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Guitar And Pen – guitar tab

Guitar And Pen | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Who Are You, 1978
Written by Pete Townshend ©1978 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd.

#----------------------------------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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transcribed by                             Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com     rev  2004-03-14          www.thewho.net/whotabs     
==============                                                        

Original version is sped up one step. 1996 reissue versions at corrected speed.
Note: Chord names for guitar approximately implied from piano, synth and bass.

[4/4]
|G7       |                           |F7        |                        |
|12h13----|13h15-13h15-13h15-13h15-13-|11-13-----|--11-8----11-8----10-x--|
|---------|---------------------------|-----13---|------10-x----10-8------|
|---------|---------------------------|----------|------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------|----------|------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------|----------|------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------|----------|------------------------|

|E7         |                  |Bbmaj7/D               |             |
|---9--12~--|--(^)14\p12\10----|-------8/10----8/10----|8/10---------|
|-----------|---------------10-|------------11------11-|-------------|
|----12-----|------------------|x-(10)-----------------|------(10)---|
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|-------------|

|Abmaj7/C# |                 |G7/Bb     |                  |
|-----4----|6-----4-3--------|-----9----|(9)x--9-----------|
|------6-3-|--3-3-----6-3----|3/(9)-----|-------x-x--------|
|----------|--------------4--|-------10~|-----------10-----|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------------------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------------------|

|C#/Ab              |            |Eb7sus4       |Eb7     |
|------------8/(9)-9|-11-9-11-11^|\-9\8-8--8----|--------|
|---9-8-9-11--------|------------|-----------9p8|--------|
|10-----------------|------------|--------------|8-------|
|-------------------|------------|--------------|---8----|
|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------|

[3/2]
|Ab                 Eb7      |Ab          Eb7      |
 You're alone above the street somewhere            
|----------------------------|16~---------15~------|
|----------------------------|16~---------14~------|
|----------------------------|17~---------15~------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|

|Ab            Eb7         |Ab           Eb7             |
 Wond'ring how you'll ever count out there                
|16----------------18-16-18--|18^--------(^)18\p16-18----|
|16----------------16--------|---------------------------|
|17--------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------17\|

[chorus]
|G5     G5        C5      D5   C5     |
    You can walk, you can talk you can 
|-------------------------------------|
|-------3-----------------------------|
|-------0---------5-------7----5------|
|0------0---------5-------7----5------|
|---------------3-3-------5----3------|
|3------------------------------------|

|G5         G5      C5         D5          |
 fight, But inside, you've got something to 
|-----------3-------3----------2-----------|
|-------x---3-------1----------3-----------|
|-------x---0-------0----------2-----------|
|-------x-----------2----------0-----------|
|-------------------3----------------------|
|3--------------------------------------7\-|

|G5        G5        C5       D5   C5  |
 write. In your hand you hold your only 
|--------------------3-----------------|
|----------3---------1--------3--------|
|----------0---------0--------2----0---|
|0---------0------------------0----2---|
|------------------3---------------3---|
|3-------------------------------------|

|G5        G5        C5      D5         |
 friend, never spend your guitar or your 
|---------------------------------------|
|----------3-----------------7---x-x\---|
|----------0---------5-------7---x-x\---|
|----------0---------5-------7----------|
|------------------3---------5----------|
|3--------------------------------------|

|G5    G5   C5      D5  C5     |G5     G5   C5      D5         |
 pen...    (Your guitar or your pen)       (Your guitar or your 
|-----------3------------------|-------3-----------------------|
|------3----1-------3---1p0----|-------3----1-------3------x---|
|---0--0----0-------2---0------|0<12>--0----0-------2------x---|
|0--0--0----2-------0---2------|------------2-------0------x---|
|--------3--3-------0---3------|---------3---------------------|
|3-----------------------------|-----x-------------------------|

