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I Am An Animal | guitar tab
By Pete Townshend
>From Empty Glass, 1980
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1980 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd/Towser Tunes Inc.
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 1998-07-22 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Tune to DADADE, then capo on 2 (EBEBEF#)
[note: chord names and finger-picking are approximate]
E 222224
B 999xxx
A 777xxx
F# 444xxx
Bmsus4 x2452x
A6 7x272x
Esus2 222242
Esus2/4 222245 (Esus2/4)
Emaj7 22262x
Emaj9 222622
E6 22242x
[intro]
E
|---------------|----------|
|-2-------------|----------|
|-2-------------|----------|
|-7-------------|----%-----|
|-7-------------|----------|
|-2-/-/-/-/-/-/-|----------|
[bridge]
B A B E F# B E A
I was always here in the silence but I was never under your eye
|------------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------|
|------------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------|
|-9-9---7-7--|-9----9------2-2-------|-4-4---9-9-|-2--2-------7-7-|
|-9-9---7-7--|-9----9------2-2-------|-4-4---9-9-|-2--2-------7-7-|
|-9-9---7-7--|-9----9------2-2-------|-4-4---9-9-|-2--2-------7-7-|
B A B E
Gather up your love in some wiseness for
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|-9--9---7--7--|-9----9-------2---2-------|
|-9--9---7--7--|-9----9-------2---2-------|
|-9--9---7--7--|-9----9-------2---2-------|
F# B E A (F#m Abm A C#m B)
Every memory shall always survive, and you will see me
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------2-|-------|
|------------------|---------------|-7---9---11---14-|-13---13|-13----|
|------------------|---------------|-9---11--12---16-|-14---14|-14----|
|-4--4--9---9------|-2-2-------7---|---2---2---2----2|------2-|-------|
|-4--4--9---9------|-2-2-------7---|-9---11--12---16-|-14---14|-14----|
|-4--4--9---9------|-2-2-------7---|-----------------|--------|-------|
Esus2/4 E Emaj7 E
I am an an--i--mal. (My)
|(5)----(4)------|----------------|
m|-4------2-------|--------2-------|
m|---2-2----2-2---|-6-6-6----2-2---|
i|--2---2--2---2--|--2---2--2---2--|
t|----------------|----------------|
t|-2--2---2--2----|-2--2---2--2----|
Esus4 E Emaj7 E
My teeth are sharp and my mouth is full, and the
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-4---------2----------|----------2------------|
|----2-2--------2-2----|-6--6-6-------2-2------|
|--2-----2----2-----2--|---2---2----2-----2----|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-2---2-----2----2-----|-2---2----2----2-------|
Bmsus4 A5
passion is so strong when I'm alone, lonliness will
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|---2----------2---------------|---2---------2-----2-|
|----5-----5-----5------4/5/4-2|---7-----7---7----7--|
|------4-----4-----4-----------|-----2----2----2---2-|
|-2-------2----2--------2------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|/7-----7---7-----7---|
E Esus2 Emaj7 E
change me
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--------4---------|----------2------------|
|----2-2-------2-2---|-6--6-6-------2-2------|
|--2-----2---2-----2-|---2---2----2-----2----|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-2---2----2----2----|-2---2----2----2-------|
I am a vegetable
I get my body badly pulled
And I'm rooted to the spot
Nothing will rearrange me
B A B E Emaj7 E6 E
I'm looking back and I can't see the past anymore so ha---zy
|---------------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-2----------|-----------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------6----|-4----2----|
|9---9-------9----9---|-7-----7-------9---9-|---2-2---2-2|--2-2---2-2|
|9---9-------9----9---|-7-----7-------9---9-|----2-----2-|---2-----2-|
|9---9-------9----9---|-7-----7-------9---9-|-2-----2----|-2----2----|
B A B
I'm on a track and I'm travelling so fast. Oh, for
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|-9---9----9-----9-----|-7-----7-------9------------|
|-9---9----9-----9-----|-7-----7-------9------------|
|-9---9----9-----9-----|-7-----7-------9------------|
E E2 E Emaj7 (E F#m Abm A B)
sure I'm cra---zy
|-4-----------|-------------|---------------|-------|
|-6-----4-----|-2-----------|-6--7--9---11--|-13----|
|-------------|-------6-4-2-|---------------|-------|
|---2-2---2-2-|---2-2-------|--2--2---2---2-|-------|
|----2-----2--|----2--------|-7--9--11--12--|-14----|
|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-2---|---------------|-------|
I am a human being
And I don't believe all the things I'm seeing
I got nowhere to hide anymore
I'm losing my way
I am an angel
I booked in here, I came straight from hell
And I don't know how to lie anymore
I'm boozing to pray
[repeat chorus]
I'm looking back and I can't see the past anymore so hazy
I'm on a track and I'm travelling so fast. Oh, for sure I'm crazy
[repeat bridge]
I was always here in the silence
But I was never under your eye
Gather up your love in some wiseness
For every memory shall always survive
And you will see me
Es2 E Ema9 E Esus2 E Emaj9 E
I will be immersed, Queen of the fucking uni-verse, and I
|-2-4----2--4-4-----|-2------------4-------2-4-4-----------|
|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
|-2-2----6--2-2-----|-2------------2-------6-2-2-----------|
|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
Bmsus4 A5
don't know what I have anymore anymore than you (do)
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|---2----------2---------------|---2---------2-----2-|
|----5-----5-----5------4/5/4-2|---7-----7---7----7--|
|------4-----4-----4-----------|-----2----2----2---2-|
|-2-------2----2--------2------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|/7-----7---7-----7---|
E Esus2 Emaj7 E
do
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2--------4---------|----------2---------|
|----2-2-------2-2---|-6--6-6-------2-2---|
|--2-----2---2-----2-|---2---2----2-----2-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2---2----2----2----|-2---2----2----2----|
I am a nothing king, been right around on a golden ring
And I don't where you are anymore
I've got no clue
[repeat chorus]
I'm looking back and I can't see the past anymore so hazy
I'm on a track and I'm travelling so fast. Oh, for sure I'm crazy
(E F#m Abm A B) Es2 E Ema9 E
I am an ani--mal
|---------------|-----------|------|-2-4-----2-5-|2/4----|
|-6--7--9---11--|-13---13/14|-13---|-2-2-----2-4-|2------|
|---------------|-----------|------|-2-2-----6-2-|2------|
|--2--2---2---2-|-----------|------|-2-2-----2-2-|2------|
|-7--9--11--12--|-14---14---|-14---|-------------|2------|
|---------------|-----------|------|-------------|2------|
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litgo@aol.com
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