The Who

The Who - Slip Kid guitar tab

Slip Kid By The Who >From The Who By Numbers, 1975 Written by Pete Townshend, ©1975 Fabulous Music Ltd. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Guitar 1: Capo on 3 (to play piano chords) Guitar 2: standard Guitar 3: Capo on 3, volume pedal Guitar 4: standard Guitar 5: Capo on 3, acoustic (removed from remaster) Chord Gtr 1&5 (piano) Gtr 2 Gtr 3 Gtr 4 G 355433 355xxx 355733 xx000x C x35553 8 10 10xxx xx555x F xx3565 x8 10 10xx xx3565 xx10 10 10x Eb x65343 x688xx xx888x Bb 6x3366 688xxx xx333x Dm x57765 Gm 355333 x10 12 12xx Am 577555 577xxx D x5777x x577xx Note: chords in () are piano/acoustic chords; all patterns and leads approximate [intro; verse pattern] [gtr 1; piano arr. for gtr] ||:G (C) (Dm) (F)(C) |G (C) (Dm) (F) (C):|| [gtr 2] ||-----------|------------|----------|-------------|| ||-----------|------------|----------|-------------|| ||.----------|--------5/6/|7---------|------------.|| ||.5---------|------------|--5-------|--------3/4/.|| ||-----------|--------3/4/|5---------|-------------|| ||-3---------|------------|--3-------|--------1/2/-|| ||[gtr 5; acoustic, removed from remaster] ||-3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-3-3-|3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-3-3--|| ||-3-3-5-5---|6-6-6-6-5-5-|3-3-5-5---|6-6-6-6-5-5--|| ||.4-4-5-5---|7-7-7-5-5-5-|4-4-5-5---|7-7-7-5-5-5-.|| ||.5-5-5-5---|7-7-7-3-5-5-|5-5-5-5---|7-7-7-3-5-5-.|| ||-5-5-3-3--5|--5-5-3-3-3-|5-5-3-3--5|--5-5-3-3-3--|| ||-3-3-------|-----------3|3-3-------|-----------3-|| |G (C I've got my clipboard, textbooks |Dm F C) Lead me to the station, yeah |G (C |Dm F I'm off to the Civil War C) |G (C I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots |Dm F I'm runnin' in the rain C) |G (C |Dm F C) Gonna run 'til my feet are raw [chorus] |C F |Eb Bb (Slip kid, slip kid) second generation |C F |Gm And I'm a soldier at thirteen |Am D |Am D (Slip kid, slip kid) realization |Am D |(Bb) | |G | | There's no easy way to be free, no easy way to be free |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |8-10-12---|14---15-------|17--|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |6-8--10---|12---13-------|15--|----| [repeat intro] |G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) | It's a hard, hard world (I left my...) [guitar 2] | |----------|-------------------|---------|---------------| |----------|-------------------|---------|---------------| |----------|---------------5/6/|7--------|---------------| |5---------|-------------------|--5------|-----3---------| |----------|---------------3/4/|5--------|3-4-5----------| |3---------|-------------------|--3------|---------------| [repeat verse] I left my doctor's prescription bungalow behind me I left the door ajar I got my vacuum flask Full of hot tea and sugar Left the keys right in my car (Slip kid, slip kid) second generation Only half way up the tree (Slip kid, slip kid) I'm a relation |Am D |Bb | |G | | I'm a soldier at sixty-three, no easy way to be free |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |----------|--------------|----|----| |8-10-12---|15----14---15-|17--|---x| |----------|--------------|----|----| |6-8--10---|13----12---13-|15--|---x| [bridge] |G | (F) |G |(Bb F) |G | (F) |G |(Bb F) | [gtr 3] |3--------|--------|3------|--------|3------|-------|3-----|--------| |3--------|--------|3------|--------|3------|-------|3-----|--------| |7--------|--------|7------|--------|7------|-------|7-----|--------| |5--------|--------|5------|--------|5------|-------|5-----|--------| |5--------|--------|5------|--------|5------|-------|5-----|--------| |---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|-------|------|--------| [gtr 1 arr for piano] x2 x2 ||:(Bb G) | :||:(Bb G) |(Bb G) :|| Slip kid ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| ||-8/6/8/6/8-----|--------||-8/6/8/6/8-----|8/6/8/6/8------|| ||.--------------|-------.||.--------------|--------------.|| ||.5-------------|-------.||.5-------------|5-------------.|| ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| ||[gtr 5; acoustic; removed from remaster] ||3--3--3--3--3--|--------||3--3--3--3--3--|---------------|| ||3--3--3--3--3--|--------||3--3--3--3--3--|---------------|| ||12-12-12-12-12-|--------||12-12-12-12-12-|---------------|| ||12-12-12-12-12-|--------||12-12-12-12-12-|---------------|| ||10-10-10-10-10-|--------||10-10-10-10-10-|---------------|| ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------|| Keep away old man, you won't fool me You and your history won't rule me You might have been a fighter, but admit you failed I'm not affected by your blackmail [pick slide] You won't blackmail me [solo] |G | (blackmail me...) |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |3^(5)------|3^\^\^\-| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|--------| |-----------|-----5/5| |-----------|--------| |-----------|-----3/3| [gtr 1] ||G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) |G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) || ||[gtr 4] || ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|-10^-10-8-10-10|8--8-----|--6-8/8/8/8-6h|| ||3^(5)------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||[gtr 2] || ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------|| ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||

