The Who By Numbers Album by Who All the credit for this goes to the guys at Whotabs. Slip Kid | guitar tab By The Who >From The Who By Numbers, 1975 Written by Pete Townshend, (c)1975 Fabulous Music Ltd. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com rev 1999-12-24 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Guitar 1: Capo on 3 (to play piano chords) Guitar 2: standard Guitar 3: Capo on 3, volume pedal Guitar 4: standard Guitar 5: Capo on 3, acoustic (removed from remaster) Chord Gtr 1&5 (piano) Gtr 2 Gtr 3 Gtr 4 G 355433 355xxx 355733 xx000x C x35553 8 10 10xxx xx555x F xx3565 x8 10 10xx xx3565 xx10 10 10x Eb x65343 x688xx xx888x Bb 6x3366 688xxx xx333x Dm x57765 Gm 355333 x10 12 12xx Am 577555 577xxx D x5777x x577xx Note: chords in () are piano/acoustic chords; all patterns and leads approximate [intro; verse pattern] [gtr 1; piano arr. for gtr] ||:G (C) (Dm) (F)(C) |G (C) (Dm) (F) (C):|| [gtr 2] ||-----------|------------|----------|-------------|| ||-----------|------------|----------|-------------|| ||.----------|--------5/6/|7---------|------------.|| ||.5---------|------------|--5-------|--------3/4/.|| ||-----------|--------3/4/|5---------|-------------|| ||-3---------|------------|--3-------|--------1/2/-|| ||[gtr 5; acoustic, removed from remaster] ||-3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-3-3-|3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-3-3--|| ||-3-3-5-5---|6-6-6-6-5-5-|3-3-5-5---|6-6-6-6-5-5--|| ||.4-4-5-5---|7-7-7-5-5-5-|4-4-5-5---|7-7-7-5-5-5-.|| ||.5-5-5-5---|7-7-7-3-5-5-|5-5-5-5---|7-7-7-3-5-5-.|| ||-5-5-3-3--5|--5-5-3-3-3-|5-5-3-3--5|--5-5-3-3-3--|| ||-3-3-------|-----------3|3-3-------|-----------3-|| |G (C I've got my clipboard, textbooks |Dm F C) Lead me to the station, yeah |G (C |Dm F I'm off to the Civil War C) |G (C I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots |Dm F I'm runnin' in the rain C) |G (C |Dm F C) Gonna run 'til my feet are raw [chorus] |C F |Eb Bb (Slip kid, slip kid) second generation |C F |Gm And I'm a soldier at thirteen |Am D |Am D (Slip kid, slip kid) realization |Am D |(Bb) | |G | | There's no easy way to be free, no easy way to be free |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |8-10-12---|14---15-------|17--|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |6-8--10---|12---13-------|15--|----| [repeat intro] |G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) | It's a hard, hard world (I left my...) [guitar 2] | |----------|-------------------|---------|---------------| |----------|-------------------|---------|---------------| |----------|---------------5/6/|7--------|---------------| |5---------|-------------------|--5------|-----3---------| |----------|---------------3/4/|5--------|3-4-5----------| |3---------|-------------------|--3------|---------------| [repeat verse] I left my doctor's prescription bungalow behind me I left the door ajar I got my vacuum flask Full of hot tea and sugar Left the keys right in my car (Slip kid, slip kid) second generation Only half way up the tree (Slip kid, slip kid) I'm a relation |Am D |Bb | |G | | I'm a soldier at sixty-three, no easy way to be free |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |8-10-12---|15----14---15-|17--|---x| |----------|--------------|----|----| |6-8--10---|13----12---13-|15--|---x| [bridge] |G | (F) |G |(Bb F) |G | (F) |G |(Bb F) | [gtr 3] |3--------|--------|3------|--------|3------|-------|3-----|--------| |3--------|--------|3------|--------|3------|-------|3-----|--------| |7--------|--------|7------|--------|7------|-------|7-----|--------| |5--------|--------|5------|--------|5------|-------|5-----|--------| |5--------|--------|5------|--------|5------|-------|5-----|--------| |---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|-------|------|--------| [gtr 1 arr for piano] x2 x2 ||:(Bb G) | :||:(Bb G) |(Bb G) :|| Slip kid ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| ||-8/6/8/6/8-----|--------||-8/6/8/6/8-----|8/6/8/6/8------|| ||.--------------|-------.||.--------------|--------------.|| ||.5-------------|-------.||.5-------------|5-------------.|| ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| ||[gtr 5; acoustic; removed from remaster] ||3--3--3--3--3--|--------||3--3--3--3--3--|---------------|| ||3--3--3--3--3--|--------||3--3--3--3--3--|---------------|| ||12-12-12-12-12-|--------||12-12-12-12-12-|---------------|| ||12-12-12-12-12-|--------||12-12-12-12-12-|---------------|| ||10-10-10-10-10-|--------||10-10-10-10-10-|---------------|| ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| Keep away old man, you won't fool me You and your history won't rule me You might have been a fighter, but admit you failed I'm not affected by your blackmail [pick slide] You won't blackmail me [solo] |G | (blackmail me...) |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |3^(5)------|3^\^\^\-| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|-----5/5| |-----------|--------| |-----------|-----3/3| [gtr 1] ||G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) |G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) || ||[gtr 4] || ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|-10^-10-8-10-10|8--8-----|--6-8/8/8/8-6h|| ||3^(5)------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||[gtr 2] || ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||.----------|-----------5/6/|7--------|-------------.|| ||.5---------|---------------|--5------|---------3/4/.|| ||-----------|-----------3/4/|5--------|--------------|| ||-3---------|---------------|--3------|---------1/2/-|| |:G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) |G (C) (Dm)(F)(C)| |[gtr 4] | |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |8-6h8-6h8-6-5-|6--6-5-3---5-3-|5-3-----|-------6x| |--------------|---------------|---3^---|---------| |--------------|---------------|------5~|---------| |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |[gtr 2] | |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------------|-----------5/6/|7-------|---------| |5-------------|---------------|--5-----|---------| |--------------|-----------3/4/|5-------|---------| |3-------------|---------------|--3-----|--------8| |C F |Eb Bb |C F |Gm | |[gtr 4] | |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |------10-----|-8----6----|8~--------------|------------| |-5-----------|-----------|----------------|------------| |5---/10-----/|8----------|----------------|-----------7| |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |[gtr 2] | |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |----x-10--x-8|8-8--------|---------10---10|12----------| |10--x-10--x-8|8-8---8---x|10x10x10-10---10|12----------| |10--x--8--x-6|6-6---8---x|10x10x10-8----8-|10----------| |8------------|------6---x|8-x8-x8---------|-----------5| |Am D |Am D |Am D | |[gtr 4] | |------------|---5---------|-------------| |------------|--5---8^(10)-|10^\-5-------| |7^\(7)5-7--5|7^-----------|------7------| |------------|-------------|-------5h7-7-| |------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------| |[gtr 2] | |------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------| |--------7---|--------7----|-------7-----| |7-x-7---7---|7-x-7---7----|7-x-7--7-----| |7-x-7---5---|7-x-7---5----|7-x-7--5-----| |5-x-5------5|5-x-5-------5|5-x-5--------| |Bb | |G | (C)|(G) | (C)| |[gtr 4] | |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|8------|------|----------|--6h8p6h8p6h8p| |3-5--7--|10-9/----10---|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |1-3--5--|8--7/----8----|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |[gtr 2] | |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |8-10-12-|15-14/15-14/15|17--x17|x17--5|5---------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |6-8--10-|13-12/13-12/13|15--x15|x15--3|3---------|--------------| |[gtr 3] | |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|From The Who By Numbers, 1975 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1975 Towser Tunes Inc. