The Who

The Who - Lets Get Pretentious guitar tab

Let's Get Pretentious By Pete Townshend >From Psychoderelict, 1993 Written by Pete Townshend ©1993 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd./Towser Tunes Inc. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== note: leads and timing are approximate (2nd gtr verse chords) D xx0232 and x54xxx Badd9 x24422 G 3x0033 and x55xxx F#msus4 2x442x F 1(t)33211 Dadd9 xx0230 C x32010 A/C# x4222x Cadd9 x30033 and x55xxx F# 244322 G/B x20033 and x55xxx B x2444x E5 0799xx Eadd9 022102 D5/E 0577xx B/Eb x6444x E 022100 A x0222x [intro] |D |D G F|D |F C | |-----|-------|----------------------|--------| |-----|-------|----------------------|------6^| |12^--|-------|-12^-12^-12^12p10--10~|--------| |-----|-------|-----------------12---|12------| |-----|-------|----------------------|--------| |-----|-------|----------------------|--------| |D |D G F |D |F C | |-----|--------------------------10---------------|---------|--------| |6^\--|---10-10h13p10--10h13p10----10h13p10-13p10-|10----6^\|--------| |---7/|--------------12--------12-----------------|12^\-----|4-------| |-----|-------------------------------------------|---------|--------| |-----|-------------------------------------------|---------|--------| |-----|-------------------------------------------|---------|--------| [verse] |D G |D G | Let's get pretentious, put on an act |D G |Cadd9 G/B | Let's be portentous and embroider fact |D G |D G | Exaggerate it, dress up the bland |D G |Cadd9 G/B Let's over-rate it, let the critics be damned Let's get sensuous, put on some airs Let's drink kahluas and sit bored on the stairs Let's get excited when we say "hello" Let's be delighted though it's nobody we know [chorus] |E5 E5 D5/E |A G I don't know much, but I know what I like |E5 E5 D5/E |[riff] I don't know much, but so and so said such and such |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |0--1---2--3----4----5---6------| |-------------------------------| |E5 E5 D5/E |A G I don't know much, but I know what I like |E5 E5 D5/E |[riff] I don't know much, hmm Let's find a market for sparkling wit Let's make a target of anyone with a hit Let's keep some secrets, let's make them up Put them together then break them up I don't know much, but I know what I like I don't know much, but so and so said such and such I don't know much, but I know what I like I don't know much, hmm [interlude] |Badd9 | | | | | | | | |F#msus4 | | | | [solo] |D G |D G |D G |Cadd9 G/B | |---17-----|-17h19-------|--------|-------------| |/19-------|------18^----|----6^--|--6--6h8--/--| |----------|---------19\-|------7-|7--7---------| |----------|-------------|--------|-------------| |----------|-------------|--------|-------------| |----------|-------------|--------|-------------| |D G |D G |D G |Cadd9 G/B | |---17-----|-17h19-------|------------|-------------| |/19-------|------18^----|6^----------|-------------| |----------|---------19\-|--7-7-7h9p7-|9-7----------| |----------|-------------|-----------7|----7--------| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------| [tacit] I don't know much, but I know what I like I don't know much, now so and so said such and such |E5 E5 D5/E |A G I don't know much, but I know what I like |E5 E5 D5/E |[riff] I don't know much, hmm |E A |E A Let's find a market for sparkling wit |E A |Dadd9 A/C# Let's make a target of anyone with a hit |E A |E A Let's keep some secrets, let's make them up |E A |Dadd9 A/C# Put them together then break them up |F# B |F# B Let's get sensuous, put on some airs |F# B |Eadd9 B/Eb Let's drink kahluas and sit bored on the stairs |F# B |F# B Let's get excited when we say "hello" |F# B |Eadd9 B/Eb Let's be delighted though it's nobody we know |E5 E5 D5/E |A G I don't know much, but I know what I like |E5 E5 D5/E |[riff] I don't know much, hey |E5 E5 D5/E |A G I don't know much, but I know what I like |E5 E5 D5/E |[riff] I don't know much, hmm |D G |D G | Let's get pretentious, put on an act |D G |Cadd9 G/B | Let's be portentous and embroider fact |D G |D G | Exaggerate it, dress up the bland |D G |Cadd9 G/B |E5 E5 D/E Let's over-rate it, let the critics be damned ============= litgo@aol.com

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