• Song:

    Amazing Journey

  • Artist:

    The Who

  • Album:

    Live from Isle of Wight

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Amazing Journey | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1969 Fabulous Music Ltd.

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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Previous transcription by:
Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada
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transcribed by                             Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com          1999-05-23          www.thewho.net/whotabs     
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G7/F     353433     x(8)x767 (stage versions)
Cmaj7/E  x3545x     x(7)x988 (stage versions)
Cm/Eb    x3534x     x(6)x888 (stage versions)
Dsus4/7  xx0213 and xx7788
G (320003@1)      xx9787  (bridge)
D (xx0232@1)      xx777x  (bridge)
Dsus4    xx778x  (bridge)
E5 (022xxx@1)     02xxxx                 C5 (x355xx@1)     x355xx
Bb5 (x133xx@1)    x133xx                 G5 (355xxx@1)     355xxx
F5 (133xxx@1)     133xxx                 A7 (x02020@1)     x05050
C        x3(2)01(3) (verse open chord)
G (320003@1)      3x0033     (verse open chord)
A5       x022xx     (verse open chord)
E (022100@1)      022400     (verse open chord)
D (xx0232@1)      xx0232     (verse open chord)
A (x02220@1)      x0222x     (verse open chord)

[INTRO pattern]
    C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)  D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)   C (x32010@1)|---8--|-7----5-|-4----2-|-0----x-|-x-----8-|
|---8--|-8----5-|-5----3-|-2----3-|-2-----8-|
|---9--|-7----6-|-4----2-|-2----2-|-2-----9-|
|---10-|-9----7-|-6----0-|-2----4-|-2----10-|
|------|--------|--------|-0----0-|-0-------|
|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|[gtr2]                                     |
|---8--|-7----5-|-4----2-|------2-|-------8-|
|------|--------|--------|-2------|-2-------|
|---9--|-7----6-|-4----2-|------2-|-------9-|
|------|--------|--------|-2------|-2-------|
|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|------|--------|--------|--------|---------|

  G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)  D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1)A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1)A (x02220@1) D/A (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)   C (x32010@1)|-7----5-|-4----2-|-0------|-0------|-0------|-------8-|
|-8----5-|-5----3-|-2----3-|-2----3-|-2----3-|-2-----8-|
|-7----6-|-4----2-|-2----2-|-2----2-|-2----2-|-2-----9-|
|-9----7-|-6----0-|-2----4-|-2----4-|-2----4-|-2----10-|
|--------|--------|-0----0-|-0----0-|-0----0-|-0-------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|                                     A7 (x02020@1)             |
|-7----5-|-4----2-|--------|--------|--------|-------8-|
|--------|--------|-2----2-|-2----2-|-5----2-|-2-------|
|-7----6-|-4----2-|--------|--------|--------|-------9-|
|--------|--------|-2----3-|-2----3-|-5----3-|-2-------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|

[VERSE 1; with above pattern (note: stage vers. begin open crds here)]
(C) G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A           D/A (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)   Deaf, dumb and blind boy, He's in a quiet vibration land.
C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G                    A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)            D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)          D/A (x00232@1) A (x02220@1) Strange as it seems, his musical dreams ain't quite so bad.

| G (320003@1)      | E (022100@1)    | A (x02220@1) D/A| (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)  D/A (x00232@1)|

| G (320003@1)      | E (022100@1)    | A (x02220@1)     |      

[VERSE pattern; with open chords]  
 C| (x32010@1)G (320003@1) A| (x02220@1)E (022100@1) D| (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)   |    C| (x32010@1)G (320003@1) A| (x02220@1)E (022100@1) D| (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) D/A| (x00232@1)A7 (x02020@1) C| (x32010@1)
G (320003@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)  E (022100@1)              D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)             D/A (x00232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A    CTen (x32010@1)years old with thoughts as bold as thoughts can be.
G (320003@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)  E (022100@1)         D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)     D/A (x00232@1)ALoving (x02220@1)life and becoming wise in simplicity.

[CHORUS]
G7/F                                     Cmaj7/E
Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go

     Cm7/Eb                     D (xx0232@1)                  Dsus4/7  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus4 DCome (xx0232@1)on the amazing journey and learn all you should know.

[BRIDGE]
        G (320003@1)              Dsus4 (xx0233@1)     D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus4 D (xx0232@1)A vague haze of delirium creeps upon me
       G (320003@1)                    Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D 
All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see
     G (320003@1)                          Dsus4 (xx0233@1)     D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)He's dressed in a silver-sparkled glittering gown.
        G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)        
And his golden beard flows nearly down to the (ground)

 Bb5| (x133xx@1)F5 (133xxx@1) C5| (x355xx@1)G5 (355xxx@1)  D| (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)  D/A| (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)  
 ground..

C| (x32010@1)G (320003@1)   A5| (x022xx@1)E (022100@1)   D| (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) D/A| (x00232@1)A7 (x02020@1)D/A| (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)D/A| (x00232@1)A7 (x02020@1)  C| (x32010@1)
G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E              D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A              D/A (x00232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A   CNothing (x32010@1)to say, nothing to hear, nothing to see.
G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E            D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)       D/A (x00232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Each sensation makes a note in my symphony.

| G (320003@1)   | E5 (022xxx@1)   | A (x02220@1) D/A| (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)  D/A| (x00232@1)
| G (320003@1)   | E5 (022xxx@1)   | A (x02220@1)     |          |

[repeat CHORUS]
Sickness will surely take the mind where minds can't usually go
Come on the amazing journey and learn all you should know

[repeat BRIDGE]
    G (320003@1)                    Dsus4 (xx0233@1)         D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus4 DHis (xx0232@1)eyes are the eyes that transmit all they know
G (320003@1)                      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Sparkle warm crystalline glances to show
   G (320003@1)                Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus4 DHe (xx0232@1)is your leader, he is your guide
        G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1) 
On the amazing journey together you'll (ride).

 Bb5| (x133xx@1)F5 (133xxx@1) C5| (x355xx@1)G5 (355xxx@1)  D| (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)  D/A| (x00232@1)A (x02220@1)  
 ride..

C| (x32010@1)G (320003@1)   A5| (x022xx@1)E (022100@1)   D| (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1) D/A| (x00232@1)A7 (x02020@1) A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x022xx@1">A5 | (E5)*
                                          [*beginning of Sparks]

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