|G5   G5      C5      D5  C5     |G5   G5    C5       D5         |
                                                        (When you 
 pen)        (Your guitar or your pen)       (Your guitar or your pen)
|----3---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|3---3--------1-------3---3------|3----3------1-------3----------|
|0------------0-------2---2^\----|0----0------0-------2----------|
|0------2-2---2-------0---0------|0--0---0----2-------0----------|
|-----------------3--------------|---------3---------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[verse 1]
[4/4]
        |G                   |Gsus2/A                   |
When you take up a pencil and sharpen it up, when you're 
         pen)                                            
        |----------3---------|3----------3--------------|
        |----------3---------|3----------3--------------|
        |0---------0------0--|2----------2--------------|
        |0---------0---------|--------------------------|
        |--------------------|--------------------------|
        |3-------------------|--------------------------|

|G/B                        |Cno3                         |
 kicking the fence and still nothing will budge,  when the 
|3---------------3----------|0----------------3-----------|
|3---------------------3----|1--------------1-------------|
|4------------------------0-|0------------------0-0-------|
|0--------------------------|2----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

|Gno3/D                |Emno5th              |
 words are immobile until you sit down, never 
|3-----------3---------|3---------3----------|
|3---------------------|5--------------------|
|0---------0---0--0----|0-------------0--0---|
|0---------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|

|G7no3/F                                |C/G                   |
 feel they're worth keeping, they're not easily found, then you 
|-------------------5-------------------|8---------------------|
|6--------------------------6-----------|8---------------------|
|5--------------------------------------|9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|

|C/A                       |C/B                  |
 know in some strange unexplainable way  you must 
|8-------------------------|10-------------------|
|10------------------------|12-------------------|
|9-------------------------|12-------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|

|C                  |C/D             |                  |
 really have something    jumping,    thumping, fighting 
|12-----------------|17-17-----------|17/---------------|
|13-----------------|17^--\-15-------|---15-------------|
|12-----------------|----------------|-----14-----------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------14/16---|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|

                               [3/2]
|              |D7             |G   G    C  D   C |
 hiding away        important to say               
|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------3---------|
|--------------|7-7\-----------|-(^)5\p3----------|
|12\-----------|7-7\-----------|----------5~------|
|--------5\--0-|5-5\-----------|------------------|
|--------5\--0-|---------------|------------------|

|G     G        C     D    |G         G         C   D    C   |
|--------------------------|7---------7---------8---10---8-0-|
|--12-x-x-----8------------|-8/8/8/8---8/8/8/8---------------|
|12---x-x-7h9--9/11--------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

|G        G         C  D        |
|7--------7---------------------|
|-8/8/8/8--8/8/8/8--------------|
|-------------------9~/11-------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|G            G         C    D       C        |G      G     C     D       |
|15-----------15--------15--------------------|---------------------------|
|15-----------15--------15--------------------|--x----3----------------x--|
|----------------------------17/19---19\------|--x----0--5x-5x-5x-7----x--|
|--17/17/17-----17/17/17---0-17/19---19\------|5-x--5-x--5x-5x-5x-7----x--|
|------------------------------------17\------|5----5----3x-3x-3x-5----x--|
|---------------------------------------------|3--------------------------|

|G                               |                                       |
                                                                 When you 
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--8-----8/8-------8----10-------|---12/12/12---12/12/12---8-------------|
|---10---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|/9-----9-----9/10--/12----12-9--|/12---------12--------10---/12---------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------12\------|

[verse 2]
[4/4]
|G                             |Gsus2/A                |
 sing through the verse and you end in a scream and you 
|-----------------3------------|---------3-------------|
|-----------------3------------|---------3-------------|
|0------------0---0------------|2--------2-------------|
|0------------0---0------------|2------2---------------|
|------------------------------|0----------------------|
|3-----------------------------|-----------------------|

|G/B                         |Cno3                       |
 swear and you curse 'cos the rhyming ain't clean, but it 
|--------------3-------------|3--------------------------|
|--------------0-------------|1--------------------------|
|-----------0--0------0------|0-------------0--<5>---0---|
|-----------0----------------|2------------------<5>-----|
|2---------------------------|3--------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|

