The Who - New Song guitar tab

New Song By The Who >From Who Are You, 1978 Written by Pete Townshend ©1978 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== [note: synth chord names and leads are approximate] Bm7 (7)x777x or x2423(2) F/G xxx565 E/D (10)x999x or xx0454 G xxx787 F#m7 xx4220 or 2x222(0) F/G(viii) xxx10 10 8 C/Bb 6x555x G(x) xxx12 12 10 C/A 5x555x G7 xxx10 12 10 C/Ab 4x555x Am/G(x) xxx9 10 8 C/G 3x555x G9 xxx10 10 10 C7sus4 xx5566 or x33366 E/B(iv) xx6454 F xx15 14 13 13 B(ii) x2444x Eb xx 13 12 11 11 Bb xx 12 10 11 10 [intro] (E A/E D6/E A/E E E6 A/E D6/E A/E) |-----------|---------|---9----------|----------| |---9-10--12|/-12-10--|---9-10-----12|/-12-10---| |---9-9---11|/-11-9---|---9-9------11|/-11-9----| |---9-11--12|/-12-11--|---9-11-----12|/-12-11---| |-7---------|---------|-7------------|----------| |-----------|---------|--------------|----------| | | | |-----------|----8----|-------------------------| |-----------|----11^--|-------------------------| |-----------|---------|---2^2\------2h4-2h4-2-4-| |-----------|---------|-------------------------| |5h7--------|---------|-------------------------| |--0--------|---------|-------------------------| (E A/E D6/E A/E E6 A/E D6/E) |-----------|------------|-------|------0---- |-----------|--7-7-7-7-7-|-9-----|------0---- |-----------|--7-7-7-7-7-|-9-----|------4---- |\2---------|------------|-------|----2------ |--------2--|------------|-------|----2------ |----3p0-0--|------------|-----0-|--0-------- [verse] |Bm7 E/D |F#m7 You need a new song |E A/E |D6/E A/E I'll set the words up so they tear right at your soul |Bm7 E/D |F#m7 Don't take me too long |E A/E |D6/E A/E | But there's a danger that I'll plagiarize something old |Bm7(vii) |A(v) | My fingers kill me as I play my guitar 'cuz I've been |--7----------------------|-----7-----------------------| |0------------------------|0----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| | Dmaj7/A A D/A |A chewing down at my nails. |---------9---------|-----9-----| |-0-----------------|---0-------| |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| C/Bb Csus4 |C/A Csus4 My hairline ain't exactly superstar, but there's |-12--------------------13-15|12---------13--15-----| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| C/Ab |C/G Csus4 |C7sus4 |C C one trick that never fails, this never fails. |-12-------------13-15|12-----13---15-15-|-15^-12-13-13p12------ |---------------------|------------------|-------------|--13---- |---------------------|------------------|-------------|----12-- |---------------------|------------------|-------------|-------- |---------------------|------------------|-------------|-------- |---------------------|------------------|-------------|-------- [chorus; arpeggiated chords] |F Eb |Bb I write the same old song with a few new lines |--10h11--| F Eb Bb And everybody wants to cheer it |------10---| |--9h11-----| F Eb Bb I write the same old song you heard a good few times F Eb Admit you really wanna hear it (F C Fsus4 F C Fsus4 C C E B Esus4 E B B) |-13-12-13^--13-|-12-13^(13)12---|-12-11-12--12-|----------| |---------------|-------------13-|---------12---|-12-------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|----11----| |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------| | E (D/E) | (A/E) | E F#7 G6 | D6 E | |(12)-(19)-|-0------|-------------|----------| |-0--------|-0------|-------------|--------9-| |-4--------|-4------|-9-11----12--|-14-14--9-| |-2--------|-2------|-9-11----12--|-14-14--9-| |-2--------|--------|-7-9-----10--|-12-12--7-| |-0--------|--------|-------------|----------| | E C | Dadd9/E D/E|E E E (D6) | |-----0--|-0---0--0---0--|0--0---0--0------7~---| |-9---8--|-10--10-10--10/|12-12--10/12-9~--7~---| |-9---9--|-11--11-11--11/|13-13--11/13-9~--7~---| |-9---10-|-12--12-12--12/|12-12--12/12-9~--7~---| |-7------|---------------|----------------------| |--------|-----------0---|----------------------| Whenever