price just to win you Surrender my good life for bad To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man I call that a bargain The best I ever had


Love Ain't For Keeping

G
A
G
D
D
A
Layin' on my back in the newly-mown grass
G
D
D
A
Rain is coming down, but I know the clouds will pass
D
D
A
You bring me tea, say the babes are sleeping
C
G
G
A
Lay down beside me, love ain't for keeping
G
D
D
A
Black ash from the foundry hangs like a hood
G
D
D
A
But the air is perfumed by the burning firewood
D
D
A
The seeds are bursting, the spring is seeping
C
G
G
A
Lay down my darlin', love ain't for keeping
G
D
D
A
G
D
D
A
D
D
A
C
G
G
A
Lay down beside me, love ain't for keeping
C
G
G
A
Lay down my darlin', love ain't for keeping


My Wife

Capo:
II
A
G
A
G
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------2--------------------|
|-4-----4--2-2-2-------4-----4--2-2-|
|-4-----4--2-2---------4-----4--2-2-|
|-2-----2--0-0-----0---2-----2--0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|
A
F
My life's in jeopardy
F
D
Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be
C
I ain't been home since Friday night
D
A
And now my wife is coming after me
Bm
F
Give me police protection, gonna buy a gun
D
So I can look after number one
C
F
Give me a body guard, a black belt Judo expert
E
With a machine gun
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me won't be no time to explain She thinks I'm with another woman And that's enough to send her half-insane Gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots Take a long, long drive It may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive
D
E
All I did was have a few too much to drink
A
Bm
And I picked the wrong precinct
D
Got picked up by the law
E
A
And now I ain't got time to think
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me won't be no time to explain She thinks I'm with another woman And that's enough to send her half-insane Gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots Take a long, long drive It may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive
D
E
And I'm oh so tired of running
A
Bm
Gonna lay down on the floor
D
I gotta rest some time
E
A
So I can get to run some more, yeah!


The Song Is Over

Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/bb
Cm7/g
F
The song is over It's all behind me I should have known it She tried to find me
Our love is over They're all ahead now I've got to learn it I'm gonna sing out
Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/f
Cm7/f
F
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/f
Cm7
F
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
C/g
G
F/g
I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains
F/c
C
Bbmaj7/c
I'll sing my song to the free, to the free
Gb/db
Db
Cb/db
Db
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
Gb/db
Db
Cb/db
Db
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
Ab/eb
Eb
Db/eb
Eb
I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains
F/c
C
Bbmaj7/c
I'll sing my song to the free, to the free
C/g
G
F/g
G
C/g
G
F/g
G
D/a
G/a
A
G/d
D
Cmaj7/d
E
D/e
When I walked in through the door
E
D/e
Thought it was me I was looking for
D
C/d
She was the first song I ever sang
Csus2/d
Bb/c
C
But it stopped as soon as it began
Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/bb
Cm7/g
F
Our love is over It's all behind me They're all ahead now Can't hope to find me
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains I'll sing my song to the free, to the free I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea I'll sing my visions to the sky high mountains I'll sing my song to the free, to the free
C/g
G
F/g
G
C/g
G
F/g
G
D/a
A
G/a
A
G/d
D
Cmaj7/d
F/c
C
Bbmaj7/c
Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/bb
Cm7/g
F
Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/bb
Cm7/g
F
The song is over I'm left with only tears I must remember
Ebmaj7/f
Dm7/bb
Cm7/g
Fsus4
Even if it takes a million years
C
G/c
Fadd9/c
G/c
C
The song is over
G/c
Fadd9/c
G/c
The song is over
C
G/c
Fadd9/c
G/c
Searching for a note, pure and easy
C
G/c
Fadd9/c
G7/c
C
Playing so free, like a breath rippling by
C
G/c
Fadd9/c
G/c
C
G/c
Fadd9/c
G/c
...


