The Who - Uniforms guitar tab
Uniforms (Corp d'esprit) By Pete Townshend >From All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, 1982 Written by Pete Townshend ©1982 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Capo on 1 Bb x1333x and 13366 Gsus4 3(t)x5533 F 133211 Fii xx7565 C x3555x D x5777x Eb5 x688xx F5 x8 10 10 xx Dm x(5)7765 Em x(7)9987 Asus4 5(t)x7755 Bsus4 7(t)x9977 A 5(t)x7655 B 7(t)x9877 D5 x577xx E5 x799xx D5/C 8x77xx E5/D 10x99xx [bridge] C/Ab (4)xx558 C/A (5)xx558 C/B (7)xx558 C/Bb (6)xx558 C/F (1)xx558 C/G (3)xx558 [synth intro] |Bb | |Bb | | |6-8-6-10--|6-8-6-10--| |----------|----------| |----------|----------| |----------|----------| |----------|----------| |----------|----------| |Bb I don't matter, you don't matter |F Bb Neither does this mindless clatter |Bb It don't matter where you're from, |F Bb What matters is your uniform |F Wear your braces round your seat |C F Doctor Martens on your feet |F Keep your barnet very neat |C F For credibility on street |Eb5 |Dm We are marching as to war |Eb5 |Dm We won't be obscure no more |Asus4 |Asus4 A In uniform -- in uniform |D5 | I am really living life inside a jar -- I'm all alone |D5/C | So I feel forgiven if I'm under par -- a fallen clone |Bb | Only in the river can I claim a star to call my own |Asus4 A I'm newly born, |F Bb |Bb F|Bb In uniform I'm up on the throne I am frightened, you are frightened Should we get our trousers tightened? Where in Brighton is your norm Who wears enlightened uniform? On my Parka is some band I don't really understand Perry is my guiding hand Scooter polo sweeps the land We are marching as to war We won't be obscure no more In uniform -- in uniform People think we dress alike to segregate identities Pills or drink or puffing pipes in integrated entities Then they wink and snort their line and say how great their Bentley is They feel so warm when they conform |C/Ab C/A |C/B C/Bb They say that nakedness is what our Lord intended |C/Ab C/A |C/F C/G When we stand naked then we all appear the same |C/Ab C/A |C/B C/Bb But it's just faking it if we all try pretending |C/Ab C/A |C/F |C Are we just making all our prayers in the rain |Gsus4 Fii C Heaven knows Bb F |Bb F|Bb | I need new clothes [solo] |C |G C |C |G C | |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |12-14-12-12-|16-16--12---|12-14-12-12-|7-9-12--| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |10-12-10-10-|14-14--10---|10-12-10-10-|5-7-10--| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |G |D G |G |D G | |-------|----------|---------|-----------| |-------|----------|---------|-----------| |7-9-7--|14-14-7---|7-9-12-7-|14-14-16---| |-------|----------|---------|-----------| |5-7-5--|12-12-5---|5-7-10-5-|12-12-14---| |-------|----------|---------|-----------| |F5 |Em We are marching as to war |F5 |Em |Bsus4 Bsus4|B But we're really fighting for our uniform -- our uniform |E5 | When I contemplate my future I go numb, don't feel a thing |E5/D | I don't overrate my suitors number one, I always sing |C | |Bsus4 B But the State and their computers make me run for comfort in my uniform |G C |C G|C G|C G|C | In uniform I feel like a king |C/Ab C/A |C/B C/Bb They say that nakedness is what our Lord intended |C/Ab C/A |C C/G When we stand naked then we all appear the same |C/Ab C/A |C/B C/Bb But it's just faking it if we all try pretending |C/Ab C/A |C |C Are we just making all our prayers in the rain |Gsus4 |G It seems insane, |Gsus4 |G But heaven knows |Gsus4 | It's all the same |Gsus4 G Gsus4 G|C G C G |C G C And I need new clothes ============= litgo@aol.com
