I’m A Boy (second version) – guitar tab
I'm A Boy (second version) | guitar tab By The Who, 1966 >Appears on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, 1971 Written by Pete Townshend ©1966 TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. #----------------------------------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 Whotabs litgo@aol.com 1999-08-14 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== A x02220 Esus4 022200 E 022100 Eno3 022400 E5 02xxxx D xx0232 [intro] |A |Esus4 E |A |Esus4 | Ooh... |A |Eno3 One girl's called Jean Marie |A |Eno3 One little girl's called Felicity |A |Eno3 Another little girl was Sally Joy |A |Eno3 | The other was me and I'm a boy [2/4] [4/4] |A |E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 |E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5| My name is Bill and I'm a head case (They pra..) |--------------|x-7---x-7-x--7--x-7-|x--7--x-7-x-7-x-7-| |--------------|x-9---x-9-x--9--x-9-|x--9--x-9-x-9-x-9-| |2--------2----|x-9---x-9-x--9--x-9-|x--9--x-9-x-9-x-9-| |2--------2----|--------------------|------------------| |0--------0----|--------------------|------------------| |--------------|--------------------|------------------| [palm mute; x: left hand mute] [2/4] [4/4] (E5) |A |E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5|E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab They practice making up on my face [2/4] [4/4] E5 |A |E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5|E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear [2/4] [4/4] E5 |A |E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5|E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5| Spend days just taking hair pins from my hair |(D) D (E) E |(A) A (A) A I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my mother won't admit it A |(D) D (E) E |Esus4 |A |A |Eno3 |Esus4 | I'm a boy, I'm a boy but if I say I am I get it |A |Eno3 Get your frock on Jean Marie |A |Eno3 Plait your hair Felicity |A |Eno3 Paint your nails little Sally Joy |A |Eno3 | | | | Put this wig on little boy |(D) D (E) E |(A) A (A) I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it A |(D) D (E) E |E |A |A | I'm a boy, I'm a boy but if I say I am I get it [break; bass pedal E] |E |E |E |E |E6sus4 |E | |0------0/0|0------0/0|0------0/0|0------0/0|0------0/0|0------0/0| |0------0/0|0------0/0|0------0/0|0----10/10|10-----0/0|0----10/10| |4------4/4|4------4/4|4------4/4|4----11/11|11-----9/9|9----11/11| |2------2/2|2------2/2|2------2/2|2------9/9|9------9/9|9------9/9| |2------2/2|2------2/2|2------2/2|2---------|-------7/7|7---------| |0-0-0-0---|0-0-0-0---|0-0-0-0---|0-0-0-0---|0-0-0-0---|0-0-0-0---| |E6sus4 |E | |0------0/0|0------| |10-----0/0|0------| |11-----9/9|9------| |9------9/9|9------| |-------7/7|7------| |0-0-0-0---|0------| [E implied by bass] |F/E |E |F/E |E |Dm/E |G/E |C/E |Dm/E | |5-----|0-----|5-----|0-----|10----|7-----|8-----|5-----| |6-----|0-----|6-----|0-----|0-----|0-----|0-----|0-----| |5-----|4-----|5-----|4-----|10----|7-----|9-----|5-----| |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------| |Bb/E |E |Dm/E |Dm/E |E |E | |6-----|4-----|5-----|5-----|4-----|4-----0/0/| |0-----|0-----|0-----|0-----|0-----|0-----0/0/| |7-----|4-----|5-----|5-----|4-----|4-----9/9/| |------|------|------|------|------|------9/9/| |------|------|------|------|------|------7/7/| |------|------|------|------|------|----------| [horn] |E |E |E |E |E | | | | |0----0/0/|0----0/0/|0----0/0/|0----|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----|----|----| |0----0/0/|0----0/0/|0----0/0/|0----|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----|----|----| |9----9/9/|9----9/9/|9----9/9/|9----|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-%--|-%--|-%--| |9----9/9/|9----9/9/|9----9/9/|9----|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----|----|----| |7----7/7/|7----7/7/|7----7/7/|7----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----|----|----| |---------|---------|---------|-----|----------------|----|----|----| Help me wash up Jean Marie You can dry Felicity Stack them dishes Sally Joy Behind those scrubbed floors, I'm a boy I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it I'm a boy, I'm a boy but if I say I am I get it |A |Eno3 | I wanna play cricket on the green |A |Eno3 | Ride my bike across the stream |A |Eno3 Cut myself and see my blood |A |Eno3 | | | | I wanna come home all covered in mud |(D) D (E) E |(A)A (A) I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it A |(D) D (E) E |A I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy A |(D) D (E) E |(A) A A I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy |D |E |Esus4 E|A A I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy ============= 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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