Baba O'Riley By the Who >From Who's Next, 1971 Written by Pete Townshend ?1971 Fabulous Music Ltd. Electric (gtrs 1&2): Capo on 1 F (133211@1) 133(5)(1)(1) C (x32010@1) x355xx Bb (x1333x@1) x133xx Eb (x43121@3) xx134(3) F (outro) x 8 10 10 x x Csus4 8 10 10 (10) x x Acoustic (gtr 3): Capo on 3 F (133211@1) xx3565 Fsus4 xx3566 C7sus4 xx5566 Piano and bass; no guitar] ||:F C |Bb :|| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | Out here in the fields |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | I fight for my meals |F C (x32010@1) |Bb |F C (x32010@1)|Bb | I get my back into my living I don't need to fight To prove I'm right I don't need to be forgiven Yeah, yeah.... [guitar 1 in] |F C (x32010@1)|Bb |F C (x32010@1)|Bb |F C (x32010@1)|Bb | |----------|-------|---------|--------|------------|--------| |----------|-------|---------|--------|------------|--------| |-------5--|3------|------5--|3-------|---------5--|3-------| |-------5--|3------|----5-5--|3-------|---------5--|3-------| |3------3--|1------|3---3-3--|1-------|3------3----|1-------| |1---------|-------|1--------|--------|1-----------|--------| |F C (x32010@1)|Bb |F C (x32010@1)|Bb |C |C |C | | |----------|-------|-------------|--------|------|------|------|------| |----------|-------|-------------|--------|------|------|------|------| |-----5-5--|3------|----------5--|3-------|5-----|5-----|5-----|------| |3----5-5--|3------|----------5--|3-------|5-----|5-----|5-----|------| |3----3-3--|1------|3--(3x)---3--|1-------|3-----|3-----|3-----|------| |1---------|-------|1------------|--------|------|------|3-----|------| Don't cry Don't raise your eye It's only teenage wasteland |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | Sally, take my hand |--------------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------| |--------------5-----|3-------------| |--------------5-----|3-------------| |3-------------3-----|1-------------| |1-------------------|--------------| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | We'll travel south 'cross land |--------------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------| |--------------5-----|3-------------| |--------------5-----|3-------------| |--------------3-----|1-------------| |1-------------------|--------------| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb |F C (x32010@1)|Bb | Put out the fire and don't look past my shoulder |--------------------|-----------------------|-------|-----------| |--------------------|-----------------------|----5^-|-----------| |----------------5---|3----------------------|----5^-|3----------| |----------------5---|3----------------------|----5^-|3-----x/x/x| |3---------------3---|1----------------------|3---3--|1-----x/x/x| |1-------------------|-----------------------|1------|------1/1/1| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | The exodus is here |--------------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------------| |--------------5-----|3-------------| |------------5-5-----|3-------------| |3-----------3-------|1-------------| |1-------------------|--------------| |F C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) | The happy ones are near |----------------------|--------------| |----------------------|--------------| |--------------5-5-----|3-------------| |--------------5-5-----|3-------------| |3---------------3-----|1-------------| |1---------------------|--------------| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | Let's get together before we get much older |--------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------| |--------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------| |------------5/5/5^--|3----------------|------------5-----|3---------| |------------5/5/5^--|3----------------|------------5-----|3---------| |3-----------3/3/3---|1----------------|3---------3-3-----|1---------| |1-------------------|-----------------|1-----------------|----------| [solo] [gtr 2] |F C (x32010@1)|Bb Eb| (x43121@3)|13~----13------|---------------13-15-13-| |---------13-13h|15--15-15---------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |[gtr 1] | |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |---------------|------------------------| |3--------------|------------------------| |1?-------------|------------------------| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb | Teenage |15^-13-13-----------------|-------------------------| |----------15-13--15-13-15-|13-----------------------| |--------------------------|------15^15^15^15^15^15^-| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| | | |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |F C (x32010@1)|Bb C (x32010@1)|F C (x32010@1)|Bb C (x32010@1) | wasteland It's only teenage wasteland Teenage |------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------| |------x-----|x------x---------------|-----------------|--------------| |15^\---15^--|---15^---15^-15^-15-14-|14h15~-14--------|--------------| |------------|-----------------------|---------15------|----------8h10| |------------|-----------------------|------------13h15|13------------| |------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------8-----| | | |------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------| |------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------5--|3--------3----------5--|-------------5---|3-----x---5---| |---------5--|3-----x--3----------5--|-------------5---|3--x--x---5---| |3--xxx---3--|1-----x----------------|3---x-3------3---|1--x-1--------| |1--xxx-1----|-----------------1-----|1---x-1-1--1-----|--------1-----| |F