The Song Is Over – guitar tab
The Song Is Over | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend ©1971 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2001-01-25 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Capo on 3 (to play piano chords; no capo for lead guitar as on record)
[Note: on record for chord progressions, guitar plays leads, roots but few chords;
most progressions are piano only. Chords below with '*' are guitar chords, rest are
piano. Leads are approximate.]
[verses] [break]
Ebmaj7/F xx3786 C/G 33555x
Bbmaj9 x33365 or xx8565 F/G 335565
Cm7/G xx5343 A only* 5x7xxx and 577xxx
F xx3565 D/A 55777x
[chorus] G/A 555433
F only* 1x3xxx G/D* x55433
F6 xx3765 C/D* x55588
G only* 3x5xxx Cmaj7/D x55587
Fmaj7/G (33)5555 [bridge]
Dm7/G 355565 E* x7999x
G6 355453 D/E* x777 10 10
F/C* x37565 Dmaj7/E x777 10 9
Bb/C* x33366 (or C7sus4) C/D* x55588
Bmaj7/C x33365 Cadd9/D x55788
Db only* x4xxxx [last verse]
Gb/Db x4467x Fsus4 x33566
Cb/Db x44477 [outro]
Db6 x4866x G/C x35433
Eb only* x6xxxx Fadd9/C x33563
Ab/Eb x6689x C5* x355xx
Db/Eb x66699
[intro, verse pattern]
||: Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9 | Cm7/G F :||
[guitar fills]
Ebma.. Ebma.. Ebma.. Ebma..
|---|----6-5---------|---------|--|--------|-6-5h6p5-|----------|----|
|-6-|--------6-------|---------|--|--------|--------6|----------|----|
|---|----------5h7p5-|-5-3-----|--|--------|---------|-5\--5--5-|----|
|-3-|----------------|-----3---|--|--3-3---|---------|---3---3--|-3--|
|---|----------------|---------|--|--------|---------|----------|----|
|---|----------------|---------|--|-1------|---------|----------|----|
The song is over
It's all behind me
I shoulda known it
She tried to find me
Ebma.. Ebma..
|-------|--|-------------------|----------|
|-------|--|-------------------|----------|
|-------|--|-------------------|----------|
|-3-----|--|-3h5-3-------------|-3--------|
|-------|--|-------5---3-------|----------|
|-------|--|-------------5--3--|-1--------|
Our love is over
They're all ahead now
I've got to learn it
I'm gonna sing out
[guitar: F only]
Ebmaj7/F Dm7/F Cm7/F F6
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
[guitar: G only]
Fmaj7/G G Dm7/G G6
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bb/C Bb/C
I'll sing my song to the free
Bbmaj7/C
To the free
|-----|-6----5----|--------|
|-----|-----------|--5-----|
|-----|----3--3-3-|--------|
|-----|----3------|-3--3---|
|---3-|--3--------|------4-|
|-----|-----------|--------|
[guitar: Db only]
Gb/Db Db Cb/Db Db6
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
[guitar: Eb only]
Ab/Eb Eb Db/Eb Eb
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bb/C Bb/C Bbmaj7/C
I'll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6--5------|---------------|------6-----|--|
|--6--6-5---|---------------|------6-----|--|
|---3-------|-5^\-3h5-3-----|------3-----|--|
|-----------|------------3--|------3-----|--|
|--------3--|----------3----|-3-3--3-----|--|
|-----------|---------------|------------|--|
[solo: rhythm guitar: G only]
| C/G G F/G G
|-------------------------|---------------15----------|
|-13h15-13h15-13h15-13h15-|-13h15-13h15-15--13h15-----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------15^-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
C/G G F/G G
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12\------3-3/3---|-5-3---------------3-----|
|--------------5---------|-----5--5-------3h5------|
|------------------------|--------------------3^/--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
[rhythm guitar: A only ]
D/A A G/A A G/D D C/D Cmaj7/D
|---------5-|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|-7---------|--|
|---5-------|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|--8--------|--|
|---2---4^--|\4-2-----------2-----|--------|-5----|---|---5-7-5---|--|
|---2-------|--4--4p2-------2-----|-5--5h7-|-5----|---|---------5-|--|
|-0---------|---------3^-0------3-|-5------|-5----|---|-----------|--|
|-----------|-----------------5---|--------|------|---|-----------|--|
[bridge]
E D/E Dmaj7/E
When I walked in through the door
E D/E Dmaj7/E
Thought it was me I was looking for
D C/D Cadd9/D
She was the first song I ever sang
Bbmaj7/C C C C
But it stopped as soon as it began
[repeat intro]
Our love is over
It's all behind me
They're all ahead now
Can't hope to find to me
[repeat chorus]
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C
I'll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6------6|-6-------|-6--5------|--------------|
|-6-------|--6------|--6--------|--------------|
|-3-------|---------|---3---5^\p|3---3---------|
|-3-------|---------|-----------|--5---5p3-5---|
|-3-------|---------|-----------|-------------4|
|---------|---------|-----------|--------------|
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
F/C C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C Bbmaj7/C
I'll sing my song to the free To the free
|-6----5--|------------|-----------|----------|
|--6----6-|-6--5-------|-----------|----------|
|---3----3|--3---------|-----------|----------|
|----3----|---3--------|-3---------|----------|
|---------|------------|-3--3--3---|-3--------|
|---------|------------|-----------|----------|
[second break]
[guitar: G only; A only]
||: C/G G | F/G G :||: D/A A | G/A A :||
| G/D D | C/D | Cmaj7/D |
|-------|-8--8--|---------|
|-------|-8---8-|---------|
|-------|-5----5|---------|
|-------|-5-----|-5-------|
|-5-----|-------|--5------|
|-------|-------|---------|
[rake down]
| F/C C | Bb/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C |
|---------|-6-------|-5------5--|-3--------|-----------|
|-6----5--|-6--6-6--|--3-6-3----|----------|-5---------|
|-5----5--|-3-----3-|---3---3---|----------|-----------|
|-7----5--|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------|
|---------|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------|
|---------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|
[repeat intro]
The song is over
I'm left with only tears
I must remember
Ebmaj7/F Bbmaj9 Cm7/G Fsus4
Even if it takes a million years
[outro; guitar: C5]
C G/C Fadd9/C G/C
The song is over
The song is over
Excepting one note, pure and easy
Playing so free like a breath rippling by
[guitar: C5] x6
||: C G/C | Fadd9/C G/C :|| C
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