|Gno3/D              |Emno5th                 |
 suddenly comes after years of delay, you pick 
|--------------------|3-----------------------|
|3-------------------|5-----------------------|
|0---------0-----x---|0--------------------0--|
|0---------------x---|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|

|G7no3/F                |C/G                     |
 up your guitar, you can suddenly play, when your 
|5----------------------|8-----------------------|
|6----------------------|8-----------------------|
|5-------------0---0--0-|9-------------0--0---0--|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|

|C/A                     |C/B                     |
 fingers are bleeding the knuckles are white, then 
|8-----------------------|10----------------------|
|10----------------------|12----------------------|
|9---------------0--0--0-|12--------0--0---0---0--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

 |C                    |C/D               |                    
you can be sure you can open the door, get up off the floor (to-)
 |12-------------------|20----20--20--20--|---20^-----20^----x-
 |13-------------------|------------------|--------------------
 |12----------0--0--0--|------------------|--------------------
 |---------------------|------------------|--------------------
 |---------------------|------------------|--------------------
 |---------------------|------------------|--------------------

 |                     |D7                       |
tonight                     you have something to 
-|20^------17~---15----|15-----------------------|
-|------------------15-|--15---------------------|
-|---------------------|----17\------------------|
-|---------------------|-------------------------|
-|---------------------|--------10\--------------|
-|---------------------|-------------------------|

[3/2]
|G   G   C  D  C  |G   G   C   D     |
 write                                
|--------------3--|----3---3---------|
|--------1--3--1--|----3---1---3-----|
|--------0--2--0--|----0---0---2-----|
|--------2--0--2--|----0-x-2---0-----|
|-----------------|--------3---------|
|3----------------|3-----------------|

|G   G*   C*  D*  C*  |G   G     C    D        |G   G*   C*  D   C   |
|----3----3---2---3---|----3-----3----2--------|----3----3---3---3---|
|----3----1---3---1---|----3-----1----3--------|----3--x-1---3---1---|
|----0----0---2---0---|----0--0--0----2---2^\-p|0------x-0---2---0---|
|---------------------|--0-------2----0--------|-----------------2---|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|3--------------------|3-----------------------|---------------------|
    [*palm mute; 
      arpeggiate  ]

|G   G    C   D       |G   G     C    D    C   |G   G    C    D      |
|----3----0---2----0h2|----------3----3--------|------------------0--|
|----3----1---3----1--|----------3----x----1p0-|---------1----3---0--|
|0---0----0---2----0--|0--<12>-----------------|0---0----0----2---0--|
|---------2-----------|0--<12>-----------------|----0----2----0---0--|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------3--3--------|
|3--------------------|------------------------|----3--3-------------|

[bridge]
[2/2]
|D                       |G/D                  |
   When you want to complain there's no one can 
|2-----------------------|3--------------------|
|3-----------------------|3--------------------|
|2-----------------------|2--------------------|
|0-----------------------|0--------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|

|G/D    D                |             |
 stop you                               
|3------2---10-10-10-10--|---10-----10-|
|3------3---10-10-10-10-7|h8-10-7h8-10-|
|2------2---7--7--7--7--7|---7--7---7--|
|0------0---7--7--7--7--7|h9-7--7h9-7--|
|------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------|-------------|

|G                        |D/G                     |D/G   G      |       |
   But when your music proclaims there's no one can top you               
|3---------------3--------|2-------------2---------|3-----3------|3---3--|
|3---------------3--------|3-------------3---------|3-----3------|-0---0-|
|0---------------0--------|2-------------2---------|2-----0----0-|--0--0-|
|0---------------0--------|0-------------0---------|0-----0---0--|---0---|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------|-------|
|3---------------3--------|------------------------|-------------|-------|

