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Naked Eye (Live) – guitar tab

Naked Eye (Live) | guitar tab
By The Who
Recorded at the Young Vic, April 26, 1971
>From Who's Next (reissue), 1995
Written by Pete Townshend, 1970 ©1971, 1974 Fabulous Music Ltd.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

==============                                                        
transcribed by                                           Whotabs                
litgo@aol.com               2003-03-16                   www.thewho.net/whotabs 
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[Note: leads/timing approximate]

Dsus2 (Dadd9)  xx0230
Cadd9 [verse]  x32030
G6/B  [verse]  x20030
F6/9           xx3233
C5             x355xx
D5             x577xx
G5             355xxx
Cadd9 [chorus] x32033 
G              3x0033

[intro and verse]

|Dsus2   Cadd9    |G6/B      Dsus2 (C) |
|-0--0--0---0-----|----0--------0------|
|--3--3----3-3----|---3-3------3-3-----|
|---2--2--0---0-0-|--0---0-0--2---2---0|
|0-------------2--|-------0--0---------|
|--------3--------|2---------------2/3-|
|-----------------|--------------------|

|Dsus2    Cadd9   G6/B   |Dsus2      Dsus2      |
|---0--------------------|----0---------0-------|
|--3-3--------3-3--------|---3-3-------3-3------|
|-2---2-0----0---------0-|--2---2--0--2---2---0-|
|0-----------------------|0----------0--(0)-----|
|------0--2/3----2p(0)---|--------3---------3---|
|---------------------3--|----------------------|

[verse]
|Dsus2        Cadd9      |G6/B              Dsus2      |
   Take a little dope and walk out in the air           
|----0-------------0-----|----0------------------0-----|
|---3-3----------3---3---|---3-3----------------3-3----|
|--2---2--0-----0-----0-0|--0---0-0------------2---2--0|
|0------0--------------2-|-------0-----------0------0--|
|-------------3----------|2----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|

   |Dsus2            Cadd9   G6/B |Dsus2                        |
The stars are all connected to the brain                         
   |---0-----------------0--------|----0-----3-2h3p2------------|
   |--3-3---------------3-3-------|---3-3------------3----------|
   |-2---2---0---------0---0---0--|--2---2------------2-0-0--0--|
   |0------0-----------------2----|0------0---------------------|
   |-----------------3------------|------------------------3----|
   |------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|Dsus2        Cadd9   |G6/B                 Dsus2      |
   Find me a woman and lay down on the ground       (Her)
|----0-----------0----|----0---------------------0-----|
|---3-3---------3-3---|---3-3-------------------3-3----|
|--2---2--0----0---0-0|--0---0-0---------------2---2---|
|0------0-----------2-|-------0--------------0---------|
|-------------3-------|2-----------------------------3^|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|

   |Dsus2            Cadd9   G6/B   |Dsus2            |
Her pleasure comes falling down like rain              
   |---0-----------------0----------|----0------------|
   |--3-3---------------3-3---------|---3-3-----------|
   |-2---2---0---------0---0---0----|--2---2------2---|
   |0------0-----------------2------|0------0-----0---|
   |-----------------3--------------|----------3^-----|
   |--------------------------------|-----------------|

|Dsus2             Cadd9   |G6/B           Dsus2     |
   Get myself a car, I feel power as I fly            
|------------------0-------|0------------------0-----|
|------------------3-------|3-----------------3-3----|
|------------------0-------|0----------------2---2--0|
|------------------2-------|0--------------0---------|
|------------------3-------|2----------------------3-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|

   |Dsus2            Cadd9   G6/B |Dsus2                        |
Oh, now I'm really in control                                    
   |---0-----------------0--------|----0------------------------|
   |--3-3---------------3-3-------|---3-3-----/7--5--3---0------|
   |-2---2---0---------0---0---0--|--2---2-------------0--------|
   |0------0-----------------2----|0------0---/7--5--4---3^\----|
   |-----------------3------------|-----------------------------|
   |------------------------------|-----------------------------|

