#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 00:37:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Litgo@aol.com Subject: TAB: Who_Are_You by: Who To: guitar@olga.net Who Are You by The Who written by Pete Townshend from Who Are You, 1978 ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== [note: leads are approximate.] E (chorus) (0)7999x D/E (chorus) (0)7777x A/E (chorus) xx11 9 10 x E (chor II) xx999x E (verse) 0799(9)x D (verse) 0577(7)x A (verse) 0022(2)x D/E (outro) x(0)2232 A/E (outro) x(0)2220 and 3x2220 G (outro) xx12 12 12 x C/G (outro) xx14 12 13 x [Intro] E [no chord] |--------|-----------|---------------------| |--------|--14^------|-15/12/14------------| |--------|-----------|---------------------| |--------|-----------|---------------------| |--------|-----------|---------------------| |--------|-----------|---------------------| |-------------|---------|----15-15-|-15-15-12--------| |-15/12-14-14-|-12------|----15^15^|-15^15^15-12-----| |-------------|---------|----------|----------14^^--| |-------------|---------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|---------|----------|-----------------| |-------------|------12|----------|-----------------| |-12-------------|---------------------| |----15/12----12-|---------------------| |----------14----|-12------------------| |----------------|----14--------------| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |-----------|----------|---------------------| |-----------|----------|-------------3-3-----| |-----------|---7-----|-------------0-2-----| |-7-9-12-12-|-9-7-----|-------------0-0-----| |-----------|----------|---------------------| |-----------|----------|---------------------| [Chorus] || E D/E| | A/E E A/E E | || || Who are you, who who, who who | || ||--------|----|------------------|----|| ||-9---7--|----|-10--9----10--9---|----|| ||-9---7--|----|-9---9----9---9---|----|| ||-9---7--|----|-11--9----11--9---|----|| ||-7---7--|----|------------------|----|| ||(0)-(0)-|----|------------------|----|| E |D | I woke up in a Soho doorway, A |C G * | A policeman knew my name. He said, You can go sleep at home tonight If you can get up and walk away I staggered back to the underground And the breeze blew back my hair E |D | I remember throwin' punches around and |A |C G D/F# A **| preachin' from my chair Well, | E D/E| A/E E A/E E | Who are you (Who are you, who who, who who), I really want to know (Who are you, who who, who who) Tell me who are you (Who are you, who who, who who) 'Cause I really wanna know (Who are you, who who, who who) I took the tube back out of town, Back to the rollin' pin I felt a little like a dying clown With a streak of rin tin tin I stretched back and I hiccupped And looked back on my busy day Eleven hours in the tin pan, god, There's got to be another way. [repeat chorus] ----------|---------------------|---------------------| -14^-12^--|----------------(12)-|----(7)--------------| -14^-12^--|-9--------------(12)-|----(7)--------------| ----------|-9--------------(12)-|----(7)--------------| ----------|-7-------------------|---------------------| ----------|-0-------------------|-----------------12-| harm harm [acoust. solo] |---------------------------|-----0-----0--------------| |---------------------------|-------------------5--7---| |---------------------------|-------------------7--9---| |---------------------------|-------------------5--7---| |-7-7-7-7-7--5---------5/7--|--5/7--5/7----------------| |--------------7-5/3/0------|--------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------5/7---|-------5/7-------5/7-| etc. |-5/7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-----| |-------------------|---------------------| || E | G D | E | G D || ||-0----|---3-2-|-0----|---3-2-|| ||-0----|---3-3-|-0----|---3-3-|| ||-5----|---0-2-|-5----|---0-2-|| ||-2----|---0---|-2----|---0---|| ||-2----|-------|-2----|-------|| ||-0----|--(3)--|-0----|-------|| | E | G D | E | G D | Who.....................are you || E E6 E || || Who wa-ooh..|| ||-------------|| ||-9---12-9----|| ||-9---9--9----|| ||-9---11-9----|| ||-------------|| ||(0)----------|| [piano line arr. for guitar] E E6 E.... |-------|---------|----------------|-----| |-----14|-14-16-16|----------------|-----| |-------|---------|-13-13-11-11/13-|-----| |-------|---------|----------------|-----| |-------|---------|----------------|-----| |-------|---------|----------------|-----| |-------|---------|--------------------|-----| |----14-|14-16-16-|--------------------|-----| |-------|---------|-13-13--15-16-15-16-|-----| |-------|---------|--------------------|-----| |-------|---------|--------------------|-----| |-------|---------|--------------------|-----| |----|---------14-14-|14-16-14-16--|-----| |-14-|14-16-16-------|-------------|-----| |----|---------------|-------------|-----| |----|---------------|-------------|-----| |----|---------------|-------------|-----| |----|---------------|-------------|-----| |-16-14-16----------|------------------| |----------14-12-14-|------------------| |-------------------|-13-11-13---------| |-------------------|----------11-9-11-| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| || E E | G D | E E | G D || ||---0--|---3-2-|----0----|---3-2-|| ||---0--|---3-3-|----0----|---3-3-|| ||---5--|---0-2-|----5----|---0-2-|| ||---2--|---0---|----2----|---0---|| ||---2--|-------|----2----|-------|| ||-0-0--|--(3)--|-0--0----|-------|| [repeat chorus] [lead during chorus] |-9--------|---------|---------------------| |-12-9-12-9|---------|--9------------------| |----------|-11-9----|----11/9-9-----------| |----------|---------|---------------------| |----------|---------|---------------------| |----------|---------|---------------------| |-12--12-----|----16^-| |-15^^--15^--|---------| |------------|---------| |------------|---------| |------------|---------| |------------|---------| |-16----12----------|---------------------------| |-----15----15/12----|---------------------------| |-----------------14-|-----------12-----------12-| |--------------------|------12/14--------12/14---| |--------------------|-12/14--------12/14--------| |--------------------|---------------------------| ||-12-12-12------12-12-12------|| ||-12-12-12------12-12-12------|| ||-9-------------(9)-----------|| ||-----------------------------|| ||-----------------------------|| ||-----------------------------|| [repeat over second chorus] I know there's a place you walked Where love falls from the trees My heart is like a broken cup, I only feel right on my knees I spit out like a sewer hole Yet still receive your kiss. How can I measure up to anyone now After such a love as this [repeat chorus] [outro] A/E | D/E / / A/E | (Who....) I really wanna | G G C/G / // |(Who....) | know... Oh, I really wanna |D/A // A | D/A / / A (Who....) know C'mon tell me who are |A A | A /// |E (ahh.....) you you you who are you ============================================================ *note: lick for end of verse lines: |----------3--------| |----------3--------| |----------0--------| |-------------------| |-3/2-0-------------| |-------2/3---------| ** note 2: lick for end of verse: |-3-3-2-2-0--| |-1-3-3-3-2--| |-0-0-2-2-2--| |------------| |------------| |------------| ============= litgo@aol.com