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Substitute (demo) – guitar tab

Substitute (demo) | guitar tab
By Pete Townshend 
>From Another Scoop, 1987
Written by Pete Townshend ©1966 Tro-Devon Music, Inc.

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Transcribed by Drjasonsmith@aol.com
Previous transcription by Litgo@aol.com

2000-04-06                     Whotabs               www.thewho.net/whotabs/

tune guitar 1/2 step down
(Eb Ab C# F# Bb Eb)

intro:  12 string acoustic
                                                 2x
--5--2--3-----5--5------2--------
--7--3--3-----5--5------3--------
--7--2--4-----6--6------2--------
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------
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verse riff
          D  D           D  D        D D
--------2--2---------2--2-------2--2----
--------3--3---------3--3-------3--3----
--------2--2---------2--2-------2--2----
--------0--0---------0--0-------0--0----
--0-2-----------2------------2-----------
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D                      G
You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather

But I'm a substitute for another guy

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----2------------0-------2-------------0-
------------0/2-------------------0/2----
0------3^------------0-------3^---------

I look pretty tall but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
                                                                             
A       D/A  A
I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated, yeah

(repeat intro chords)
Substitute your lies for fact, I see right through your plastic mac 
I look all white, but my dad was black
My fine-looking suit is really made out of  sack

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)
 
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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