The Who - Athena guitar tab
Athena By The Who >From It's Hard, 1982 Written by Pete Townshend ©1982 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== A5 x02255 E/D xx0454 or xx0100 (bridge) G (3)x0033 D xx0232 E/A x06454 D/A x04232 Dmaj9 xx0650 and xx09 10 9 Dmaj7 xx0222 and xx0675 (F#m/D) D6 xx0202 [intro] 2 A5/|| A5 | (A5) A5/|| [acoustic] x2 ||:G D G D G D G D |G D G D G D G D:|| ||[electric] | || G /||:G | G /:|| -3-3||-3---------------|------------3-3-|| -3-3||-3---------------|------------3-3-|| -0-0||.0---------------|~-------0-0.|| -0-0||.0---------------|~-------0-0.|| ----||-----------------|----------------|| -3-3||-3---------------|------------3-3-|| [acoustic] |A5 E/A |D/A E/A |A5 E/A Athena, I had no idea how much I need her [electric; palm mute] ||--------------|------------------------|| ||--------------|------------------------|| ||.9--9--9-9-9-9|9-----9--9-9-9-9-------.|| ||.-------------|-----------------------.|| ||-7--7--7-7-7-7|7-----7--7-7-7-7--------|| ||--------------|------------------------|| |D/A E/A |A5 E/A In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her |D/A E/A |A E/A My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong |D/A E/A But I think I'll get along [acoustic] |G D G D G D G D |G D G D G D G D| She's just a girl, she's a bomb |[electric] | | G/G|G | | -3-3|3---------------|---------------| -3-3|3---------------|---------------| -0-0|0---------------|~----------| -0-0|0---------------|~----------| ----|----------------|---------------| -3-3|3---------------|---------------| Athena, all I ever want to do is please her My life has been so settled and she's the reason Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone But I think I'll get along She's just a girl, she's a bomb She's just a girl, she's a bomb [chorus] |E5 E/D ||A D |E E/D || Just a girl, just a girl--l (Just a) |0---------||-------------------|----------------|| |0---------||-------------------|----------------|| |9---9-9-9-||.14\----------7-6-7|7/9-9----9--9-9.|| |----------||.------------------|---------------.|| |7---7-7-7-||-12\----------5-4-5|5/7-7----7--7-7-|| |0---------||-------------------|----------------|| |A D |E Just a girl, just a girl E/D |A D |E Just a girl, just a girl E/D |A D | She's just a girl Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path I'd have topped myself to give her time, she didn't need to ask Was I a suicidal psychopath? She's just a girl, she's a bomb She's just a girl, she's a bomb Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his ribcage And I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed You've got me requisitioned, blondie She's just a girl, she's a bomb She's just a girl, she's a bomb Just a girl... |A/C# D | She's just a girl... |A5 |G |D |E/D | [bridge] [horn solo] |Dmaj9 D |Dmaj7 D |E/D D6 |E/D D6 | |Dmaj9 D |Dmaj7 Look into the face of a child D |E/D D |E/D D | Measure how long you smiled before the memory claimed |E/D D |E/D D|E/D D |E/D D | How long would children remain, how long could children remain? Athena, you picked me up by my lapel and screamed "leave her." I felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter And now you're stuck with a castrated leader And I hate the creep I didn't mean that.... Athena, I had no idea how much I need her My life has been so settled and she's the reason Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone But I think I'll get along [acoust] 2 ||:G D G D G |G D G D G :||A5 She's just a girl She's a bomb (She's just a) ||[elec] | || G/||:G-------* |G-------* :||A5 [note: elec. should sustain until *] ============= litgo@aol.com