Bbm7/Eb
|Eb11                  |Eb11                 |
   You are wearing your heart on your jumping 
|6---------------------|---------------------|
|6---------------------|---------------------|
|6---------------------|---------------------|
|6---------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|6---------------------|---------------------|

|Eb/Ab Ab Eb/Ab|Ab                        |
 feet                                      
|--------------|--------------------------|
|8-----9---8---|9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|8-----8---8---|8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|8-----10--8---|10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
|------11------|11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
|--------------|--------------------------|

|F#addAb/Gb          |                   |Db/Eb   Eb    |
    You've got a head start away from the street         
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|7-------------------|7-----------7--7---|6-------------|
|6-------------------|6-----------6--6---|6-------8-----|
|6-------------------|6-----------6--6---|6-------8-----|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------6-----|
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|

|Eb11          |Eb7       |         |
|--------------|11--------|---------|
|9-8-9-11-9-11-|----------|---------|
|--------------|---12-----|---------|
|--------------|-----13p11|---------|
|--------------|----------|11-------|
|--------------|----------|---------|

|Fm                     |             |D                     |                 |
    But is that what you want               To be rich and be gone?             
|----------8----8-------|8----8--8----|10---10----10-------10|10------10--10---|
|----------9----9-------|9----9--9----|10---10----10-------10|10--10--10--10---|
|----------10---10------|10---10-10-11|11--------------------|----11---------11|
|-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|----12-----------|
|-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------|

|Gm/Bb    Gm          |Ebmaj7    Cm7        |Dsus4/A    |           |
 Could be there's just one thing left in the end                     
|6---6-----6-----6----|3----3----3----3-----|3--3--3--3-|3--3--3--3-|
|8---8-----8-----8----|4----4----4----4-----|3--3--3--3-|3--3--3--3-|
|7---7-----7-----7----|3----3----3----3-----|2--2--2--2-|2--2--2--2-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|

|                  |D7/A                     |
                         Your guitar and your 
|----------3----3--|2------/-----------------|
|3-------3---3-----|3------/-----------------|
|2-----2-----------|2------/----------\------|
|0-----------------|0------/----------\------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|

[3/2]
|G     G   C  D  C  |G   G   C  D    |
 pen                                  
|----------3--2--3--|----3---3--2----|
|3-----3---1--3--1--|----3---1--3----|
|0.....0...0--2--0--|----0---0--2----|
|0.....0...2--0--2--|0------2---0----|
|-------------------|----------------|
|3-----3------------|3-3--3----------|
 [let ring]

|G     G    C  D  C  |G   G    C   D      |
|------3----0--2-----|--------------------|
|------3----1--3---0-|----3--------7------|
|-----------0--2--0--|0---0--x-5---7--x-x-|
|0-------0-2---0-----|----0--x-5---7--x-x-|
|--------------------|---------3---5--x-x-|
|3--3----3-----------|----3--3------------|

|G     G      C  D  C  |G     G     C  D    |
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|5-----5------5--7--5--|--------------------|
|5-----5------5--7--5--|5-----------5--7----|
|5-----5------3--5--3--|5-----5-----3--5-5/\|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

| G      G     C  D  C  |G     G     C  D         |
                                         (When you)
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|/5---------------------|5--------------7---------|
|/5-----/5-----5--7--5--|5-----5-----5--7---------|
|/5-----/5-5-5-3--5--3--|5-----5-5-5-3--5---------|
|/3-3-3-/3-3-3----------|3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|

[verse 3]
[4/4]
       ||G                       |Gsus2/A                   ||
When you sing to your mum and you hum and you croon  and she  
       ||15-------15-----15----15|15-----15----15-----15----||
       ||15-------15-----15----15|15-----15----15-----15----||
       |.12-------12-----12----12|12-----12----12-----12----.|
       |.------------------------|--------------------------.|
       ||------------------------|--------------------------||
       ||------------------------|--------------------------||

|G/B                          |Cno3                     |
 says that she'd like it "with more of a tune,"  and you 
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------%-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|

|Gno3/D                  |Emno5th                 |
 smash your guitar at the end of the bed, then you 
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------%------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

|G7no3/F                 |C/G                    |
 stick it together, start writing again   and you 
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------%-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|

|C/A                      |C/B                       |
 know that it won't be too long till you're back   to 
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------%--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|C                    |C/D                    |                 |
 bring her some money       she's calling you "honey,"           
|15----15---15---15---|-----------------------|-----------------|
|15----15---15---15---|15------12^\--12^------|--------12^\-10^-|
|12----12---12---12---|12------12^\-----------|--------12^\-10^-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|12\--------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

|                         |D7                  |
 Stashed in a bloody great sack   in your Cadil-
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|-----3--------------|
|-------------------------|-----2--------------|
|12-----------0-----0-----|0----0--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|

