A Man In A Purple Dress – guitar tab
A Man In A Purple Dress | guitar tab By The Who >From Endless Wire, 2006 Written by Pete Townshend ©2006 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by 2007-01-15 Whotabs litgo@aol.com v2 2007-03-13 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Time signature correction by Yusof Becker <boy_named_goo89@yahoo.com> Open G Tuning: D G D G B C G(add4) x0000(0) C x02010 D7add4 00403(0) Cii x05050 D7add4ii x07070 Dadd4ii 00777x [Picking pattern approximate] [6/8] |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |--0----1---|-1---------|--0----1---|-1---------| |---0----0--|--0----0---|---0----0--|--0----0---| |----0h2--0h|2--------0-|----0h2--0h|2--------0-| |0----------|----0------|0----------|----0------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |G C |C G | How dare you wear a robe to preside |[3/8] |[6/8] | | |G C |C G |C D7add4 How dare you cover your head to hide your face from God How dare you smile from behind your beard To hide the fact |[3/8] |[6/8] | | Your heart's a-feared, and waive your rod ------| -<12>-| -<12>-| -<12>-| -<12>-| ------| [chorus] |[6/8] |C C |C G G | How dare you be the one to assess |0------0-0----0|0--------0----| |1------0-1----0|1------0-0----| |0------0-0----0|0------0-0----| |2------0-2----0|2------0-0----| |0------0-0----0|0------0-0----| |---------------|--------------| |C C |C G | Me, in this God-forsaken mess | |[3/8] |[6/8] | | |C C |C |Dadd4ii |C | You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress |0---0-0------0|0---0-|----------------|0---------------| |1---0-1------0|1---0-|7---------------|1---------------| |0---0-0------0|0---0-|7---------------|0---------------| |2---0-2------0|2---0-|7---------------|2---------------| |0---0-0------0|0-----|0---------------|0---------------| |--------------|------|0---------------|----------------| [repeat intro] |G D7add4 |C |G D7add4|C | You are all the same Gilded and absurd (0)------(0)--------|0----(0)----(0)---|0-----(0)| |0--------3---------|1----|0------3----|1------0-| |0--------0---------|0----|0------0----|0------0-| |0--------4---------|2----|0------4----|2------0-| |0--------0---------|0----|0------0----|0------0-| |-------------------|-----|------------|---------| Regal, fast to blame Rulers by lost word |C D7add4 |Cii D7add4|Gadd4 | | | | Men above men or prats with your high hats You |0---------0-----|0--------0---|0----------|------|-----|----0| |1---------3-----|5--------7---|10---------|------|-----|----0| |0---------0-----|0--------0---|0----------|------|-----|----0| |2---------4-----|5--------7---|12---------|------|-----|----0| |0---------0-----|0--------0---|0----------|------|-----|----0| |----------------|-------------|-----------|------|-----|-----| |C C |G | priest, you mullah so high (You) |0-----------0--------|-------(0)-0--| |1-------0---1--------|0------(1)-0--| |0-------0---0--------|0------(0)-0--| |2-------0---2--------|0------(2)-0--| |0-------0---0--------|0------(0)-0--| |---------------------|--------------| You pope, you wise rabbi |C |Dadd4ii|C |G You're invisible to me, like vapour from the sea --------|0----0----|-------|~0--------------| --------|1----1----|7------|~1--------------| --------|0----0----|7------|~0--------------| --------|2----2----|7------|~2--------------| --------|0----0----|0------|----------------| --------|----------|-------|----------------| [repeat intro] How dare ya, do you think I'll quietly go? You are much braver than you know For I can't die Your staff, your stick, your special cap They'll protect in hell, what crap Believe the lie How dare you be the one to assess Me, in this God-forsaken mess You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress When you place your frown between my God and prayer However grand your crown Or dignified your hair Men above men or prats in your high hats You priest, you mullah so high You pope, you wise rabbi You're invisible to me, like vapour from the sea I lovingly mock you noble lords We all dress up to grant awards I do that as well I dare condemn your fashion sense At least you're not astride a fence That would not sell But I will deliver this address Your soul's condition don't impress You, a man in a purple dress A man in a purple dress ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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