Misunderstood - Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane Chords

Tempo:
125.15 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

Bm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Misunderstood - Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane chords
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[E] [B] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [A] [B]
[E] Just wanna [B] be [A] misunderstood, [B]
[E] wanna be [B] feared [A] in my [Bm] neighborhood.
[E] Just wanna [B] [A] be a moody [B] man, [E] say things [Bm] that [A] nobody can [Bm] understand.
[D] I wanna [G] be obscure [D] and oblique, [E] inscrutable and [D] vague,
I'm so hard to pin down, I wanna leave [G] open mouths when I [D] speak,
[E] Want people to cry [B] when I put them [E] down.
I [Bm] wanna be either old or young, [E] don't like where [B] I've [A] ended up or where I've [B] begun.
[E] I [B] always feel I must get things in the [E] can, I just [B] can't [A] handle it the way I [B] am.
[D] Why am [G] I so straight and [D] simple, [E] people see [D] through me like I'm made of glass.
Why can't I deepen [G] with graying [E] pimples, am I growing out of my [B]
class?
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E] I [B] always feel I should [A] be somewhere [B]
else, [E] I [B] feel impatient [A] like a girl on the [B]
shelf.
[E] They say [Bm] that I should [A] live surah [B]
surah, [E] but I [B] am such an [A] ordinary [Bm]
star.
[F#] [C#] [B] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [B] [C#]
[F#] Cool [C#] walking smooth [B] talking straight and [C#] simple, fast spoken cool walking smooth [B] talking yes.
[E] Just [B] wanna be [A] misunderstood, [B] [E] I wanna [Bm] be feared in [A] my [B] neighborhood.
[E] Just [B] wanna be [A] a moody [B] man, [E] say [Bm] things that nobody [A] can [B] understand.
[E] [B] [A] [B] [E] [B]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[B] [A] [B] [E] [B]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[B] [A] [B]
Key:  
B
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E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane - Misunderstood chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A, E, B, E, B, A and B of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 62 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 125 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] Just wanna [B] be [A] misunderstood, [B] _
_ [E] _ wanna be [B] feared [A] in my [Bm] neighborhood.
_ [E] Just wanna [B] [A] be a moody [B] man, [E] say things [Bm] that [A] nobody can [Bm] understand.
[D] _ I wanna [G] be obscure [D] and oblique, [E] _ inscrutable and [D] vague,
I'm so hard to pin down, I wanna leave [G] open mouths when I [D] speak,
[E] Want people to cry [B] when I put them [E] down.
I [Bm] wanna be either old or young, [E] don't like where [B] I've [A] ended up or where I've [B] begun.
[E] _ I [B] always feel I must get things in the [E] can, I just [B] can't [A] handle it the way I [B] am.
[D] _ Why am [G] I so straight and [D] simple, [E] people see [D] through me like I'm made of glass.
Why can't I deepen [G] with graying [E] pimples, am I growing out of my [B] _ _
class? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] I [B] always feel I should [A] be somewhere [B]
else, [E] I [B] feel impatient [A] like a girl on the [B]
shelf.
[E] They say [Bm] that I should [A] live surah [B]
surah, [E] but I [B] am such an [A] ordinary _ [Bm]
star.
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
[F#] _ Cool [C#] walking smooth [B] talking straight and [C#] simple, fast spoken cool walking smooth [B] talking yes. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Just [B] wanna be [A] misunderstood, [B] _ [E] _ I wanna [Bm] be feared in [A] my [B] neighborhood.
[E] Just [B] wanna be [A] a moody [B] man, [E] say [Bm] things that nobody [A] can _ [B] understand.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Pete Townshend.

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