• Song:

    So Sad About Us

  • Artist:

    The Who

[intro]
    |  | :  A Asus2 A  Asus4  |  A Asus2 A   : |  | 
--- |  | --(0)--------------- | (0)----------- |  | 
--- |  | ---2-0-----2--3----- | -2-0-----2---- |  | 
--- |  | .--2-2-----2--2----- | -2-2-----2---. |  | 
--- |  | .--2-2-----2--2----- | -2-2-----2---. |  | 
--- |  | -0------------------ | (0)----------- |  | 
-0- |  | -------------------- | ------------0- |  | 

                                [see note below]
 |    A Asus2 A Asus4 | A Asus2 A  |  F#m    |       |  D      |     |  E    |      | 
    la la   la la   la la  la

   A    | A/D        |  A
So sad        'bout us 
                   | -------------- | ---------- | 
                   | ---10-9-10-12- | -10-9-10-- | 
                   | ---9--9-9--9-- | -9--9-9--- | 
                   | ---11-9-11-12- | -11-9-11-- | 
                   | -0------------ | (0)------- | 
                   | -------------- | ---------- | 

   A5  * |  A5        |  A5  [repeat as above;  * - see note 2 below]
So sad        'bout us 
 |  F#5          | 
 Sad that the news is out now
 |  B5            | 
 Sad 'spose we can't turn back now
 |  A5   |  E5      |  A5   A5 A5 A5  |  A5 A5 A5  |  A5   A5 A5 A5  |  A5 A5 A5  | 
 Sad    'bout us

So bad 'bout us
So bad 'bout us
Bad, never meant to break up
Bad, 'spose we'll never make up
Bad 'bout us


 |  F#5               |         |  B5                 | 
    Apologies mean nothing when the damage is done
 |  A5                     |                        |                      |       |  E5    |     | 
    But you can't switch off my lovin' like you can't switch off the sun
[as above]
la la...
B5
la la la la...
   B5    |   E5        |  B5
So sad        'bout us 
                   | --------------- | ----------- | 
                   | ---12-11-12-14- | -12-11-12-- | 
                   | ---11-11-11-11- | -11-11-11-- | 
                   | ---13-11-13-14- | -13-11-13-- | 
                   | --------------- | ----------- | 
                   | --------------- | ----------- | 

   B5  * |  B5        |  B5   [repeat as above;  * - see note 2 below]
So sad        'bout us 
 |  G#5        |          
 Sad, never meant to break up
 |  C#5               | 
 Sad, 'spose we'll never make up
 |  B5  |  F#5       |  B5   B5           |             | 
 Sad     'bout us
               | --------------- | ----------- | 
               | ---12-11-12-14- | -12-11-12-- | 
               | ---11-11-11-11- | -11-11-11-- | 
               | ---13-11-13-14- | -13-11-13-- | 
               | --------------- | ----------- | 
               | --------------- | ----------- | 
[outro]
B5     |     |  G#5    |      |  E5     |        |  F#5     |      |  B5
Ooh

==========================================================================
note: the F#m , D and E are played as straight chords and the voices (la's)
provide the changes. However, the changes can be played as below:

 |  F#m           |           |  D (Dmaj7)     |           |  E          |          | 
 | --(2)--------- | --------- | -------------- | --------- | ----------- | -------- | 
 | ---2-0--2--3-- | -2-0--2-- | (3)2-0--2--3-- | -2-0--2-- | ----------- | -------- | 
 | ---2-2--2--2-- | -2-2--2-- | (2)2-2--2--2-- | -2-2--2-- | ---4-4-4-4- | -4-4-4-- | 
 | ---4-4--4--4-- | -4-4--4-- | -0-0-0--0--0-- | -0-0--0-- | ---2-2-2-2- | -2-2-2-- | 
 | (0)----------- | --------- | (0)----------- | --------- | ---2-2-2-2- | -2-2-2-- | 
 | -------------- | --------- | -------------- | --------- | -0-0-0-0--- | -0-0-0-- | 

* note 2: play transition riff:
  A                A/D    [or]     B                B/E
 | ----------------- | ---- |           | ----------------- | ---- | 
 | ----------------- | ---- |           | ----------------- | ---- | 
 | ----------------- | ---- |           | ----------------- | ---- | 
 | -----------2-0--- | -0-- |           | -----------4-2-1- | -2-- | 
 | -------2/4-----4- | ---- |           | -------4/6------- | ---- | 
 | ----------------- | ---- |           | ----------------- | ---- |
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