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com 1998-04-24 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== A5 x0225x A7sus2 x02000 [intro; 3/4] ||:D |Em |G |A :|| |Asus4 |A |Asus2 |A |Asus2 |A |A Asus4 A5 | D Em G A Where do you walk on sunny times D Em G A When the rivers gleam and the buildings shine D Em G A How do you feel when the pollen falls D Em G A |A7sus4 |A7 |A7 And the summer clothes brighten gloomy halls G A7 And they're all in love G A7 |A7sus4 |A7 |A Asus4 A5 | And they're all in love Where do you fit in zzzzip magazine Where the past is the hero and the present a queen Just tell me right now where do you fit in With blood in your eye and a passion for gin And they're all in love And they're all in love [break] |Bsus4| |B | |A | |B | |A | |B | | |A | |B | |A | |B | *|A | |B | |A | | [fill] |A7sus4 | |A7 | |A7sus2 | |A7 |A Asus4 A5 | Ooh... Ooh... (Hey..) Hey, goodbye all you punks Stay young and stay high Hand me my checkbook And I'll crawl off to die Like a woman in childbirth Grown ugly in a flash I've seen magic and pain Now I'm recycling trash And they're all in love And they're all in love And they're all in love G A And they're all in love ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Blue Red And Grey | guitar crd By The Who >From The Who By Numbers, 1975 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1975 Towser Tunes Inc. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Originally transcribed by: Harlan L Thompson ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com 1998-04-26 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Capo on 7 D 10 x 777 10 Dsus4 10 x 778 10 G x 10 9 7 8 10 A x x 7 9 10 9 Em x 7 9 9 8 7 B7 7 9 7 8 10 7 Em7 x 7 9 7 8 10 A7 x x 7 9 8 9 F#m x 9 11 11 10 9 Bbdim x x 8 9 8 9 Bm 7 9 9 7 7 7 A7sus4 x x 7 9 8 10 ===================================================================== Note from Jeremy D. (fearofscissors@aol.com): (7-22-2002) If you happen to have (or want to get) a ukelele, the tuning is GCEA, and the fingerings are: G C E A D 3 3 3 0 Dsus4 0 2 3 0 G 0 2 3 2 A 2 1 0 0 Em 0 4 0 2 B7 2 3 2 2 Em7 0 2 0 2 A7 0 1 0 0 F#m 2 1 2 0 Bbdim 0 1 0 1 Bm x 2 2 2 (or, if you can reach, 4 2 2 2) A7sus4 0 2 0 0 If anyone's got one on hand...feel free to e-mail me with corrections. ====================================================================== Note from: John (eliyahu5733@gmail.com) (05-07-2006) Adjusted chord shapes for Ukelele G C E A D 2 2 2 0 Dsus4 0 2 3 0 G 0 2 3 2 A 2 1 0 0 Em 0 4 3 2 or 4432 B7 2 3 2 2 Em7 0 2 0 2 A7 0 1 0 0 F#m 2 1 2 0 Bbdim 0 1 0 1 Bm 4 2 2 2 A7sus4 0 2 0 0 Also, if you play the above chord forms on a guitar capoed at the 5th fret & ignore the E and A strings it should sound in the same key as a ukulele. ======================================================================= ||:D Dsus4 D Dsus4 :|| |G |A Some people seem so obsessed with the morning |G |A Get up early just to watch the sun rise |G |A Some people like it more when there's fire in the sky |G |A Worship the sun when it's high |Em |B7 Some people go for those sultry evenings |Em B7 |Em Sipping cocktails in the blue, red and grey |Em7 |A7 |D Dsus4 D... But I like every minute of the day |G |F#m |G |F#m I like every second, so long as you are on my mind |G |Bbdim Every moment has its special charm |Bm |A7sus4 |A7 It's all right when you're around, rain or shine I know a crowd who only live after midnight Their faces always seem so pale And then there's friends of mine who must have sunlight They say a suntan never fails I know a man who works the night shift He's lucky to get a job and some pay And I like every minute of the day I dig every second, I can laugh in the snow and rain I get a buzz from being cold and wet The pleasure seems to balance out the pain And so you see that I'm completely crazy I even shun the south of France The people on the hill, they say I'm lazy But when they sleep, I sing and dance Some people have to have the sultry evenings Cocktails in the blue, red and grey But I like every minute of the day |G |A7 |D Dsus4 D Dsus4 |D Dsus4 D Dsus4|D I like every minute of the day ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# How Many Friends? | guitar crd By The Who >From Who By Numbers, 1975 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1975 Fabulous Music Ltd. