Mike Post Theme – guitar tab
Mike Post Theme | guitar tab By The Who >From Endless Wire, 2006 Written by Pete Townshend ©2006 Eel Pie Publishing #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com 2007-01-25 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Acoustic tuning: D G D G A D Electric: standard tuning Primary chords: Acoustic Electric D 070700 xx023(2) G 005050 3x0033 and 320033 Cadd9 050500 x32033 and x30033 A5 x24000 x022xx B5 x244xx [intro] | |D | We're not strong enough |[acoustic; changes only] | |-------------|0------------------| |-------------|0------------------| |-------------|7------------------| |-------------|0------------------| |-------------|7------------------| |-------------|0------------------| |G |D | We're not young enough |[acoustic] | |0--------------|0------------------| |5--------------|0------------------| |0--------------|7------------------| |5--------------|0------------------| |0--------------|7------------------| |0--------------|0------------------| We're not alone enough, or cold enough Emotionally we're not even old enough [verse] |D |G | Late at night, we're in a video-game dream (There is no) |[acoustic;finger pick; changes shown only] | |4---------------------------|5---------------------| |0---------------------------|0---------------------| |2---------------------------|2---------------------| |0---------------------------|0---------------------| |(0)-------------------------|(0)-------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |D |G | There is no lover in this numbered scene (We summon every) |[acoustic] | |4---------------------|-5----------------------| |0---------------------|-0----------------------| |2---------------------|/4----------------------| |0---------------------|-0----------------------| |(0)-------------------|(0)---------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |D |G | We summon every childhood ghost we've seen (Then suddenly we) |[acoustic] | |-7-------------------|5--------------------------| |-0-------------------|0--------------------------| |/6-------------------|4--------------------------| |-0-------------------|0--------------------------| |(0)------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |D |G | Then suddenly we hear that Mike Post theme |4------------------|5--------------------| |0------------------|0--------------------| |2------------------|4--------------------| |0------------------|0--------------------| |(0)----------------|(0)------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| [chorus] |D |G G/F G/E | Everything is all right (bong de bong) |[acoustic] | |0-----------------------|0-------0-----0------| |0-----------------------|5-------3-----0------| |7-----------------------|0-------0-----0------| |0-----------------------|5-------3-----2------| |7-----------------------|0-------0-----0------| |0-----------------------|0-------0-----0------| |[electric] | |-----2------------------|3------(3)---(3)-----| |-----3------------------|3------(3)---(3)-----| |-----2------------------|0------(0)---(0)-----| |0------------0----------|0------(0)---(0)-----| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|3-------1(t)--0------| We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) Everything is OK (bong de bong) We've played today [verse] Late at night on the underground train Through endless suburbs in endless pain Deep in the tunnel under the London rain Suddenly we hear Mike Post again [chorus] Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) If there really is a God (bong de bong) We should be laid today [bridge] |A5 |B5 | We watch those films that make men cry |[acoustic; approx. picking pattern] | |----0---------0----------|---0---------0------------| |------0------------0-----|-----0-------------0------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |11--------11-------------|9---------9---------------| |----------------12-------|---------------11---------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |[electric] | | |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |2~-----------------------|4~------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |A5 |D | Young lovers kiss then fight and die |[acoustic] | |---0-------0---------------|-----0-------------| |-----0-----------0---------|-------0-----------| |---------------------------|-------------------| |7--------7-----------------|--4----------------| |-------------9-------------|2------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------| |[electric] | |---------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------| |2~-------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|4~-----------------| |---------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------| |A5 |B5 | We start to yearn, we climb the vine |[acoustic; approx. picking pattern] | |----0---------0----------|---0---------0---------| |------0------------0-----|-----0-------------0---| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |11--------11-------------|9---------9------------| |----------------12-------|---------------11------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |[electric] | | |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |2~-----------------------|4~---------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |A5 |A5 |A5 | We have to face the truth some time |[acoustic] | |---0-------0---------------|--0------0------|----0---------| |-----0-----------0---------|----0------0----|------0-------| |---------------------------|-------0--------|--------------| |7--------7-----------------|2---------------|4-------------| |-------------9-------------|---4------------|--2-----------| |---------------------------|----------------|--------------| |[electric] | |---------------------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------------------|----------------|--------------| |2~-------------------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------------------|2~--------------|4~------------| |---------------------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------------------|----------------|--------------| |A5 | |D | | (We're) |[acoustic] | | |--0---0---0---0|--0-----------|0-----------0|----0-----0------| |---------------|--------------|0------------|(12)-(12)--------| |0---2---4---6--|7---9---11--12|11-------11--|-11---11---------| |2---4---5---7--|9---11--12--14|12-------12--|-12---12---------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |[electric; p.m.] | |---------------|--------------|2------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|3------------|-----------------| |----2---2---2--|--------------|2------------|-----------------| |2---2-2-2---2--|------%-------|0------------|-----------------| |0---0-0-0---0--|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |[electric; stage versions] | | |---------------|----0---2---3-|2~-----------|-----------------| |------------2--|3---2---3---5-|3~-----------|-----------------| |0---2---4------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| [repeat intro] We're not strong enough We're not young enough We're not alone enough, or cold enough Emotionally we're not even old enough For love... [interlude] ||:G |Cadd9 |G |D :|| [acoustic] | | | || ||-0--------------|0---0---0----|0----0----0---|--0---0---0---0-----|| ||-0--------------|0---0---0----|0----0----0---|--0---0---0---0-----|| ||.12---11---7----|5---4---0----|12---11---7---|--14--14--14--14---.|| ||.0----0----0----|0---0---0----|0----0----0---|--0---0---0---0----.|| ||-12---11---7----|5---4---4----|12---11---7---|--14--14--14--14----|| ||-0----0----0----|0---0---0----|0----0----0---|--0---0---0---0-----|| |[optional acoustic pattern] || ||----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|--5---4------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-0---0---0---|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|5---4---0----|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|| |[electric] || ||-3---(3)--(3)---|3---3---3----|3---(3)--(3)--|--------------------|| ||-3---(3)--(3)---|3---3---3----|3---(3)--(3)--|--3---3---3---3-----|| ||.0---(0)--(0)---|0---0---0----|0---(0)--(0)--|--2---2---2---2----.|| ||.0----4----0----|2---0---0----|0----4----0---|0-0---0---0---0----.|| ||----------------|3---2---2----|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|--------3----|--------------|--------------------|| |[optional electric pattern] || ||----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|--0---0------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-0---0-------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|3---2--------|--------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|--------3^---|--------------|--------------------|| [verse] But late at night we find the racing tame We're faced with women and a reality game We feel alive, we feel new and blind We're hearing Mike Post in the air this time Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) If there really is a God (bong de bong) We should get laid today There comes a time in every little punk's life Where he has to write a song for his common-law wife We make our women wait until they wanna scream But we can always whistle that Mike Post theme Everything is all right (bong de bong) We've prayed today (la-da-da-da-dah) If there really is a God (bong de bong) We should get laid today We watch those films that make men cry Young lovers kiss then fight and die We start to yearn, we climb the vine We have to face the truth some time |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 | We have to face the truth some time |[acoustic] | |---0-------0----------|--0------0---|----0-----|--0------0-----|----0----| |-----0-----------0----|----0------0-|------0---|----0------0---|------0--| |----------------------|-------0-----|----------|-------0-------|---------| |7--------7------------|2------------|4---------|---5-----------|---7-----| |-------------9--------|---4---------|--2-------|4--------------|6--------| |----------------------|-------------|----------|---------------|---------| |[electric] | | | | |----------------------|-------------|----------|---------------|---------| |----------------------|-------------|----------|---------------|---------| |2~--------------------|-------------|----------|---2-----2--2--|-----%---| |----------------------|2~-----------|4~--------|2--2--2--2--2--|---------| |----------------------|-------------|----------|0--0--0--0--0--|---------| |----------------------|-------------|----------|---------------|---------| |A5 |A5 |D | | |[acoustic] | | |--0---0---0---0|--0-----------|0--------0---|-0---------------| |---------------|--------------|0--------0---|-12--------------| |0---2---4---6--|7---9---11--12|11-------11--|-11--------------| |2---4---5---7--|9---11--12--14|12-------12--|-12--------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |[electric; stage versions] | | |---------------|----0---2---3-|-------------|-----------------| |------------2--|3---2---3---5-|3~-----------|-----------------| |0---2---4------|--------------|2------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|0------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |[electric; p.m.] |---------------|--------------|2------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|3------------|-----------------| |----2---2---2--|--------------|2------------|-----------------| |2---2-2-2---2--|------%-------|0------------|-----------------| |0---0-0-0---0--|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| ============= 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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