Cut My Hair – guitar tab
Cut My Hair | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Quadrophenia, 1973
Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2001-06-21 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Capo on 3rd fret for piano arr as gtr (and stage versions)
No capo for electric leads as on record
Note: all leads are approximate.
Chords (shape with capo)
Fmaj7/G 3 8 10 9 x x
G7 3 8 9 7 3 3
Em/G 3 7 9 7 3 3
Am/G 3 7 7 5 3 3
G11 3 5 7 5 3 3
C x 3 5 5 5 x
G (E5) 355xxx or 3557xx
G6 (E6) 375xxx
F (D) xx356x or xx3565
C (A) x3555x or x35557
Eb (C) 365343
Bb (G) 6x3366
Gm7 353363 or 3x3333
Am7 575585 or 5x5555
E7 x7675x
[intro]
|Fmaj7 G7 |Em/G Am/G |
|---------7-8-10---7h8-10-|7h8p7--------------------------|
|8------------------------|------8------5-6-8-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-7^-7^\----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|G11 G |C |
|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------8-10^\8|10-8---8------------|
|(7)---------------|-----9--------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|Fmaj7 G7 |Em/G |Am/G
Why should I care if I have to cut my hair?
|G11 G |C |
I got to move with the fashion or be outcast.
|Fmaj7 G7 |Em/G Am/G
I know I should fight but my old man, he's really alright,
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------
|<13-----------------<15--------------|<17---------------<20----
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------
|G11 G |C |
And I'm still living at home even though it won't last
|-----------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------<8--------<10------------|<8------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------|
[chorus]
|Bb C |Bb C |Bb F Bb C |
Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents five inches long (I'm)
|15---15-15-15---|15----15----15---15---|15---15-15--15---15-15--|
|13---13-13-13---|13----13----13---13---|13---13-13--13---13-13--|
|----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|Bb C |Bb C |Bb F Bb G |
I'm out on the street again and I'm leaping a--long.
|15--15-15-15-|15------15--15---15---|15-15-15-15---15-15--|
|13--13-13-13-|13------13--13---13---|13-13-13-15---15-15--|
|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|F G |F G |F C F G7 |
Dressed right for a beach fight, but I just can't explain why that
|15------15-15-15---|15----15--15-15---|15---15----15-15-15-15--15--|
|15------15-15-15---|15----15--15-15---|15---15----15-15-15-15--15--|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
[2/4 meas.]
|F Eb |Bb |
Un-certain feeling is still here in my (brain)
|17-17-15---15------13------|13------13|
|--------18------------16---|-----16---|
|---------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------|----------|
|Fmaj7 G7 |Em/G Am/G |G11 G |C | |
brain
|15-------19-20|---------19-20|--------------|------------|----------|
|--------------|20------------|20--<18--17-15|17---<13-<8-|<5-<1-0h1-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|----------|
[second verse]
|Fmaj7 G7 |Em/G Am/G |
The kids at school have parents that seem so cool and though I
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------<7----------------------|<7---------<5----------------|
|<8--------------<9----------------------|<9---------<7----------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|G11 G |C |
Don't want to hurt 'em mine want me their way
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|<5------------<4-------------------|----------7p5-5-----|
|<7------------<5-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|Fmaj7 G7 |
I clean my room and my shoes but my
|------------------------------------------|
|<8-------------------------8h10p8---10h12p|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|Em/G Am/G |
Mother found a box of blues and there
|---------------------------------------|
|10---\8-----------------------8--10----|
|--------5------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|G11 G |C |
Doesn't seem much hope they'll let me stay.
|------------------8----10-12-13-12h13/13|-----------|
|-10^\-8---8-----------------------------|12---------|
|--------7-------------------------------|--12-------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------|
[repeat chorus]
Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents five inches long
I'm out on the street again and I'm leaping along.
Dressed right for a beach fight, but I just can't explain why that
Uncertain feeling is still here in my brain
| Fmaj7 G7 |Em/G Am/G |
(brain)
|<15>-----19-20|------15-13p12-13--15|
|--------------|20-------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|
|G11 G |C | |
|15--------12-13----------|----|-----|
|---13h15---------15h17-15|13--|-----|
|-------------------------|----|-----|
|-------------------------|----|-----|
|-------------------------|----|-----|
|-------------------------|----|-----|
|C G
Why do I have to be different to them
|Gm7 F |
Just to earn the respect of a dance hall friend
|G Gsus4 |G G7 |
We have the same old row, again and again.
|----------------------------------------|-------<12>~---------|
|0~---------------------1p0--------------|-------<12>~-<12>~---|
|0~------------1p0~----0----1p0----------|-------------<12>~---|
|0~--------------------------------------|-------------<12>~---|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
harmonics
|D A
Why do I have to move with a crowd
|Am7 G
Of kids that hardly notice I'm around,
|A D/A |A
I work myself to death just to fit in
|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------5------------------------|-----------------|
|2--------2-----5p2---2----------|-----------------|
|2--------2-----------2----------|2~---------------|
|--------------------------------|0~---------------|
|--------------------------------|-------********--|
[pick slide]
|Fmaj7/G G7 |
I'm coming down, got home on the
[synth arr for gtr]
|-------------------------------------|
|---17----17--------15------15--------|
|-----17----17--------16------16------|
|-------16----15--------15------15----|
|(12)---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|Em/G Am/G
very first train from town
|-------------------------------------|
|--15----15--------------13----13-----|
|----16----16--------------14----14---|
|------14----14--------------14----14-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|G11 E7 |Am |
My dad just left for work, he wasn't talking.
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---13----13---------12----12-----|--13----13-----13----13-----|
|-----14----14---------13----13---|----14----14-----14----14---|
|-------12----12---------12----12-|------14----14-----14----14-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|Fmaj7/G G7 |Em/G Am/G |
It's all a game, and inside I'm just the same,
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---17----17------15----15----|--15----15-------------13----13-----|
|-----17----17------16----16--|----16----16-------------14----14---|
|-------16----15------15----15|------14----14-------------14----14-|
|(12)-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| | |
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|5/6/5-----------5------------|5-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|G11 E7 |Am |
My fried egg makes me sick first thing in the morning |
|------------------------------------------|----------|
|---13----13----------12----12-------------|----------|
|-----14----14----------13----13-----------|14--------|
|-------12----12----------12----12---------|14--------|
|------------------------------------------|----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------|
| | |
|------------------------------------------|----------|
|------------------------------------------|1---------|
|------------------------------------------|2---------|
|------------------------------------------|2---------|
|------------------------------------------|0---------|
|------------------------------------------|----------|
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litgo@aol.com
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