The Who - The Song Is Over guitar tab

The Song Is Over By The Who >From Who's Next, 1971 Written by Pete Townshend ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Capo on 3 (to play piano chords; no capo for lead guitar as on record) [Note: on record for chord progressions, guitar plays leads, roots but few chords; most progressions are piano only. Chords below with '*' are guitar chords, rest are piano. Leads are approximate.] [verses] [break] Ebmaj7/F xx3786 C/G 33555x Bbmaj9 x33365 or xx8565 F/G 335565 Cm7/G xx5343 A only* 5x7xxx and 577xxx F xx3565 D/A 55777x [chorus] G/A 555433 F only* 1x3xxx G/D* x55433 F6 xx3765 C/D* x55588 G only* 3x5xxx Cmaj7/D x55587 Fmaj7/G (33)5555 [bridge] Dm7/G 355565 E* x7999x G6 355453 D/E* x777 10 10 F/C* x37565 Dmaj7/E x777 10 9 Bb/C* x33366 (or C7sus4) C/D* x55588 Bmaj7/C x33365 Cadd9/D x55788 Db only* x4xxxx [last verse] Gb/Db x4467x Fsus4 x33566 Cb/Db x44477 [outro] Db6 x4866x G/C x35433 Eb only* x6xxxx Fadd9/C x33563 Ab/Eb x6689x C5* x355xx Db/Eb x66699 [intro, verse pattern] ||: Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9 | Cm7/G F :|| [guitar fills] Ebma.. Ebma.. Ebma.. Ebma.. |---|----6-5---------|---------|--|--------|-6-5/6/5-|----------|----| |-6-|--------6-------|---------|--|--------|--------6|----------|----| |---|----------5/7/5-|-5-3-----|--|--------|---------|-5\--5--5-|----| |-3-|----------------|-----3---|--|--3-3---|---------|---3---3--|-3--| |---|----------------|---------|--|--------|---------|----------|----| |---|----------------|---------|--|-1------|---------|----------|----| The song is over It's all behind me I shoulda known it She tried to find me Ebma.. Ebma.. |-------|--|-------------------|----------| |-------|--|-------------------|----------| |-------|--|-------------------|----------| |-3-----|--|-3/5-3-------------|-3--------| |-------|--|-------5---3-------|----------| |-------|--|-------------5--3--|-1--------| Our love is over They're all ahead now I've got to learn it I'm gonna sing out [guitar: F only] Ebmaj7/F Dm7/F Cm7/F F6 I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea [guitar: G only] Fmaj7/G G Dm7/G G6 I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains F/C C Bb/C Bb/C I'll sing my song to the free Bbmaj7/C To the free |-----|-6----5----|--------| |-----|-----------|--5-----| |-----|----3--3-3-|--------| |-----|----3------|-3--3---| |---3-|--3--------|------4-| |-----|-----------|--------| [guitar: Db only] Gb/Db Db Cb/Db Db6 I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea [guitar: Eb only] Ab/Eb Eb Db/Eb Eb I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains F/C C Bb/C Bb/C Bbmaj7/C I'll sing my song to the free To the free |-6--5------|---------------|------6-----|--| |--6--6-5---|---------------|------6-----|--| |---3-------|-5^\-3/5-3-----|------3-----|--| |-----------|------------3--|------3-----|--| |--------3--|----------3----|-3-3--3-----|--| |-----------|---------------|------------|--| [solo: rhythm guitar: G only] | C/G G F/G G |-------------------------|---------------15----------| |-13/15-13/15-13/15-13/15-|-13/15-13/15-15--13/15-----| |-------------------------|-----------------------15^-| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| C/G G F/G G |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12-12\------3-3/3---|-5-3---------------3-----| |--------------5---------|-----5--5-------3/5------| |------------------------|--------------------3^/--| |------------------------|-------------------------| [rhythm guitar: A only ] D/A A G/A A G/D D C/D Cmaj7/D |---------5-|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|-7---------|--| |---5-------|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|--8--------|--| |---2---4^--|\4-2-----------2-----|--------|-5----|---|---5-7-5---|--| |---2-------|--4--4/2-------2-----|-5--5/7-|-5----|---|---------5-|--| |-0---------|---------3^-0------3-|-5------|-5----|---|-----------|--| |-----------|-----------------5---|--------|------|---|-----------|--| [bridge] E D/E Dmaj7/E When I walked in through the door E D/E Dmaj7/E Thought it was me I was looking for D C/D Cadd9/D She was the first song I ever sang Bbmaj7/C C C C But it stopped as soon as it began [repeat intro] Our love is over It's all behind me They're all ahead now Can't hope to find to me [repeat chorus] I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C I'll sing my song to the free To the free |-6------6|-6-------|-6--5-----|--------------| |-6-------|--6------|--6-------|--------------| |-3-------|---------|---3---5^\|3---3---------| |-3-------|---------|----------|--5---5/3-5---| |-3-------|---------|----------|-------------4| |---------|---------|----------|--------------| I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C I'll sing my song to the free To the free |-6----5--|------------|-----------|----------| |--6----6-|-6--5-------|-----------|----------| |---3----3|--3---------|-----------|----------| |----3----|---3--------|-3---------|----------| |---------|------------|-3--3--3---|-3--------| |---------|------------|-----------|----------| [second break] [guitar: G only; A only] ||: C/G G | F/G G :||: D/A A | G/A A :|| | G/D D | C/D | Cmaj7/D | |-------|-8--8--|---------| |-------|-8---8-|---------| |-------|-5----5|---------| |-------|-5-----|-5-------| |-5-----|-------|--5------| |-------|-------|---------| [rake down] | F/C C | Bb/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C | |---------|-6-------|-5------5--|-3--------|-----------| |-6----5--|-6--6-6--|--3-6-3----|----------|-5---------| |-5----5--|-3-----3-|---3---3---|----------|-----------| |-7----5--|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------| |---------|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------| |---------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------| [repeat intro] The song is over I'm left with only tears I must remember Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9 Cm7/G Fsus4 Even if it takes a million years [outro; guitar: C5] C G/C Fadd9/C G/C The song is over The song is over Excepting one note, pure and easy Playing so free like a breath rippling by [guitar: C5] x6 ||: C G/C | Fadd9/C G/C :|| C ============= litgo@aol.com