[3/2]
|G     G    C  D  C  |G   G    C   D      |
-lac.                                      
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

|G     G    C  D  C  |G   G    C   D      |
|-----------3--2----3|3--------8---10~----|
|-----------1--3---1-|3-------------------|
|-0---------0--2--0--|0-------------------|
|0-----5----2--0-----|--------------------|
|------5-------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

|G     G    C  D  C  |G   G  C  D                |
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|14p12-12---12-12-14-|16~------17p16h17-16-------|
|--------14----------|--------------------17-14--|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|

|G     G    C  D  C  |G   G   C    D      |
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----12--13-12h13----|
|---14^\-14-12-------|----12--------------|
|12-----------14-----|12------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

|G     G    C  D  C     |G   G    C   D          |
|-----------------------|----15-------14-15-17-x-|
|12---------------------|15----------------------|
|-----<12>-----17--16-14|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|

|G     G    C  D   C       |G   G    C   D      |
|15------------14-15-17-15-|19--15----14-15-17--|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|

[repeat intro]
[4/4]
|G7       |                        |F7    |                   |
|13~----13|13h15-13-13-13h15-13-13-|11----|--11/11/11---11----|
|---------|------------------------|------|---------------13--|
|---------|------------------------|------|-----------------12|
|---------|------------------------|------|-------------------|
|---------|------------------------|------|-------------------|
|---------|------------------------|------|-------------------|

|E7             |                      |
|----------12~--|----------------------|
|14-13p11-------|--14-14-14-12/14-14-14|
|--------12-----|12--------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|

|Bbmaj7/D               |                        |
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|13-11------13/15-------|13/15-------13/15-11-11-|
|-----------------15-15-|------15-15-------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|

|Abmaj7/C#            |                       |
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|13/13/13/13/13/13/13-|13/13-13h15-13/13/13/13|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|

|G7/Bb                  |               |C#/Ab         |
|-----------------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|13-11-13^\-11\9|--8-9-11--11^-|
|13h15-13-13~-----------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|--------------|

|                  |Eb7sus4    |Eb7     |
|------------------|-----------|--------|
|-\---9p8--9-------|------8--9-|11------|
|--------10--10-8--|--8--------|--------|
|------------------|8----------|--------|
|------------------|-----------|--------|
|------------------|-----------|--------|

[3/2]
|Ab             Eb7      |Ab         Eb7           |
 You're alone                                       
|16~------------18-16-18-|20---------(^)20\-(^)20\-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|

|Ab             Eb7      |Ab         Eb7                |
 You're alone                                            
|~--------------18-16-18-|16~--------15-16-15h16p15-13--|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|

|Ab             Eb7         |Ab           Eb7       |
 You're alone above the street somewhere             
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|16-------------------------|---------------9/10-11/|
|---------------------------|-------------10--------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|

|Ab            Eb7           |Ab              Eb7                     |
 Wondering how you'll ever count out there                             
|---------------------9-8-9--|11--------------13-11/11/11-13-11/11/11\|
|13--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|

[repeat chorus]
|G5     G5        C5      D5   C5     |
    You can walk, you can talk you can 
|-------------------------------------|
|-------3-----------------------------|
|-------0---------5-------7----5------|
|0------0---------5-------7----5------|
|-----------------3-------5----3------|
|3------------------------------------|

|G5         G5      C5         D5          |
 fight, But inside, you've got something to 
|-----------3-------3----------2-----------|
|-----------3-------1----------3-----------|
|-----------0-------0----------2-----------|
|-------------------2----------0-----------|
|x------------------3----------------------|
|3-----------------------------------------|