[chorus]

|Dsus2          Cadd9   |G6/B            Dsus2    |
   It all looks fine  to the naked eye      But it 
|----0-------------0----|----0---------------0----|
|---3-3-----------3-3---|---3-3-------------3-3---|
|--2---2--0------0---0-0|--0---0-0---------2---2--|
|0------0-------------2-|-------0--------0------0-|
|---------------3-------|2------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

|Cadd9        G                     |
 Don't really happen that way at all 
|3------------3---------------------|
|3------------3---------------------|
|0------------0---------------------|
|2------------0---------------------|
|3----------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------------|

|F6/9  |Cadd9                            |
             Don't happen that way at all 
|3-----|3--------------------------------|
|3-----|3--------------------------------|
|2-----|0--------------------------------|
|3-----|2--------------------------------|
|------|3--------------------------------|
|------|---------------------------------|

  [double-time]                      x3
||:C5/D5  D5      C5  G5 G5 G5\     :||C5/D5  D5      C5  G5       |
||-----------------------------------||----------------------------|
||-----------------------------------||----------------------------|
||.5/7----7-7-7-\-5-----------------.||-5/7---7-7-7-\-5------------|
||.5/7----7-7-7-\-5---5--5--5\--x-x-.||-5/7---7-7-7-\-5---5--------|
||-3/5----5-5-5-\-3---5--5--5\--x-x--||-3/5---5-5-5-\-3---5--------|
||--------------------3--3--3\--x-x--||-------------------3--------|

[repeat verse pattern]

You sign your own name and I sign mine
They're both the same, but we still get separate rooms [oh, yeah]
You can cover up your guts, but when you cover up your nuts
You're admitting that there must be something wrong
Press any button, milk and honey flow
The world begins behind your neighbor's wall

[repeat chorus]
It all looks fine to the naked eye
But it don't really happen that way at all
Don't happen that way at all

                                x3
||:C5/D5  D5     C5  G5 G5 G5\ :||C5/D5  D5 D5  C5  G5  G5 G5 |


[first solo]

|F6/9          |Cadd9       |G           |                   |
|3-------------|3------3-3--|---3------3-|---3---------------|
|3-------------|3------3-3--|---3------3-|---3---------------|
|2-------------|0------0-0--|0--0--------|0--0-0-----<12>----|
|3-------------|2-----------|0-----------|---0-0--<12>---0--2|
|-------------3|3-----3-3-3-|------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------|3-----------|-------------------|

|F6/9          |Cadd9         |G           |               |
|-----3-3-3----|--3-----------|3-----------|---------------|
|-----3-3-3----|--3---3---3---|3----3----3-|---------------|
|-----2-0-0----|0-0---0---0---|0----0----0-|------0--------|
|3----3-3-0----|2-----0-2-2p0-|0-----------|------0--0/0/0-|
|--------------|3-------------|------------|-0-2-3-2-------|
|--------------|--------------|3------3----|3-------3------|

|F6/9          |Cadd9       |G          |                 |
|----3-----3---|---3--------|-----3-----|-----------3-----|
|------3-------|---3--------|-----3-----|-----------3-----|
|------0h2p0---|----0-----0-|---0-------|---------0--0----|
|3-----------0-|------0-2-0-|-----------|---------0----0-2|
|--------------|3-----------|-------0-2-|3-2-0------------|
|--------------|------------|3----------|------3----------|

                               [drums in][gtr vol up] 
|F6/9          |Cadd9       |G          |            |
|---3-3-----3-3|----3--3---3|-----3-3---|3-----------|
|---3-3-3---3-3|--3-3--3-3-3|-----3-3---|3-----------|
|-------0h2----|--0-0----0-0|---0-0---0-|0-----------|
|3-------------|2----------0|---0-----0-|0--------0-2|
|--------------|3-----------|-----------|------------|
|--------------|------------|3----------|------------|

====================================================
[begin edited]                          [end edited]
//|F6/9   |Cadd9       |G           |            |//
//|-------|------------|------------|------------|//
//|-------|------------|----0-------|0-------12--|//
//|-------|------------|----0-------|0---------0-|//
//|3~---2-|3p2p0-------|----0-------|0-----------|//
//|-------|-----3--0-2^|------------|------------|//
//|-------|------------|3---3-------|3-----------|//


|F6/9   |Cadd9       |G           |            |
|-------|--------3---|------------|------------|
|-------|--------3---|----0-------|0-------12--|
|-------|--------0-0-|0---0-------|0---------0-|
|3~---2-|3p2p0-----0-|0---0-------|0-----------|
|-------|-----3------|------------|------------|
|-------|------------|3---3-------|3-----------|

