#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# The Punk Meets The Godfather words/music by Pete Townshend recording by The Who originally released on "Quadrophenia", 1973 Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. above 9th fret: A=10, B=11, C=12, D=13, E=14 lowercase letter means single note or root chord only note in () means note is optional chord in () means chord is implied rt means root note ! means omit note * means bend note 1/4 step ~ means bend note half step ^ means bend note whole step ` means strike bent note again r means return bent note to original tone means harmonic on fret N x means strike muffled string P means palm-mute string hN means hammer-on to fret N Xp means pull-off from fret X XhN means hammer-on to fret N from fret X XpN means pull-off from fret X to fret N .N means hammer-on to fret N with right hand v means use vibrato / means slide up \ means slide down ° means diminished + means augmented (raise 5th 1/2 step) - means lower note 1/2 step | is timing bar · means let note ring until : In tablature, chords begin directly under the first letter in the chord name. Consequently, it is sometimes necessary to use more than one line of text when identifying chord names and placement, due to the fact that chord names will often overlap one another. Chords appearing on adjacent lines in the text should be treated as if they were all on the same line with their names superimposed over one another; with each chord's occurence in the tab indicated by the first letter of the chord name. (Nx) above and to the left of block of chords means repeat block N times (Nx) at end of line means repeat line N times A5 Dadd9/A Fmaj7/A G/A G5 Dadd9 G5/D D G/D D9sus ---5--------0----------0--------3-----3------0-------3------2-----3-------5---- ---5--------7----------1--------3-----3------7-------3------3-----3-------5---- ---2--------7----------2--------4-----0------7-------0------2-----4-------5---- ---2--------7----------3--------5-----0------7-------5------0-----0-------0---- ---0--------0----------0--------0-----x------5-------5------x-----x-------x---- ---x--------x----------x--------x-----3------x-------x------x-----x-------x---- D(ii) Dsus4 D7sus4 G/D(ii) E A/E E6sus4 E7sus4 Dsus2 ----5--------5--------8----------7-------0-----0------9---------A---------0---- ----7--------8--------8----------8-------9-----A------A---------A---------3---- ----7--------7--------7----------7-------9-----9------9---------9---------2---- ----0--------0--------0----------0-------9-----B------9---------9---------0---- ----x--------x--------x----------x-------x-----x------x---------x---------x---- ----x--------x--------x----------x-------0-----0------0---------0---------x---- G5/C G5/B A7sus4 A7 ---3-------3--------0-------0-------------------------------------------------- ---3-------3--------3-------2-------------------------------------------------- ---0-------0--------0-------0-------------------------------------------------- --(0)-----(0)-------2-------2-------------------------------------------------- ---3-------2--------0-------0-------------------------------------------------- ---x-------x--------x-------x-------------------------------------------------- Breakdown tab: D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D My- my- my- my- my- g-g-g-g- ge- ne- ra- tion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --2-----------0-----------2-----------0-----------2------------- ------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------- ----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----- --------------------------------------------------------------0- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus 2 lick tab: E A/E gutter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------7--------------------------- ------------------------------7---~-------`---r------------------- --------------------------------------------------9---\-------9-v- ---------------------------------------------------------7/9------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Intro: (2x) A5, Dadd9/A Fmaj7/A, G/A, G5, A5 Verse 1: A5 Dadd9 Fmaj7/A G5/D G5 A5 You declared you would be three inches taller- you only became what we made you A5 Dadd9 Fmaj7/A G5/D G5 A5 Thought you were chasing a destiny calling- you only earned what we gave you D G/D D9sus G/D You fell and cried as our people were starving- now you know that we blame you A5 Dadd9 Fmaj7/A G5/D G5 A5 You tried to walk on the trail we were carving- now you know that we framed you Chorus 1: D(ii) Dsus4 D7sus4 G/D(ii) I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes E A/E No surprise, I told lies- I'm the punk in the gutter E E6sus4 E7sus4 I'm the new president, and I grew, and I bent A/E E7sus4 E Don't you know? Don't it show?- I'm the punk with the stutter Breakdown 1: (see tab above) D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- ge- ne- ra- tion D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- ge- ne- ra- tion Repeat Intro 1: (2x) A5, Dadd9/A Fmaj7/A, G/A, G5, A5 Verse 2: (same as V1) We tried to speak between lines of oration- you could only repeat what we told you Your axe belongs to a dying nation- they don't know that we own you You're watching movies trying to find the feelers- you only see what we show you We're the slaves of the phony leaders- breathe the air we have blown you Chorus 2: (same as C1- see Chorus 2 lick tab above) I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes No surprise, I told lies- I'm the punk in the gutter I'm the new president, and I grew, and I bent Don't you know? Don't it show?- I'm the punk with the stutter Breakdown 2: (same as B1) My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation Bridge: D Dsus2 D Dsus2 G5/C I have to be careful not to preach G5/B I can't pretend that I can teach A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7 And yet I've lived your future out, by pounding stages like a clown D Dsus2 D Dsus2 G5/C And on the dance floor, broken glass G5/B The bloody faces slowly pass A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7 The broken seats in empty rows- It all belongs to me, you know A7 Okay! Repeat Intro 2: (2x) A5, Dadd9/A Fmaj7/A, G/A, G5, A5 Verse 3: (same as V1) You declared you would be three inches taller- you only became what we made you Thought you were chasing a destiny calling- you only earned what we gave you You fell and cried as our people were starving- now you know that we blame you You tried to walk on the trail we were carving- now you know that we framed you Chorus 3: (same as C1) I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes No surprise, I told lies- I'm the punk in the gutter I'm the new president, and I grew, and I bent Don't you know? Don't it show?