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Substitute
The Who
Riff x2
/ D - - - / - - - - / -
- - - / - - - - /
D G D(x2)
You think we look pretty
good together
D G D(x2)
You think my shoes are
made of leather
Bridge 1 (each chord
gets two beats):
Em G Em G
But I'm a substitute for another guy
Em G Em G
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
Em G Em G
The simple things you see
are all complicated
Em G Em G A(x2)
I look pretty young but
I'm just back dated, yeah
Chorus 1 (w/riff)
D A/D G/D D
Substitute
Your lies for
fact
D A/D G/D D
Substitute
I see right through your
plastic mac
D
A/D G/D D
Substitute
I look all white but my
dad was black
D A/D G/D D (hold x2)
Substitute
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack
D G D(x2)
I was born with a plastic
spoon in my mouth
D G D(x2)
The north side of my town
faced east and the east was facing south
Bridge 2 (each chord gets two beats):
Em
G Em G
And now you dare to look me
in the eye
Em G
Em G
Those crocodile tears are
what you cry
Em G Em G
If it's a genuine problem
you won't try
Em G
Em G A(x2)
To work it out at all,
just pass it by, pass it by
Chorus 2 (w/riff)
D A/D
G/D D
Substitute
Me for him
D A/D G/D D
Substitute
My Coke for gin
D A/D G/D D
Substitute
You for my Mum
D
A/D G/D D
(hold x2)
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At least I'll get my
washing done
Bass Solo:
/ D - - - / G - - - / D
- - - / - - - - / (x2)
Bridge 1
Riff x4 (hold last D x2)
D G D(x2)
I was born with a plastic
spoon in my mouth
D G D(x2)
The north side of my town
faced east and the east was facing south
Bridge 2
Chorus 2 (don’t hold last chord)
Chorus 1
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
