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Welcome By The Who >From Tommy, 1969 Written by Pete Townshend Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada ============= revised by litgo@aol.com ============= [note: Townshend has a couple of guitars going. This transcribed for one (in most parts).] [INTRO] x4 ||-------7-----7--|| ||-----8-----8----|| ||.--7-----7-----.|| ||.--------------.|| ||----------------|| ||----------------|| ||[gtr 2] || ||----------------|| ||-------3-----3--|| ||-----0-----0----||
||---0-----0------|| ||----------------|| ||---3-----3------|| [MAIN RIFF] G D G D ||--3----3----2--3--5-|---3--2--0-(2)--|| ||--3---------3-------|---3--------3---|| ||.-0---------2-------|---0--------2--.|| ||.-0---------0-------|---0--------0--.|| ||--------------------|----------------|| ||--3-----------------|---3------------|| [VERSE] G D G D [repeat MAIN RIFF] Come to this house. Be one of the comfortable people. G D G D [repeat MAIN RIFF] Lovely bright home. We're drinking all night, never sleeping. (F#) Em Bm7 Em Bm7 Milkman come in, and you baker. Em Bm7 Em Bm7 Little old lady welcome, and you, shoemaker. [CHORUS 1] G F Bb F C Come to this house. Into this hou-------se. |-3--------------------------|------------------------| |-0--------------------------|---------------------5--| |-0--------------------------|---------------------5--| |-0---------------------3-3--|-3-------------------5--| |-2------------------3--1-0--|-3-------------------3--| |-3------------------1-------|-1----------------------| G D G D [repeat MAIN RIFF] Come to this house. Be one of us. G D G D [repeat MAIN RIFF] Make this your house. Be one of us. (F#) Em Bm7 Em Bm7 You can help collect some more in. Em Bm7 Em Bm7 Young and old people, let's get them all in. [CHORUS 2] A A/G D D/C Bm7 E Come to this house. Into this hous--se. |-------------------|--------|--------------|-----|-2-----|-0---| |-------------------|--------|-3------------|-3---|-3-----|-0---| |-2-----------------|--------|-2------------|-2---|-2-----|-1---| |-2-----------------|--------|-0------------|-0---|-------|-2---| |-0-----------------|----3-2-|--------------|-3---|-2-----|-2---| |-------------------|-3------|--------------|-----|-------|-0---| [BRIDGE] [Play this riff eight times. Actually, after the first time, Pete plays Em, not E. Listen to the record.] E D/E E F x8 ||---------------------|----------------------|| ||--------9x--9--9---7-|-------9x--9--9---10--|| ||.-------9x--9--9---7-|-------9x--9--9---10-.|| ||.-------9x--9--9---7-|-------9x--9--9---10-.|| ||--------7x--7--7---7-|-------7x--7--7---8---|| ||--0--0---------------|-0--0-----------------|| D E D Ask along that man who's wearing a carnation. E D Bring every single person from Victoria station. E D Go into that hospital and bring the nurses and patients. E Everyone go home and fetch their relations. A E A E A Come to this house, be one of the comfortable people. (A) E A E |-------5----|-0---------|-------5----|-0---------| |-------5----|-0---------|-------5----|-0---------| |-------2----|-1---------|-------2----|-1---------| |---2--------|-2---------|------------|-2---------| |-0----------|---------0-|-0----------|---------0-| |------------|-----------|------------|-----------| A E A E Lovely bright home, drinking all night, never sleeping. A E |-------5----|-4------|-----------| |-------5----|-5------|-------5---| |-----2------|-4------|-----2-2---| |------------|-6------|---2-------| |-0----------|------0-|-0---------| |------------|--------|-----------| [INTERLUDE] D D/C D D/C (Spoken) "Excuse me sir, there's more at the door." D Cadd9 [x7] There's more at the door. D Cadd9 D E There's more at the door, there's more. Em Bm7 Em Bm7 We need more room. Build an extension. Em B7 Em B7 A colorful palace. Spare no expense now. G D7 G D7 [repeat MAIN RIFF] Come to this house, be one of us. G D7 G D7 [repeat MAIN RIFF] Come into this house, be one of us. [SOLO; 12 string] | Em Bm7 | Em Bm7 | Em Bm7 | Em Bm7 | |------------|-----------|--------------|----------| |------------|-----------|--------------|----------| |------------|-0---------|--------------|----------| |-2-2-2-2----|-5-2-2-----|--2-2-2/5-2-0-|-2-2-0-2--| |------------|------2-0--|--------------|----------| |------------|---------3^|-0------------|----------| [Repeat CHORUS 2] A A/G D D/C Bm7 Come to this house. Into this house | E . . . . . . | . . . . . | [Piano arr. for guitar; Ab mixolydian scale] |--------------------------8-11--| |---------------------8-11-------| |----------------8-11------------| |-----------8-10-----------------| |------9-11----------------------| |-8-11---------------------------| | E | | Welcome. |--------------------------8-11-14-16-18-20--| |---------------------8-11-------------------| |----------------8-11------------------------| |-----------8-10-----------------------------| |------9-11----------------------------------| |-8-11---------------------------------------| ============= litgo@aol.com