                           ============================
                           [begin edited]              
|F6/9                      |//Cadd9                   |
|--------------------------|//------------------------|
|-----10----10----10----10-|//----17----17----17------|
|--------------------------|//------------------------|
|0-/10--0h10--0h10--0h10---|//0h17--0h17--0h17--0-----|
|--------------------------|//------------------------|
|--------------------------|//------------------------|

=====================================================
|G                         |G                       |
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|17-----15------12~------|
|15^p0---15-16\------------|------------------------|
|-----17-----------------17|----15-----12-----------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|

==========================
               [end edited]                         
|F6/9                   //|Cadd9                   |
|-----------------------//|------------------------|
|----10---10----10----10//|----17----17----17----17|
|-----------------------//|------------------------|
|0h10-0h10--0h10--0h10--//|0h17--0h17--0h17--0h17--|
|-----------------------//|------------------------|
|-----------------------//|------------------------|

                               ============= 
                               [begin edited]
|G                    |       //           |
|---------------------|-------//-----------|
|----12----10---8---7~|--7~---//<5>--------|
|---------------------|---9^7-//---0--0-2--|
|0h12--0h10--0h8-0h7--|0------//-----------|
|---------------------|-------//-----------|
|---------------------|-------//-----------|

================================
|F6/9         |C               |
|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|
|3------------|----------------|
|-3--3-3-3p2--|----------0-----|
|-----------2h|3---3-3--3-3-2--|
|-------------|----------------|

===================
       [end edited]
|G               //         |
|-------------|--//---------|
|-------3-----|--//--0------|
|-------0-----|--//--0------|
|-------0-----|--//0-0--0-2-|
|-------------|--//---------|
|3---3--------|3-//---------|

|F6/9          |Cadd9       |G           |            |
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
|3-----3--2h3p2|------------|------------|------------|
|--------------|3-----3----2|------------|0---0-0--5--|
|--------------|------------|3---3-3----3|3---3-3--3--|

  [double-time]                      x3                     [vol down]
||:C5/D5  D5      C5  G5 G5 G5\     :||C5/D5  D5      C5  G5       |
||-----------------------------------||----------------------------|
||-----------------------------------||----------------------------|
||.5/7----7-7-7-\-5-----------------.||-5/7---7-7-7-\-5------------|
||.5/7----7-7-7-\-5---5--5--5\3-x-x-.||-5/7---7-7-7-\-5--/5--------|
||-3/5----5-5-5-\-3---5--5--5\3-x-x--||-3/5---5-5-5-\-3--/5--------|
||--------------------3--3--3\1-x-x--||------------------/3--------|

[repeat verse]
You hold the gun and I hold the wound
And we stand looking in each other's eyes 

===================
///////////////////
[begin edited]
We both think we know what's right, both know we know what's wrong
We tell ourselves so many, many, many lies
                                           |------------------|
                                           |6^-3--------------|
                                           |-----0-5^\--------|
                                           |----------3^------|
                                           |------------5\----|
                                           |------------------|

[missed lyrics:]
(We're not pawns in any game, we're not tools of bigger men
There's only one who can really move us all)
[end edited]
///////////////////
===================

[repeat chorus]
It all looks fine to the naked eye
But it don't really happen that way at all
Don't happen that way at all

|G             |                   |
(all)
|--------------|3------------------|
|3-------------|-3-----------------|
|0-------------|--0----------------|
|0-------------|---0---------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|3-------------|-------------------|
                [rake down]

[outro solo; 6/8]     
|F6/9   |       |Cadd9     |G          |             |
|3------|-------|3---------|3-----3----|-----3---3---|
|3------|-------|3---------|3----------|-----3---3--3|
|2------|-------|0---------|0--------0-|0----0h2-0--0|
|3------|-------|2---------|0-------0--|0----0------2|
|-------|-------|3---------|-----------|-------------|
|-------|-------|----------|3----------|-------------|

|F6/9          |Cadd9     |G           |          |
|3-------------|3------3--|-----3----3-|3---------|
|3-------------|3------3--|3---------3-|3---------|
|2-------------|0-------0-|0---------0-|0---------|
|3-------------|2---------|0---------0-|0------0-2|
|--------------|3---------|------------|----------|
|--------------|----------|3-----------|3---------|

|F6/9             |Cadd9              |G           |            |
|------3----------|-----3-3--3--------|------------|-------3----|
|-----3------2----|-----3-3--3---3-3--|--------1-0-|0------3----|
|--------0h2---0-0|----0-0-0-0---0-0--|0-------0-0-|0-----0-----|
|3----------------|0---0-----0h2-0-0--|0-------2---|0-----0--0-2|
|-----------------|2/3----------------|------------|------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|3-----3-----|------------|