I see you You always treat me like I'm some kind of perfect man Just 'cause I please you You explain, but you don't think I can understand | Bm(vii) |A(v) | My head is spinning as I scrawl with my pen, 'cause I've been |-----7---------------------|-------7---------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-4/6-----------------------|4/6--------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| | Dmaj7/A D/A|A |C/Bb Csus4|C/A Csus4 | pouring vodka in my soul Nothing really ever changes, my friend |---------9----------|----9-/|12--------------13-15|12----------------| |--------------------|-------|---------------------|------------------| |-4/6----------------|4/6----|---------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-------|---------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-------|---------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-------|---------------------|------------------| | C/Ab Csus4| C/G Csus4 C7sus4 | C C New lamps for old, new lamps for old |/12-12-----13-15-15^|-13-12--------|18-18-17-18-|-20-20-----| |--------------------|------13------|------------|-----------| |--------------------|--------12----|------------|-----------| |--------------------|--------------|------------|-----------| |--------------------|--------------|------------|-----------| |--------------------|--------------|------------|-----------| We sing the same old song, just like a vintage car You can look, but you won't ever drive it We drink the same old wine from a brand new jar We get hung over but we always survive it |(F C Fsus4 | F C Fsus4 C C | E B Esus4 | E B B) | |-13-12-13^--|-13-12-13^(13)12---|-12-11-12---|-12----------| |------------|----------------13-|---------12-|----12-------| |------------|-------------------|------------|-------11----| |------------|-------------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------------|------------|-------------| |(As2 E As2| As2 E Asus2 E E | Bs4 B Bs4 | Bs4 B B) | |-12-11-14-|-12-11-12^-11----|-12-11-14p11-|-11--------------| |----------|--------------12-|-------------|-----12----12----| |----------|-----------------|-------------|--------11-------| |----------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| [bridge] |F/G | G |F/G | G |F/G | G (sus4)|F/G (add9)|G (sus4) | F/G |G |F/G |G Turn on the radio, love is proclaimed again and again and again F/G |G Join in and sing, now, don't be ashamed, |F/G(x) |G(xii) Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. |F/G(x) |G |Am/G(x) |G7 Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain |Am/G(x) |G |F/G |F /G |Bsus4 |B [pick sld] Let it rain.... (E A/E D6/E A/E E E6 A/E D6/E A/E) |---------|-0---------|---------|----------| |---------|-0---------|---------|-3---2--x-| |---------|-4---------|---------|-2---2--x-| |---------|-2---------|--2------|-4---2--x-| |-2-------|-----------|-x0------|-----0----| |-0-----0-|-----------|-3--0----|----------| (C F/C Bb/C F/C C F/C Bb/C F/C) |--------|---------|---------|---------------| |-5------|-6----10^|\10^-----|-------10^\10^-| |-5------|-5----10^|\10^-----|-------10^\10^-| |-5------|-5-------|---------|---------------| |-3------|---------|---------|---------------| |--------|---------|---------|-----8T--------| F Eb Bb We hum the same old line to a different crowd F Eb Bb And everybody wants to cheer it F Eb Bb We run on endless time to reach a higher cloud F Eb Bb But never ever seem to get near it F Eb Bb F We sing the.. same old song Eb Bb Same old song We sing the same old song, just like a vintage car You can look, but you won't ever drive it We drink the same old wine from a brand new jar We get hung over but we always survive it We sing the... same old song ============= litgo@aol.com