#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# We Close Tonight By The Who, 1973 >From Odds and Sods (reissue), 1998 Written by Pete Townshend ©1998 Towser Tunes, Inc./Fabulous Music Ltd./ABKCO Music, Inc., BMI ============== transcribed by 07-12-1999 Whotabs litgo@aol.com rev 03-18-2003 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== rev2 04-02-2003 Rev 2 verse changes with thanks to Ken Traub D xx0232 E 022xxx A5 x022xx B x244xx G5 3x0033 E5/Ab 422xxx Asus4 x02230 B6 x264xx Gmaj7/F# 2x003(2) (Ab) 4xxxxx Gsus4/C x(3)5533 (bass) (G) 3xxxxx Giii (3)x5433 A/C# 04222x Bsus4 x2445x A x0222x A6 x042xx Esus4 0222xx Av x07655 Dx/A x0 12 11 10 x Amaj7 x0665x |[drum intro]| | | | |D G5 D| D Dsus4 D |D G5 D| D G5 D | |D A5 |G5 D A5| How can I explain how I feel? |Asus4 |G Gmaj7/F# D | I'm like a little kid runnin' at her heel |Gsus4/C |Giii |D G5 D| D G5 D | She's giving me looks like she thinks I'm a snappy dresser How can I tell what I should plan? I've never kissed a girl or held her hand She's waiting for me to move, I got to impress her |A5 D D G|G D D I play guitar in a mainstream band A5|A5 D D G|G D D I got three red jackets and a Fender Jazz A5|A5 D D G|G D D I got Charlie Parker's autograph [2/4] [4/4] A5 |A5 D D |G |D | | | | The girl I moved with's turned up on grass She moved her seat next to mine But I'm just playin' for time I ain't got the guts to let her see the real me |D A5 |G5 D A5| My confidence eroded away |A5 A6 A5 A6 |G Gmaj7/F# D | Overhearing what children say |Gsus4/C |Giii |D G5 D| D G5 D | So I'm trying to make myself seem more appealing I know your man is in to playin' jazz bass I tried that myself but I need more space Like to soar and fly like the big Birdman When I met him last week, he shook my hand [bridge] |Asus4 |A5 |Asus4 |A5 Every lie I tell weaves another spell, another road that ends up blind |Bsus4 |B The Bird that shook my hand was a wanted man |Bsus4 |B | I think you knew that all the time |E B |A5 E5/Ab B | I came so close to having you for me |Bsus4 |A5 (Ab)(G) E | But I lost you in the fantasy |Dx/A |Av |E A/C# E | E A/C# E | I pretended to myself that you were mine already |E B |A5 E5/Ab B | You waited, but deep in your eyes |B B6 B B6 |A5 (Ab)(G) E | You were watching me so worldly wise |Dx/A |Av |E A5 E| E A/C# E | Then you changed the subject and talked about going steady |-----------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------| |------10~--------------|5-----------------|-----------|---2-------| |------11~--------------|6-----------2-----|-----2-----|---2-------| |------12~--------------|7-----------2-----|-----2-----|---2-------| |0---------------------0|------------0--0--|2----0---2-|---4-----2-| |-----------------------|----------------3^|0--0-----0-|-0-------0-| |B E E A|A E E I've got two hundred records and a big hi-fi B |B E E A|A E E I sit and listen to Ella and Basie all night B|B E E A|A E E I play modern jazz of every variety [2/4] [4/4] |B Esus4 |A |E You could come and listen but we close tonight ============= 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#