The Who - Heart To Hang Onto guitar tab

Heart to Hang Onto Performed by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane >From Rough Mix, 1977 Written by Pete Townshend ©1976 Towser Tunes Inc. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com and erick@ccbr.umn.edu ============== [some chord names implied by the open strummings...] B(add4) 7x9870 Bsus4/A or Esus2/A x09970 G6 3x5430 F#m7 or A6/F# 2x4220 Dsus2/F# 2x4230 E(no 3rd) 022400 B5(b6) x24000 A7sus2 x0200x G2 35000x A7(sus4/sus2) 57x00x Fsus2#7 13300x G6/E 055700 A/E 077900 C/E 0 10 10 9 8 0 D6sus2/E 0 12 12 11 0 0 [intro/verse pattern] ||:Badd4 | Bsus4/A :|| ||----0-----|----0------|| ||---7-7----|---7-7-----|| ||.-8---8-8-|--9---9-9-.|| ||.9-----9--|-9-----9--.|| ||----------|(0)--------|| ||(7)-------|-----------|| Johnny boy, he's always propping up the bar He's sees life crystallized through his jar He says he only lives for beer But deep in his heart is a cry of fear G6 F#m7 G6 Give me a heart to hang onto ||----0--------|---0----------|| ||---3-3-------|--2-2---------|| ||.-4---4-4----|-2---2-2-----.|| ||.5-----5-----|4-----4------.|| ||-------------|--------------|| ||(3)----------|(2)-----------|| F#m7 G6 Give me a soul that's tailored new D/F# E(no3) [7fr harm.] E Give me a heart to hang onto |----0----------|0--------|-----------|--------|------- |---3-3---------|0--------|--------|--------|------- |--2---2-2------|4--------|--------|--------|------- |-4-----4-------|2--------|--------|--------|------- |---------------|2--------|-----------|--------|------- |(2)------------|0--------|-----------|--------|------- B5(b6) A7sus2 G2 A7(sus4/sus2) A heart to hang onto |--------|--------|---------|------------| |---0----|---0----|---0-----|---0--------| |--0-0---|--0-0---|--0-0----|--0-0-------| |-4---4-4|-2---2-2|-----0---|------------| |2-----2-|0-----0-|-5-----5-|-7---7-7----| |--------|--------|3-----3-/|5-----5-----| [rep. intro pattern] Sally seems to get bigger everyday She evens out in a contented way A finger on the pulse of every guy But deep in the night you can hear her cry [repeat chorus] Give me a heart to hang onto Give me a life that's tailored new Give me a heart to hang onto B5(b6) A7sus2 G2 Fsus2#7 A heart to hang onto |--------|--------|---------|------------| |---0----|---0----|---0-----|---0--------| |--0-0---|--0-0---|--0-0----|--0-0-------| |-4---4-4|-2---2-2|-----0---|------------| |2-----2-|0-----0-|-5-----5-|-3---3-3----| |--------|--------|3-----3-/|1-----1-----| E(no3) G6/E A/E C/E D6sus2/E |0-------|0-------|0-------|0-----0-----| |0-------|0-------|0-------|0-----0-----| |4-------|7-------|9-------|9-----11----| |2-------|5-------|7-------|10----12----| |2-------|5-------|7-------|10----12----| |0-000000|0-000000|0-000000|0-000-0-000-| E(no3) G6/E A/E Give me heart to hang onto C/E D6sus2/E E(no3) Give me a soul that's tailored new G6/E A/E C/E D6sus2/E Give me a heart to hang onto Asus2 [interlude] E/B D/B A/B Bm7 B7 E Bm7 B7 |-------||------------|-----------|----------|-------------------|| |-------||-9----------|7----------|5---------|-7----9--7---------|| |-------||.9----------|7----------|6---------|-7h8--9--7h8------.|| |-------||.9----------|7----------|7---------|-7----9--7--------.|| |-------||------------|-----------|----------|-------------------|| |-7/7/7-||----7/7/7/7-|---7/7/7/7-|--7/7/7/7-|-------------7/7/7-|| (use thumb) B Asus2 (Asus4...Asus2) [repeat verse pattern] Danny, he wants to save for a new guitar He's going to learn to play but he won't get far He thinks it's an easy goin' high But his whole life is just another try [chrorus] Give me a heart to hang onto Give me a suit that's tailored true Give me a heart to hang onto A heart to hang onto [repeat middle pattern] I need a heart... to hang onto... B A ============= litgo@aol.com & erick@ccbr.umn.edu