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It’s A Boy – guitar tab

It's A Boy | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1969 Fabulous Music Ltd.

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Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada
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transcribed by                             Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com          1998-01-25          www.thewho.net/whotabs     
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Dropped D tuning: DADGBE 

G      x20003 (outro)
Em7    020030 (outro)
A5     x02255 (outro)

[Note: leads and strumming patterns are approximate.]


  Dsus2                               D/B    D/C   
|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
|-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
|-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

  Dsus2                               D/B    D/C   
|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
|-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
|-----------3-----------|-3-----------2-2----3-3---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

  Dsus2                               D/C    D/B 
|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----|-------3---------3------3-|
|-----2-----------2-----|-------2---------2------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----0------0-|
|-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-3----2-2---|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------0-0---------|
|-0-0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-|-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-3p0--0--3p0--0--|
|---------5----5--5----5--5----5--|-5----5--5--5-5-------------0--|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[MAIN pattern]
  D  D (C)D  D  (C)D  D    Cadd9 G/B
|-2--2----2--2-|--(2)(2)------0------|
|-3--3----3--3-|---3--3-------3-(3)--|
|-2--2----2--2-|---2--2-2/2---0-(0)--|
|-0--0----0--0-|---0--0-0/0---0--0---|
|-------3------|-3----------3----2-0-|
|--------------|---------------------|
 
[VERSE]
D              (C)    D              (C)D   D     Cadd9      G/B
Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn child will never know him.

| D D (C) D D | (C) D D Cadd9 G/B | 

D                         (C)     Dsus2   (C)   Dsus2     Cadd9   G/B
Believe him missing with a number of men. Don't expect to see him again.

| D D (C) D D |(C) Dsus2 Dsus2 (C) Dsus2 Dsus2|(C) Dsus2 Dsus2|Cadd9 |

[SOLO]
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---0-|-3p0-0-0-----0-3p0-0-0-----0-|-3p0-0-----0-----------0-0-|
|-----|-----------------------------|-------0-----0-------------|
|-----|---------3^-----------3^-0---|--------3^---0--/5-3-0-----|
                              ^1/2            ^1/2    

|------------------------------|--------------------------0-|
|------------------------------|--------------------------3-|
|------------------------------|--------------------0-0-2-2-|
|-3p0-0-0------0-3p0-0-0-----0-|-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------|-----------------3----------|
|---------3^-0----------3^-0---|----------------------------|
           ^1/2          ^1/2     

|-------0---0----0-0-|--------0------0-0----0-0-|
|------7---7-----5-5-|-------7-------7-7----5---|
|-----0---0---0--0-0-|------0---0-----------0---|
|----7---7---7---5-5-|-/7--7---7-7-7------5-5---|
|----------------0-0-|--0-----------------------|
|-0------------------|--------------------------|
 
|--0-0---0---0-0---0-|-----0----0--0----0--0--0-----0--|
|--7----7----8-8--8--|---12-----12-12---10-10-10----10-|
|--0---0----0--------|---------0-----------------------|
|-7---7----9-----9---|/12----12-------10---------10-10-|
|----------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--0-0--0-|-----0---0-/0-/0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---10---------10-10---11-9-|-----11--11/11/11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|-0-12----12-12---12---0--0-|--10-10--10/10/10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|-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---10-10-10---10--10-10-10--10-|
|-12---------12---------12----12-12-12--12-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0-------|
|-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0---0---|
|-11---11-11-11---11-11----11-11---11-|
|-----------------10-10--10------0----|
|-0----------0---------0--------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|----0-0---0-0---0-10---10-10-|----0-0---10-10---10-10--10-10-|
|---7-----7-----7------7------|---7-----7-------7-------------|
|-10----10----10-----10-------|-10----10-------9-------7------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|----10-10---10-10---10-10--10-10-|---10-10----0-0-------------0-0-|
|---7-------7-------7-7-7---------|---7--------0-0-------------3-3-|
|-10------10------10-------9------|-7------7\5-----4\2p0---2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|-------3-----------2-|---------------0-----|-----------------------|
|---3---3-3-3-3-----3-|---3-----------2-----|-----------------------|
|---2---0-0-0-0-----2-|---2---0-------3-----|-----------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0---0-0---|-0-----0---0---0-0-0-|---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3p0-|
|-------3-3-3-3-------|-----2---3---3-------|-----------------------|
|-----0---------------|---------------------|-0-3---------5---3-----|

|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------5-|-5-5--------------------|
|-2^-3-5-5^-6^-6^-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-6^-5/5/3/3-0-0-|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-3-3-5-5-6^-6^-5-3-0-x--|

  E/D                       D                        
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-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-----0-----0-----0------|
|---0---------------------|-0------------------------|

  E/D                        D                 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|---3-------3---3---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
|-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-----0-0-|
|-0-0---0-----0-----0----0-|-0-----------------|

[CHORUS]
  D                 Cadd9  G/B       Dsus2
|---2-----2-----0-|---0------0-----|-------------0/0-|-0-------------|
|-----3-----3-----|-----3----3-3---|-3-----------3/3-|-3-------3-3---|
|-------2-----2---|------------0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-3------2-------|-0---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------3^-|-0---------------|---------------|
|[horn arr for guitar]
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-8------3-------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

       D   (sus2)Cadd9   G/B    Dsus2
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
     |--2---0--0|--------------|--0--0--0-|---0--0-----|
     |---3---3--|-----3-----3--|---3--3---|----3--3----|
     |----2---2-|---0--0--0----|----2--2--|-----2--2---|
     |-0--------|--------------|0---------|-0-------0--|
     |----------|3-------2-----|----------|------------|
     |----------|------------3^|----------|------------|

       D   (sus2)Cadd9   G/B    Dsus2
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.
  G       Em7   A5
A son.  A son.  A son.

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