||.----------|-----------5/6/|7--------|-------------.|| ||.5---------|---------------|--5------|---------3/4/.|| ||-----------|-----------3/4/|5--------|--------------|| ||-3---------|---------------|--3------|---------1/2/-|| |:G (C) (Dm) (F) (C) |G (C) (Dm)(F)(C)| |[gtr 4] | |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |8-6h8-6h8-6-5-|6--6-5-3---5-3-|5-3-----|-------6x| |--------------|---------------|---3^---|---------| |--------------|---------------|------5~|---------| |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |[gtr 2] | |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------------|-----------5/6/|7-------|---------| |5-------------|---------------|--5-----|---------| |--------------|-----------3/4/|5-------|---------| |3-------------|---------------|--3-----|--------8| |C F |Eb Bb |C F |Gm | |[gtr 4] | |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |------10-----|-8----6----|8~--------------|------------| |-5-----------|-----------|----------------|------------| |5---/10-----/|8----------|----------------|-----------7| |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |[gtr 2] | |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| |----x-10--x-8|8-8--------|---------10---10|12----------| |10--x-10--x-8|8-8---8---x|10x10x10-10---10|12----------| |10--x--8--x-6|6-6---8---x|10x10x10-8----8-|10----------| |8------------|------6---x|8-x8-x8---------|-----------5| |Am D |Am D |Am D | |[gtr 4] | |------------|---5---------|-------------| |------------|--5---8^(10)-|10^\-5-------| |7^\(7)5-7--5|7^-----------|------7------| |------------|-------------|-------5h7-7-| |------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------| |[gtr 2] | |------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------| |--------7---|--------7----|-------7-----| |7-x-7---7---|7-x-7---7----|7-x-7--7-----| |7-x-7---5---|7-x-7---5----|7-x-7--5-----| |5-x-5------5|5-x-5-------5|5-x-5--------| |Bb | |G | (C)|(G) | (C)| |[gtr 4] | |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|8------|------|----------|--6h8p6h8p6h8p| |3-5--7--|10-9/----10---|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |1-3--5--|8--7/----8----|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |[gtr 2] | |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |8-10-12-|15-14/15-14/15|17--x17|x17--5|5---------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |6-8--10-|13-12/13-12/13|15--x15|x15--3|3---------|--------------| |[gtr 3] | |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------| |--------|--------------|-------|------|

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