- I'm the punk with the stutter Outtro/ Breakdown 3: (same as B1- repeat and fade) My- my- my- my- my generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation ----------------------------- You declared you would be three inches taller- you only became what we made you Thought you were chasing a destiny calling- you only earned what we gave you You fell and cried as our people were starving- now you know that we blame you You tried to walk on the trail we were carving- now you know that we framed you I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes No surprise, I told lies- I'm the punk in the gutter I'm the new president, and I grew, and I bent Don't you know? Don't it show?- I'm the punk with the stutter My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation We tried to speak between lines of oration- you could only repeat what we told you Your axe belongs to a dying nation- they don't know that we own you You're watching movies trying to find the feelers- you only see what we show you We're the slaves of the phony leaders- breathe the air we have blown you I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes No surprise, I told lies- I'm the punk in the gutter I'm the new president, and I grew, and I bent Don't you know? Don't it show?- I'm the punk with the stutter My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation I have to be careful not to preach I can't pretend that I can teach And yet I've lived your future out By pounding stages like a clown And on the dance floor, broken glass The bloody faces slowly pass The broken seats in empty rows It all belongs to me, you know Okay! You declared you would be three inches taller- you only became what we made you Thought you were chasing a destiny calling- you only earned what we gave you You fell and cried as our people were starving- now you know that we blame you You tried to walk on the trail we were carving- now you know that we framed you I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes No surprise, I told lies- I'm the punk in the gutter- oh yeah! I'm the new president, and I grew, and I bent Don't you know? Don't it show?- I'm the punk with the stutter My- my- my- my- my generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation My- my- my- my- my g- g- g- g- generation ----------------------------- transcription by D. Speredelozzi 8/6/04 updated by D. Speredelozzi 4/14/05 requests/corrections? email: tune_cracker@yahoo.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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ===================================================================================== #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Previous version: The Punk Meets the Godfather By The Who >From Quadrophenia, 1973 Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com 04-03-1999 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Note: /A implied by bass A5 x02255 G/C x30033 Dsus2/A x00230 G/B x20033 Fmaj7/A 133210 G/D xx0433 G 3x0033 D7 xx0535 G5/D xx0033 E6 042200 F 1(t)33211 A/C# x42220 Esus4 022200 E7 050430 [intro] |A5 //// |Dsus2/A //// |Fmaj7/A //// G /|G A5ii | |A5 //// |Dsus2/A //// |Fmaj7/A //// G /|G A5ii (C^)| |A5 |Dsus2/A You declared you would be three inches taller |Fmaj7/A G5/D |G A5 | You only became what we made you |A5 |Dsus2/A Thought you were chasing a destiny calling |Fmaj7/A G5/D |G A5 | You only earned what we gave you |D |G/D | You fell and cried as our people were starving |D7 |G/D | Now you know that we blame you |A5 |Dsus2/A You tried to walk on the trail we were carving |Fmaj7/A G5/D |G A5 | Now you know that we framed you [chorus] |D |Dsus4 |G/C I'm the guy in the sky flying high flashing eyes |G/B |E E |Esus4 |(E) No surprise I told lies I'm the punk in the gutter |--7---------|-0-- |7^-\7-5\-2--|---- |------------|---- [fill, 2nd |------------|---- chorus only] |------------|---- |------------|---- |E |E6 |E7 I'm the new president and I grew and I bent |A/C# |E | | Don't you know? Don't it show? I'm the punk with the stutter [break] |D D2 D D2 D D D2 D D2 D | My my my my my G-g-g-g gener-a---tion |2--0--2-|-0--2----------|2--0--2-|-0--2----| |-3--3--3|--3--3---------|-3--3--3|--3--3---| |--2--2--|2--2--2--------|--2--2--|2--2--2--| |--------|-------0-------|--------|-------0-| |--------|---------------|--------|---------| |--------|---------------|--------|---------| |D D2 D D2 D D D2 D D2 D | You know my my my G-g-g-g gener-a---tion |2-----0--2-|-0--2----------|2--0--2-|-0--2----| |-3-----3--3|--3--3---------|-3--3--3|--3--3---| |--2-----2--|2--2--2--------|--2--2--|2--2--2--| |-----------|-------0-------|--------|-------0-| |-----------|---------------|--------|---------| |-----------|---------------|--------|---------| [repeat intro] We tried to speak between lines of oration You could only repeat what we told you Your axe belongs to a dying nation They don't know that we own you You're watching movies trying to find the feelers You only see what we show you We're the slaves of the phony leaders Breathe the air we have blown you [repeat chorus] I'm the guy in the sky, flying high, flashing eyes No surprise I told lies, I'm the punk in the gutter Whoo, I'm the new president and I grew and I bent Don't you know? Don't it show? I'm the punk with the stutter [repeat break] My my my my my G-g-g-g generation, You know my my my G-g-g-g generation |Dsus2 |Dsus2 D |G/C |G/C |G/B I have to be careful not to preach, I can't pretend that I can teach |G/B |Asus4 |A | And yet I lived your future out by pounding stages like a clown |Dsus2 |Dsus2 D |G/C |G/C |G/B And on the dance floor broken glass, and bloody faces slowly pass |G/B |Asus4 |Asus4 |A |A | The numbered seats in empty rows, it all belongs to me, you know OK! [repeat intro; first verse, chorus and break] ============= 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#