|G5        G5        C5       D5   C5  |
 write. In your hand you hold your only 
|----------3---------3--------2----3---|
|----------3---------1--------3----1---|
|--------------------0--------2----0---|
|--------------------2--------0----2---|
|------------------3-3-------------3---|
|3-------------------------------------|

|G5        G5        C5      D5         |
 friend, never spend your guitar or your 
|----------3---------3-------2----------|
|----------3---------1-------3----------|
|----------0---------0-------2----------|
|0---------0---------2-------0----------|
|------------------3--------------------|
|3--------------------------------------|

|G5    G5   C5      D5  C5     |G5     G5   C5      D5         |
 pen...    (Your guitar or your pen)       (Your guitar or your 
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----x-5----5-------7---5------|-------5--x-5-------7----------|
|----x-5----5-------7---5------|-------5--x-5-------7----------|
|----x-5----3-------5---3------|5------5--x-3-------5----------|
|3-----------------------------|3-----------------------10\----|

|G5   G5    C5      D5  C5     |G5   G5    C5       D5         |
                                                                
 pen)      (Your guitar or your pen)       (Your guitar or your 
|------------------------------|-----3-------------------------|
|-----0-----5------------------|-----x-x-x---------------------|
|--------x--5-------7---5------|4----x-x-x-5--------7----------|
|5-------x--5-------7---5------|5----x-x-x-5--------7----------|
|5-------x--3-------5---3------|5------x-x-3--------5----------|
|3-------0---------------------|3-----------------------5/\----|

|G5   G5      C5      D5  C5     |G5   G5    C5       D5         |
                                                                  
 pen)        (Your guitar or your pen)       (Your guitar or your 
|-----x--------------------------|-----3-----3--------2----------|
|-----x-------5-------7---5------|-----3-----1--------3----------|
|-----x-------5-------7---5------|---x---x---0--------2---2^\----|
|5----------x-5-------7---5------|0--x---x-2----------0----------|
|5----------x-3-------5---3------|x--x---x-3---------------------|
|3------------------------x\-----|3------------------------------|

|G5   G5      C5      D5  C5     |G5   G5    C5       D5         |
                                                                  
 pen)        (Your guitar or your pen)       (Your guitar or your 
|--------3.---3-------2---3------|-----3-----3--------2----------|
|--------3----1-------3---1------|-----0-----1--------3----------|
(0)x--x--x--x-0-------2---0------|0--x-0-----0--------2----------|
|-----0-----x-2-------0----------|0--x-----2--------0-0----------|
|-----------x--------------------|---------3---------------------|
|-----3--------------------------|3------------------------------|

[interlude]
|G   G    C  D    C   |G   G    C   D    |
 pen)                                     
|7---7----------------|7---7----8---10--x|
|8---8----8--10---8---|8---8----8---10--x|
|7---7----7--11---9---|7---7----9---11--x|
|---------9--12---10--|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
[palm mute                               ]

|G     G   C   D  C   |G   G       C    D      |
|---------------------|------------------------|
|8-x-x-8-x-----10-8---|8-x-x-8-x---8--x-10-----|
|7-x-x-7-x-9---5--5--x|7-x-x-7-x---5--x-7------|
|----------10---------|----------5----x-7------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
[palm mute                                     ]

|G                                |D7               |                 |
  (Never spend your guitar or your pen)                                
|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|8-x---8-x-x---8-----8-----8------|7---7---7--7--7--|7---7---7--7--7--|
|7-x-x-7-x-x---7-----7-----7------|5---5---5--5--5--|5---5---5--5--5--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[palm mute                                                           ]

[4/4]                                              [3/2]                      
|G   G+   D7/Gb  |G    G+  D7/Gb  |G        |    D7|G             D7|G       |
|----------------|----------------|---------|------|----------------|--------|
|8-----------7---|8-----------7---|8------7-|8---7-|8-------------7-|8-------|
|7-----------5---|7-----------5---|7------5-|7---5-|7-------------5-|7-------|
|----------------|----------------|---------|------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|---------|------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|---------|------|----------------|--------|
[palm mute                                                                   ]


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