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com 1997-10-01 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== capo on 3 F Gm Eb Bb Gm7 F F Gm I'm feelin' so good right now Eb Bb Gm7 F There's a handsome boy tells me how I changed his past Gm He buys me a brandy Eb Bb Gm7 F Or could it be he's really just after my ass? Gm He likes the clothes I wear Eb Bb Gm7 F He says he likes a man to dress in season Gm Eb Bb But no one else ever stares, he's being so kind Gm7 C--> What's the reason? [chorus] C G Am F How many friends have I really got? G You can count 'em on one hand C G Am F G How many friends have I really got? C G Am F How many friends have I really got? Bb F Bb F Bb F/A Gm Gm7 C That love me, that want me, that'll take me as I am? Suddenly it's a silver screen And a face so beautiful that I have to cry out Everybody hears me Well, I look like a fool, now, if I try and I shy out She knows all of my friends But it's nice to find a woman who'll stay on late But now I think I've reached the end I wonder in the dead of night, how do I rate? [repeat chorus] Cm Cm/Bb It's all like a dream you know Bb F When you're still up early in the morning Gm F Eb And you all sit together to watch the sun come through Cm Cm/Bb But things don't look so good Ab When you could use a bit of warning Fm C/G G Then you know that no one will ever speak the truth about you. [repeat chorus] When I first signed the contract, it was more than a handshake then I know it still is, but there's a plain fact We talk so much shit behind each other's backs, I get the willies People know nothing about their own soft guts So how come they can sum us up Without suffering all the hype we've known How come they bum us up [repeat chorus] ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# In a Hand or Face | guitar tab By The Who >From Who By Numbers, 1975 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1975 Towser Tunes Inc. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com rev 2001-12-16 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== [Note: easiest to use trigger capo and shift to 5th fret for modulation following interlude; same voicings, two frets higher] First half Modulation Capo on 3 Capo on 5 C5 x35588 D5 x577 10 10 Bb 6tx3366 C 8tx5588 F xx3565 G x55787 Bbii xx333x Cii xx555x C x3555x D x5777x Csus4 x3556x Dsus4 x5778x Eb/C x35343 F/D x57565 F/C x37563 G/D x59785 Ab/C x36544 Bb/D x58766 Bb/C x33366 C/D x55588 Dm/C x37765 Em/D x59987 [intro] |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F| |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F |C5 Bbii C5 C5| |Bb F |C5 Ain't it funny how they're all Cleopatra As you gaze into their past When you find out about their birth sign You realize there was no need to have asked All the history of a soul in torment Ingrained in a hand or face Ain't it funny how they all fire the pistol At the wrong end of the race |C C Csus4 C |Csus4 C | |Eb/C F/C |Ab/C Bb/C F/C | I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round and round |C Dm/C |F/C | I am going round... |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F |C5 Bb F |C5 Bbii C5 C5| Going round and round There's a man going through your dustbin Only this time he's looking for food There's a tear in his eye you don't know him Oh, but you know what he's going through Is it weird that you can't seem to help him Feeling sick as he staggers away Is it weird that you hate a stranger Can a detail correct your dismay |C C Csus4 C|Csus4 C | |Eb/C F/C |Ab/C Bb/C F/C | I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round and round |C Dm/C |F/C |[bass solo]| I am going round [modulation] |D5 C G |D5 C G |D5 C G |D5 | |C G |D5 |C G |D | Round and rou-nd Round and round Round and rou-nd Round and round Round and rou-nd Round and round |C G |D5 |C G |D |D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Round and rou-nd Round and round |F/D G/D |Bb/D C/D G/D | I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round and round |D Em/D |G/D I am going round |F/D G/D |Bb/D C/D G/D | I am going round and round I am going round and round I am going round and round |D Em/D |G/D I am going round ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. 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