C (x32010@1) |Bb C (x32010@1)|F C|Bb | wasteland, oh hey teenage wasteland They're all |-----------------|--(1)--1-----|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------1-1---|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |8--6-6-8-8-------|-------------|-----------3-|1----------------| |------------8----|6------------|---------1---|-----------------| | | |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------1---------| |------------5----|3---------5--|----------5--|3------x-----5^--| |------x-----5----|3--x------5--|3-----x---5--|3---x--x---3-5^--| |3-----x--3--3----|1--x-x-------|3-----x-3-3--|1---x-1--3-1-3---| |1--x-1-----------|-----x--1----|1--x-1-------|-----------------| [slowed tempo] |C C (x32010@1) |Bb Bb (x1333x@1) | Wasted! |----------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------| |5-------5-------|3-----3------| |5-------5-------|3-----3------| |3-------3-------|1-----1------| |----------------|-------------| |C |Bb | |12--13--15--12--13--15--12-13-15-|12--13--15--12--13--15--12-13-15-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |5--------------------------------|3--------------------------------| |5--------------------------------|3--------------------------------| |3--------------------------------|1--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |F |Eb | |12--13--15--12--13--15--12-13-15-|11--13--15--11--13--15--11-13-15-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |1--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |1--------------------------------|4--------------------------------| |5--------------------------------|3--------------------------------| |3--------------------------------|1--------------------------------| |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |1--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |C | |12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12----| |---------------------------------------------13-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |5-----------------------------------------------| |5-----------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |Bb | |12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-15-12-13-13-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------| |1-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |F | |15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------| |1-----------------------------------------------| |Eb | |11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-11-13-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | |------------------------------------------------| |4-----------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------| |1-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| [violin solo; guitars and drums return and repeat until end] |F |F | |11^---------------------|------------------------| |----13~-----------------|------------------------| |----------------15^-15^-|15^--^15================| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |3-----------------------|3-----------------------| |3-----------------------|3-----------------------| |1-----------------------|1-----------------------| [double time] |Eb | | | |------------------------|---------------|------------| |------------------------|---------------|------------| |\-------14--------------|---------------|------------| |----------15-13-------12|---------------|--------3x--| |------------------------|-13-12---------|------------| |------------------------|------13-11-10-|--8-\1------| [bass fade in] |--------|---------|---------|---------|----|----|----|----| |--------|---------|---------|---------|----|----|----|----| |--------|---------|---------|---------|----|----|----|----| |--------|---------|---------|1h3------|----|----|----|----| |--------|1h3~~~---|---------|---------|----|----|----|----| |--------|---------|---------|---------|----|----|----|----| | | |----|----| |-3-3|-3-3| |3-3-|3-3-| |----|----| | | | | | [electric fade in, with variations...] x12 ||:C F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) |C F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) :|| -------||-----------------|-----------------|| -------||-----------------|-----------------|| -------||.----10------10--|----10------10--.|| -------||.10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--.|| -------||-10--8---10--8---|10--8---10--8----|| -------||-8-------8-------|8-------8--------|| ||[gtr 3 (acoustic)] || F || Fsus4 F Fsus4 F | Fsus4 F Fsus4 F || ---5-5-||-6-6-5-5-6-6-5-5-|-6-6-5-5-6-6-5-5-|| ---6-6-||.6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6.|| ---5-5-||.5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5.|| ---3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -------||-----------------|-----------------|| -------||-----------------|-----------------|| [end; speed up tempo] x5 ||:C F C F :|| [finale] |C7sus4 | | | F (133211@1) || |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|| |10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|| |10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--10--|10--10--10--8---|| |8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---|8---8---8-------|| |[gtr 3 (acoustic)] | || |C7sus4 | | | F (133211@1) || |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-5---|| |6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||