                                                                [drums in]
|F6/9               |Cadd9                  |G         |                    |
|-----3-------------|-----------------------|-------3--|--------------------|
|-----3--3---3------|------3----------------|-------3--|3-------------------|
|----2---0h2-0-0----|0--------0---0----0----|-------0--|0----0----0-0-0-0---|
|3-------------2h3--|2--------0h2-0--0------|0---------|0----0----0-0-0-0-2-|
|-------------------|--3-3------------------|2---------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|3----3----|-----3----3-3-3-3---|
                                                         [vol up]  [pedal on]

|F6/9          |Cadd9   |G                 |                              |
|--------------|--------|------15---15---15|---15---15---15---15---15---15|
|--------------|--------|--------18^--18^--|18^--18^--18^--18^--18^--18^--|
|--------------|--------|--17^-------------|------------------------------|
|3~~~~~---2h3p2|--------|------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------|3-------|------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------|------8/|15----------------|------------------------------|

|F6/9                          |Cadd9                         |
|---15---15---15---15---15---15|---15---15---15---15---15---15|
|18^--18^--18^--18^--18^--18^--|18^--18^--18^--18^--18^--18^--|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|

|G                     |G                     |
|18^-\---15h18-15------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------15^|-------0--------------|
|-----------------17---|17-----0--3-5--3-5--0-|
|----------------------|---15\----------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
                               [pedal off]

|F6/9         |Cadd9    |G              |                              |
|-------------|---------|---------------|------------------------------|
|-------------|---------|---------------|------------------------------|
|-------------|-------0-|---------------|---------------3--------------|
|3~~~~---2h3p2|-------0-|-5--5-5--5--5-5|-5<ph>-----3-----5-3-5-3-5--2h|
|-------------|3--------|---------------|-------3-5---5----------------|
|-------------|---------|3-------3------|3-----------------------------|

|F6/9              |Cadd9        |
|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-----------3-|
|----0h2-0---0h2---|-----------0-|
|3---------3-------|---------0---|
|----------------0-|2/3----3-----|
|------------------|-------------|

|G                                 |G                       |
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----12----12----12----12----10---8|---7---7---7---8---8---8|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|0h12--0h12--0h12--0h12--0h10--0h8-|0h7-0h7-0h7-0h8-0h8-0h8-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------|

|F6/9                                |Cadd9                                 |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----10----10----10----10----10----10|----15----15----15----15----15--15----|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|0h10--0h10--0h10--0h10--0h10--0h10--|0h15--0h15--0h15--0h15--0h15--15--15--|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|G                                         |
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|15^p0--15^p0--15^p0--15^p0--15^p0--15^p0--|
|-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|G                                  |F6/9              |Cadd9             |
|-----15--------------------------15|------------------|------------------|
|---15--18^-------------------------|18-15-18^~~~~~----|18^---------------|
|17^-------17^\p15--17^-15^--15-17--|--------------(18)|---17^-15^--------|
|-----------------17-------17-------|------------------|----------17------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|-------------15\--|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|-----------------1|

|G                 |G                        |
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------5p0--|5p0--5p0--5p0--5p0-------|
|--------0---------|---------------------3/5-|
|--3-1-3---3-----3-|---3----3----3----3------|

|F6/9                |Cadd9              |G           |            |
|--------------------|-------------------|------------|------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|------------|----------x-|
|--------------------|----------------0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-x-|
|3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3-3-2-|----------------0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-x-|
|--------------------|3--0h3--3--0h3--3--|------------|------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3---|

|F6/9    |         |Cadd9     |         ||
|3-------|---------|3---------|---------||
|3-------|---------|3---------|---------||
|2-------|---------|0---------|---------||
|3-------|---------|2---------|---------||
|--------|---------|3---------|---------||
|--------|---------|----------|---------||

[loose time]
|(N/C)                                                                  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|15----------------------------------------------------------3----------|
|17^-\^--17^-17-15^----------------------------------------2------------|
|-------------------17---15h17----------------------3-----0-------------|
|-----------------------------15\10\8----8\5-2--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------1----------------------|


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