THE WHO - "Substitute" Tablature

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Band: The Who
Song: Substitute
Tabbed by: \JEB/,

Chords
D(V1) xx0775
D(v2) xx0232
A/D xx0655
G/D xx0433
G 320033
E5 022xxx
A7 x02020

Intro
-----------5----3----3----------2------------|--------------------------------
-7----3----5----3----3----------3------------|-3------3--3--------3--3--------
-7----2----6----4----4---0--2---2------------|-2------2--2--------2--2--------
-0----0----0----0----0---0------0----------0-|-0------0--0--------0--0--------
------------------------------------0---2----|-----2-----------2--------0--2--
---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-3---3----------3-------------------------------------------------------------
-2---2----------2-------------------------------------------------------------
-0---0----------0-------------------------------------------------------------
---------0---2----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse and bridge
-----------------------|------3-----------------|-----------------------------
-3------3--------------|------3-----------------|-3------3--3----------3------
-2------2--------------|------0-----------------|-2------2--2----------2------
-0------0---0----------|------0---------0-------|-0------0--0----------0------
-----2-----------2---0-|----------0---2----2--0-|-----2------------2----------
-----------------------|-3----------------------|-----------------------------


-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------
-3--------3--3--------3--|---------------|------------------------------------
-2--------2--2--------2--|---------------|------------------------------------
-0--------0--0--------0--|----2--------0-|-2---2---4--4--4--4--5--------------
----0--2--------0--2-----|---------0h2---|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--------------
-------------------------|-0----3--------|------------------------------------

Chorus
--------5---3---3---2--2-|-3----2--2--|---------------------------------------
-7--3---5---3---3---3--3-|-3----3--3--|---------------------------------------
-7--2---6---4---4---2--2-|-4----2--2--|---------------------------------------
-0--0---0---0---0---0--0-|-0----0--0--|---------------0-----------------------
-------------------------|------------|----------0--2-------------------------
-------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------


Intro D(v1) D(v2) A/D G/D D(v2) x2
D(v2)

Verse 1 D(v2) G D(v2)
You Think we look pretty good together
G D(v2)
You think my shoes are made of leather

Bridge1 E5 G E5 G
But i'm a substitute for another guy
E5 G E5 G
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
E5 G E5 G
The simple things you see are all complicated
E5 G E5 G A7
I look pretty young but i'm just back-dated, yeah

Chorus D(v2) D5 A/D G/D D(v2)
Sub-sti-tute your lies for fact
D5 A/D G/D D(v2)
I see right though your plastic mac
D5 A/D G/D D(v2)
I look all white, but my dad was black
D5 A/D G/D D(v2)
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack

Verse 2 I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town faced east, and the east facing south

Bridge2 And no you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
To Work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by

chorus2 Substitute me for him
Substitute my coke foe gin
Substitute you for my mum
At least i'll get my washing done

Solo D(v2) G D(v2) D9V2) X2
Section

Bridge3 as Bridge 1

Instrumental D(v1) D(v2) A/D G/D D(v2) x4
Chorus

Verse 3 as Verse 2

Bridge4 as Bridge 2

Chorus3 as chorus 2

Chorus4 as chorus 1

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