The Who

The Who - I Dont Even Know Myself guitar tab

I Don't Even Know Myself

By The Who, 1970

>Appears on Who's Next (reissue); originally b-side of 'Won't Get Fooled Again'

Written by Pete Townshend ©1970 Towser Tunes Inc./Fabulous Music Ltd.

==============

transcribed by

litgo@aol.com

==============

Intro by: Steve wade (ox_8@hotmail.com)

Gtr 1, 12-string acoustic, capo on 3

Gtr 2, Electric, with slide

C7 x38385

C x35553 and x35588 and x355xx

F/C x37563

Eb x65343

F xx3565

Ebadd9 x65366

Bb6/D x53363

Abmaj7 (4)x6543

Ab (4)x6544

Bb 6x3366

F6/A 533(535)

Ab/F xx3898

gtr 1 (12 string acoustic): capo III

|C7 | F/C | |

|[gtr 1] |

|6-6---6---6-6---|----------------|----------------|

|8-8---8---8-8---|------------6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

|--------------3-|--------5---5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|----------------|5-------5---7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

|----3---3-------|--3-6-7-------3-|----------------|

|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|

|[gtr 2] |

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|C7 | | |

|[gtr 1] |

|-------------------|------8------8-----|----8-6-5-------|

|-------------------|------8------8-----|----5-5-5-8-6-5-|

|-----5------5-5---5|(5)---5------5---5-|5---------5-3-5-|

|6h7---------5-5---5|(5)--------------5-|5---------------|

|-------6-b6-----6-3|(3)-3----3-3---3---|--3-------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|[gtr 2] |

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|

|C |F/C |C |

[gtr 1] |

|------------------|----------------|---------------------|

|------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|5-5-x------------5---|

|5-5-----5-5----5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-x------------5---|

|5-5-----5-7-p5-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-x------------5---|

|----6-7-3------3--|3---------------|3-3-x------------3---|

|------------------|----------------|------3-----6--7---7-|

|[gtr 2] |

|------------------|----------------|---------------------|

|------------------|----------------|/17-------(17)-------|

|------------------|----------------|/17-------(17)-------|

|------------------|----------------|/17-------(17)-------|

|------------------|----------------|---------------------|

|------------------|----------------|---------------------|

|C F Eb C | | F Eb |

|[gtr 1] |

(There's)

|-------5---3----------|--------------------|--------5----5----3----|

|5------8---4------5-5-|-5-5-x----------5---|5-------6----6----4----|

|5------5---3------5-5-|-5-5-x----------5---|5---3---5----5----3----|

|5---5--3---5------5-5-|-5-5-x----------5---|5-----5-3----3----5----|

|3----------6------3-3-|-3-3-x----------3---|3-----------------6----|

|--6-------------------|-------3--6---7---6-|-----------------------|

|[gtr 2] |

|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

|-------------(17)\----|/5-------(5)\-------|-----------------------|

|-------------(17)\----|/5-------(5)\-------|-----------------------|

|-------------(17)\----|/5-------(5)\-------|-----------------------|

|----------------------|--------------------|------6-7-8-8^-8-6-----|

|----------------------|--------------------|--8----------------8---|

[main verse pattern]

|C | F Eb |C | F Eb |

Nothin' in the way I walk that could tell you where I'm going (There's)

|--------------------|------5------------|------------------|------------|

|--------------------|------6-4----------|------------------|------6-4---|

|5-5-----------------|------5-3----------|5--5--------------|------5-3---|

|5-5-------------5---|------3-5----------|5--5----------5---|------3-5---|

|3-3-------------3---|----3-3-6----------|3--3----------3---|----3-3-6---|

|--------3---6------3|6-7----------3-----|---------3-6----3-|6-7-------3-|

Eb |C F

There's nothing in the words I speak

Eb |C | F Eb

That can betray anything I'm knowing

|F |Ebadd9 Bb6/D Bb

Don't think about the way I dress

|-------------------|

|-------------------|

|----3-----3--------|

|--5-----3-----3----|

|6-----5------------|

|------------6------|

|F |Ebadd9 Bb6/D Bb

You can fit me on a labeled shelf

|-------------------|

|-------------------|

|----3-----3--------|

|--5-----3----------|

|6-----5------------|

|------------6----4-|

|Abmaj7 |Eb

Don't pretend that you know me

|Ab Eb |F |Ab/F F |C

'Cause I don't even know myself, ooh, I don't know myself

[repeat verse pattern]

|F |Bb |F Fsus4|F |

I don't mind if you try once in a while

|F |Bb |F |F |

And I don't mind if I cry once in a while

|Bb |Eb |Bb Bbsus4|Bb |

The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem

|F |Bb |F Fsus4|F

And I'm just tryin' to fight my way out of this dream

[repeat verse pattern]

Don't listen to the words I say

Weighing up if I'm enlightened

Don't shiver as you pass me by

'Cause mister, I'm the one who's frightened

The police just came and left

They wanted me and no one else

Don't pretend that you know me

'Cause I don't even know myself

I said I don't know myself

I don't mind if you try

And I don't mind if I cry once in a while

The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem

And I'm just tryin' to fight my way out of this dream

[repeat verse pattern for interlude]

|F |Bb

Do you remember me?

|F |Bb

I don't remember you

|F |Bb

Do you still love me?

|F |Bb

You know I think you do

|C |Bb F6/A G|

I have been gone

|--------------|

|--------------|

|--------------|

|--3---3-------|

|-3---3-----3--|

|6---5-----3---|

|C |Bb F6/A G |

And some prison warden knows my scream

|--------------|

|--------------|

|--------------|

|--3---3-------|

|-3---3-----3--|

|6---5-----3---|

|C |Bb F6/A G |C |C |

But I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream, yeah!

|------------------------|

|------------------------|

|------------------------|

|---------3--------------|

|------3----------3----3-|

|6------------5------3---|

There's only five who know my real name

My mother don't believe they know it

What she called me is the way I'm staying

And no one will ever blow it

Come on all of you big boys

Come on all of you elves

Don't pretend that you know me

'Cause I don't even know myself

I said I don't know myself

I don't mind if you try once in a while

And I don't mind if I cry once in a while

=============

litgo@aol.com

Get this song at:  amazon.com sheetmusicplus.com

Share your thoughts

Comments