By The Who
>From A Quick One/Happy Jack, 1966/1967
Written by Pete Townshend ©1967 TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
originally transcribed by [email protected]
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updated by
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D xx0232 Fsus4/C 1(3)3311
G/D xx0433 Cadd2 x30010
D7 xx0535 G6sus4 3×2010
G 3×0003 and 3×0033 A7sus4 x02233
C/G 3×2013 D/A x002xx
G7 xx3033 D/C x302xx
A6 x02222 D5 xx0235
Bm7 x24232 and 7×7777 G5 3x00xx
Gadd9/B 3×0233 A5 x022xx
Am x02210
Her man’s been gone for nearly a year
He was due home yesterday but he ain’t here
Her man’s been gone for nigh on a year
He was due home yesterday but he ain’t here
D G/D D7 G/D D G/D D7 2
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|D G/D |D7 G/D |D G/D | D7 G/D |
Down your street your crying is a well-known sound
|D G/D |D7 G/D |D G/D | D7 |
Your street is very well-known, throughout your town
|G C/G |G7 C/G |G C/G |G7 C/G |
Your town is very famous for the little girl
|D G/D |D7 G/D |D G/D | D7 G/D |
Whose crying can be heard all around the world
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||:D G/D | D7 G/D | D G/D | D7 G/D :||
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
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||—2-0-2-3-0-2—-|–0-3-0-2-2—||
||.–2-2-2-2-2-2—-|–2-2-2-2-2–.||
||.–2-2-2-2-2-2—-|–2-2-2-2-2–.||
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|A A|A |
Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la
|A6 A|A6 |
We have a remedy you’ll appreciate,
|A A|A |
No need to be so sad, he’s only late
|D D|D |
We’ll bring you flowers and things, help pass your time
|D |
We’ll give him eagle’s wings
|D |A Asus4 |Asus2 A |E Esus4 |E7
Then he can fly to you
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|——————–|-2—3—-|0——2-|—-5—5—|5—–|
|——————–|–2—2—|2——2-|-/4——-6-|7—–|
|——————–|—-2–2–|2——2-|————|——|
|——————–|0——–0|——-0-|————|——|
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|E EE|E |
Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la
|A AA|A |
Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la
|E Esus4 |E | D Dsus4 | D |
La
|-4–5-5—|-4–5—4-|—2–3-2—|-3-2–3-2-|
|–5-5-5—|–5-5-5—|—3–3-3—|-3-3–3-3-|
|4—4-4—|4—4—–|-2-2–2-2—|-2-2—-2-|
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||:A AA|A AA:||4
We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la
We have a remedy. We have!
E D
Little girl (guide), why don’t you stop your crying?
Asus4 A
I’m gonna make you feel all right [Ivor The Engine Driver]
E 2
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| E |B D |E |
My name is Ivor, I’m an engine driver
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|–2—2—2——-2-|—-4————7—–|—2—2—-2—2-|
|—-2——–2——|2——/5————–|—–2——–2—|
|0——-0———–|———————–|0——–0——–|
|E |B D |E
I know him well, I know why you feel blue
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|———————–|–4—4—7——7–|—9——–9-
|–2——2—2——2–|—-4——-7——-|——–9—–
|—-2———-2——-|2——/5———–|7————-
|0———-0———–|——————–|————–
E |B D |E
Just ’cause he’s late don’t mean he’ll never get through
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–9———–9—|–4—4—7———-7—-|——1———–2-1-
——-9———-|—-4———–7———|——2———–2-2-
7—————–|2——/5—————–|——2———–2-2-
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|A |E
He told me he loves you, he ain’t no liar, I ain’t either
|B |D E E Esus4 |E |E
So let’s have a smile for an old engine driver
|B |D E E Esus4 |E |E
So let’s have a smile for an old engine driver
Please take a sweet (take a sweet)
Come take a walk with me (take a walk with me)
We’ll sort it out (sort it out)
Back at my place (back at my place, maybe)
It’ll come right, you ain’t no fool, I ain’t either
So why not be nice to an old engine driver?
Better be nice to an old engine driver
Better be nice to an old engine driver
C Dm7
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||:C | | |
We’ll soon be home, we’ll soon be home
|Dm7 | |C | :||
We’ll soon, we’ll soon, soon, soon be home We’ll
Come on, old horse
Soon be home, soon be home
We’ll soon, soon, soon be home
We’ll soon, we’ll soon, soon, soon be home
[You Are Forgiven]|D |A |C |Gadd9/B|F |Fsus4/C|Esus4|A
Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang
|D |Asus4 |D |Asus4 A |
||:D |Asus4 A :||4
Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello
|D DDD|Asus4 A |D DDD|Asus4
I can’t believe it Do my eyes deceive me?
A |D DDD|Asus4 A |D D D Dsus4 |D |
Am I back in your arms? Away from all harm?
|Cadd2 | |D D D/A D/C D D/C| D D
It’s like a dream to be with you again
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|1-111-1111-|1111-1111|3–3—————|-3-3——
|0-000-0000-|0000-0000|2–2———-2—-|-2-2——
|0-000-0000-|0000-0000|0–0–0—0—0-0–|-0-0——
|3-333-3333-|3333-3333|——0—3—–3–|———-
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[palm mute ]
|Cadd2 | |D D D/A D/C D D/C| D D
Can’t believe that I’m with you again
|D D D/A D/C D D/C |D D |
Mow mow ma–mow-ma-mow mow mow
|D5 [palm mute]| Dsus4 [palm mute] |
|D |Asus4 A |D |Asus4 A
I missed you and I must admit I kissed a few and once did sit
|Cadd2 |G6sus4 |Cadd2 |G |D DD|
On Ivor the Engine Driver’s lap and later with him, had a nap
||:G A7sus4 |D DD:||4
[repeat w/ below fills]
|G5 A5 |D ||:G5 A5 |D :||
You are forgiven You are forgiven
(you are for-giv—-en) (you are for-)
…baby
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|/12—–/14—–|-0——–||.————-|0——-.||
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[*toggle pickup selector]
|G Asus4 A |D D DCDC|G G A A |
[pause] You are for-
(You are forgiv——e……..n)
||:D |G G A A :||
-given You are for-
(You are forgiv—e…n)
|D ||:G5 A5 |D D :||
-given forgiven Forgiven Forgiven Forgiven Forgiven For-
(you are forgiv——en) (you are forgiv-
|G G A A |D |A D
Know you’re forgiven
You’re all forgiven
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