The Who - Substitute guitar tab

Substitute By The Who, 1966 >Appears on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy Written by Pete Townshend ©1966 TRO-Devon Music, Inc. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== D xx0775 and xx0232 A/D xx0655 G/D xx0433 D/G x20032 D/A x0423x A x022xx and x02255 Dadd4/B x20032 Em 022000 G 3x0033 Note: all patterns are approximate [intro] ||D D A/D | G/D D D ||D D A/D | G/D D D | ||5-2--5--|-3-3--2-2---||5-2--5--|-3-3--2-2-----| ||7-3--5--|-3-3--3-3---||7-3--5--|-3-3--3-3-----| ||7-2--6--|-4-4--2-2---||7-2--6--|-4-4--2-2-----| ||0-0--0-0|-0-0--0-0--0||0-0--0-0|-0-0--0-0----0| ||--------|------------||--------|----------0-2-| ||--------|------------||--------|--------------| [verse pattern] ||:D D/B D D D/B D|D D/B D D D/B D:|| ||-2---2----2--2---|2---2----2---2----|| ||-3---3----3--3---|3---3----3---3----|| ||.2---0----2--0---|2---0----2---0---.|| ||.0---0--0-0--0--0|0---0--0-0---0--0.|| ||-----2-------2---|--0-2------0-2----|| ||-----------------|------------------|| ||[acoustic at counter tempo] || ||---2-------2-----|--2--------2------|| ||---3-------3-----|--3--------3------|| ||.--2-------2-----|--2--------2-----.|| ||.--0-------0-----|--0--------0-----.|| ||-----------------|------------------|| ||-----------------|------------------|| ||[bass] || ||-----------------|------------------|| ||.0------0-0-----0|0------0-0------0.|| ||.----2-------2---|--0-2------0-2---.|| ||-----------------|------------------|| |D D/B D D/B D|G |D D/B D D D/B D |D D/B D D| You think we look pretty good together You think my shoes are made of leather |Em G D|Em G D | But I'm a substitute for a-nother guy |---0-------3---2|--0---------3-2-| |---0-------3---3|--0---------3-3-| |---0-------0---2|--0---------0-2-| |---2-------0---0|--2---------0-0-| |---2------------|--2-------------| |0-----3---------|0------3--------| |[bass] |----------------|----------------| |---2-----------0|---2----------0-| |-----------0h2--|-----------0h2--| |0-----3^--------|0------3^-------| |Em G D |Em G D I look pretty tall but my heels are high |Em G D |Em G D The simple things you see are all complicated |Em G D |Em G D |A D/A |A | I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated, yeah [chorus] |D D A/D |G/D Ds2 D |D D A/D |G/D D D | Substitute your lies for fact, I see right through your plastic mac (Substitute) (Sub-sti---tute) |5--2--5--------|3-3--0---2------|5---2-----5-----------|3--3----0-2--| |7--3--5--------|3-3--3---3------|7---3-----5-----------|3--3----3-3--| |7--2--6--------|4-4--2---2------|7---2-----6-----------|4--4----2-2--| |0--0--0----0---|0-0--0---0---0--|0---0-----0-------0---|0--0----0-0-0| |---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------| |D D A/D |G/D Ds2 D | I look all white, but my dad was black (Sub-sti-tute) [2/4] [4/4] |D D A/D |G/D G/D Ds2|D | | My fine-looking suit is really made out of sack (Sub--sti-----tute) I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth The north side of my town faced east and the east was facing south And now you dare to look me in the eye Those crocodile tears are what you cry If it's a genuine problem you won't try To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by Substitute me for him Substitute my coke for gin Substitute you for my mum At least I'll get my washing done (Sub---sti--tute) [interlude] |D |G |D | | |---10-------|---10-10-10-|------------|------------| |10-10-10-12-|12-12-12-12-|10^10^10^10^|10^10^10^10^| |12----12----|12----------|12^12^12^12^|12^12^12^12^| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |[acoust] | | | | |---2-----2--|---3-----3--|---2-----2--|---3-----3--| |---3-----3--|---3-----3--|---3-----3--|---3-----3--| |---2-----2--|---0-----0--|---2-----2--|---0-----0--| |---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |[bass] | | | | |------------|---5--4--5--|------------|------------| |---5--4--5--|5-----------|---5--4--5--|---5--4--5--| |5-----------|------------|5-----------|5-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |D |G |D | | (I'm a) |------------|------------|------------|------------| |10^10^10^10^|10^10^10^10^|10^10^10^10^|10^10^---12-| |12^12^12^12^|12^12^12^12^|12^12^12^12^|12^12^12^---| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| | | | | | |---2-----2--|---3-----3--|---2-----2--|---3-----3--| |---3-----3--|---3-----3--|---3-----3--|---3-----3--| |---2-----2--|---0-----0--|---2-----2--|---0-----0--| |---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| | | | | | |------------|---5--4--5--|------------|------------| |---5--4--5--|5-----------|---5--4--5--|---5--4--5--| |5-----------|------------|5-----------|5-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| I'm a substitute for another guy I look pretty tall but my heels are high The simple things you see are all complicated I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated, yeah [repeat intro] 3 [2/4] [4/4] ||:D D A/D | G/D Ds2 D :||D D A/D | G/D Ds2|D | | ||-5-2--5--|-3-3--0--2---||5-2--5--|-3-3--0-|2------|-------| ||-7-3--5--|-3-3--3--3---||7-3--5--|-3-3--3-|3------|-------| ||.7-2--6--|-4-4--2--2--.||7-2--6--|-4-4--2-|2------|-------| ||.0-0--0-0|-0-0--0--0-0.||0-0--0-0|-0-0--0-|0------|------0| ||---------|-------------||--------|--------|-------|---0-2-| ||---------|-------------||--------|--------|-------|-------| I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth The north side of my town faced east and the east was facing south And now you dare to look me in the eye Those crocodile tears are what you cry If it's a genuine problem you won't try To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by Substitute me for him Substitute my coke for gin Substitute you for my mum At least I'll get my washing done (Sub---sti--tute) Substitute your lies for fact I see right through your plastic mac (Sub-sti---tute) I look all white but my dad was black (Sub--sti-tute) My brand new suit is really made out of sack (Sub---sti-tute) ============= litgo@aol.com