Getting In Tune

Key:
F
|
F
|
Bbadd9
|
F
|
Bbadd9
|
x2
F
I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
Bbadd9
With the chords I'm playing
F
I can't pretend there's any meaning hidden
Bbadd9
In the things I'm saying
F
Bbadd9
But I'm in tune, right in tune
F
Csus2
C
I'm in tune and I'm gonna tune
F
Eb
Right in on you
G
Ab
Right in on you
Ab
Bb
F
Right in on you
I get a little tired of having to say Do you come here often? But when I look in your eyes and see the harmonies And the heartaches soften But I'm in tune, right in tune I'm in tune and I'm gonna tune Right in on you Right in on you Right in on you
Gm7
/f
I've got it all here in my head
Ebmaj7
/d
There's nothing more needs to be said
Bb
I'm just bangin' on my old piano
C7
F/c
C
/c
I'm getting in tune to the straight and narrow
(Getting in tune to the straight and narrow) ...
Modulate to:
G
G
I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
Cadd9
With the way I'm feeling
G
There's a symphony that I hear in your heart
Cadd9
Sets my head a-reeling
G
Cadd9
But I'm in tune, right in tune
G
Dsus2
D
I'm in tune and I'm gonna tune
G
F
Right in on you
A
Bb
Right in on you
Bb
C
G
Right in on you
G
F
Baby, with you (baby with you)
A
Bb
Baby, with you (baby with you)
Bb
C
G
Baby, with you
Am7
/g
I've got it all here in my head
Fmaj7
/e
There's nothing more needs to be said
C
I'm just bangin' on my old piano
D7
G/d
D
G/d
I'm getting in tune to the straight and narrow
(Getting in tune to the straight and narrow) ...


Goin' Mobile

Capo:
II
|
D
/a
/b
D
/a
/b
|
x2
|
Em
C
|
x2
D
I'm goin' home, and when I want to go home
Em
C
I'm goin' mobile
D
Well I'm gonna find a home on wheels, and we'll see how it feels
Em
C
D
Goin' mobile, keep me movin'
I can pull up by the curb, I can make it on the road Goin' mobile I can stop in any street invitin' people that we meet Goin' mobile, keep me movin'
F
Am
Dm
Out in the woods or in the city
/c
Bb
It's all the same to me
C
When I'm drivin' free the world's my home
D
When I'm mobile!
Play the tape machine, make the toast and tea When I'm mobile Well I can lay in bed with only highway ahead When I'm mobile, keep me movin'
D
Keep me movin', over 50, keep me groovin' Just a hippie gypsy, come on move now Movin' Keep me movin' yeah Keep me movin', groovin', movin' yeah Movin' yeah mobile, mobile Mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile
F
Am
Dm
I don't care about pollution
/c
Bb
I'm an air conditioned gypsy, that's my solution
C
Watch the police and the taxman miss me!
D
D
D
D
I'm mobile... woo yeah hee mobile, mobile, mobile
Em
C
Am
D


Behind Blue Eyes

Em
G
D
(
Dsus4
D
) No one knows what it's like to be the bad man
C
A
To be the sad man behind blue eyes
No one knows what it's like to be hated To be fated to telling only lies
C
D
G
(
G
C/g
G
) But my dreams, they aren't as empty
C
D
E
(
E
A/e
E
) As my conscience seems to be
Bm
C
I have hours, only lonely
D
A
My love is vengeance that's never free
No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings Like I do, and I blame you No one bites back as hard on their anger None of my pain and woe can show through But my dreams, they aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be I have hours, only lonely My love is vengeance that's never free |
E
|
Bm
A
| |
E
|
Bm
A
|
E
Bm
A
E
When my fist clenches crack it open
Bm
G
D
Before I use it and lose my cool
Bm
A
D
When I smile tell me some bad news
Bm
A
E
Before I laugh and act like a fool
And if I swallow anything evil Stick your finger down my throat If I shiver please give me a blanket Keep me warm, let me wear your coat No one knows what it's like to be the bad man To be the sad man behind blue eyes


Won't Get Fooled Again

|
A
|
G
D
|
x4
A
|
G
D
We'll be fighting in the street
A
|
G
D
With our children at our feet
A
D
E
|
G
D
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgement of our wrong They decide and the shotgun sings the song
D
A
D
A
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around
G
E7
Pick up my guitar and play
G
E7
Just like yesterday
G
D
(
Dsus4
D
) Then I'll get on my knees and pray (
A
) We don't get fooled again!
|
A
|
G
D
|
x4
The change, it had to come We knew it all along We were liberated from the fold, that's all And the world looks just the same And history ain't changed 'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again! |
A
|
G
D
|
x10
B
I'll move myself and my family aside
E
If we happen to be left half alive
A
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
B
Though I know that the hypnotized never lie
|
B
|
A
E
|
x12
|
A
|
G
D
|
x4
Yeah!
There's nothing in the street Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced by-the-by And the parting on the left Is now a parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again! |
A
|
G
D
|
x4
Yeah!
A
|
G
D
Meet the new boss Same as the old boss