Chords for Pete Townshend - Slit Skirts - 1984
Tempo:
139.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm]
[Ab]
I [Gb] was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were [Eb] lost in a maze.
What [Bb] [Bbm]
you have is [Ab] on to the blues.
[Gb] Sympathy not tears people need when the [Eb] front page says.
[Bb] Incense burned away.
The stench [Eb] began to [Bb] rise.
Lovers now estranged.
[Eb] A fraud he catched in each other's [Bb] eyes.
[F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] Been [C] nothing before.
[D] No worries.
The fool is [A] barely hurt.
[D]
Disputed men did [F] hurt.
[G]
[C] Everywhere [F] roses and [Am]
old shirts.
And for when [Gm] old [C]
peaches and genies are gone [F] [Am] to die.
Some things are friends.
[Bb]
[D] Some things are friends.
[Bm] Old sister.
And you were very [D] close.
Old piece of cake.
[Bb] No, sister.
[D]
[Bm] Always.
And they drink it up [G] too.
All the moments.
Just need a [Gm] quick little.
I'm
[Bbm]
[Ab] sitting in hocus now.
[Gb] The big events of the day are past.
And the late TV [Eb] shows will come around.
[Bbm] I'm old, but I [Ab] still feel unfulfilled.
[Db]
[Gb] A silent voice in her broken heart.
[Ebm] Complains that I'm [Eb] unskilled.
[Bb] All that when she thinks of me.
[Eb] She thinks of me as him.
[Bb]
I have frustrations in the gym.
[F] Discrimination.
[C]
[F] Never [G] change.
A [F]
woman whose [C] expectations.
[F] Prove it's a [C] rage.
[D] Once she was
[G] between her [D] legs.
Now he's pulling.
[A] [Am] She has to [G] pay.
[C] Everywhere [F] is a skirt.
Old devil [A] in his shirt.
Old [Am] man.
[Bb]
[C] He passed.
He passed.
[F] Old man.
[Am]
I've been passed.
So
[Bb]
[D] I'm old.
[A]
[Bm] Who
[G] makes you nervous.
[Bb] [D]
Smooth as [Bm]
molasses.
Why can't we drink it.
[G] Or the moments.
Just need a wee.
[Gm]
I [C]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gb] was wondering why everyone else.
Seems like they [Eb] were lost in the beast.
[D] [A] [D] [C] [D] [N]
[Ab]
I [Gb] was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were [Eb] lost in a maze.
What [Bb] [Bbm]
you have is [Ab] on to the blues.
[Gb] Sympathy not tears people need when the [Eb] front page says.
[Bb] Incense burned away.
The stench [Eb] began to [Bb] rise.
Lovers now estranged.
[Eb] A fraud he catched in each other's [Bb] eyes.
[F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] Been [C] nothing before.
[D] No worries.
The fool is [A] barely hurt.
[D]
Disputed men did [F] hurt.
[G]
[C] Everywhere [F] roses and [Am]
old shirts.
And for when [Gm] old [C]
peaches and genies are gone [F] [Am] to die.
Some things are friends.
[Bb]
[D] Some things are friends.
[Bm] Old sister.
And you were very [D] close.
Old piece of cake.
[Bb] No, sister.
[D]
[Bm] Always.
And they drink it up [G] too.
All the moments.
Just need a [Gm] quick little.
I'm
[Bbm]
[Ab] sitting in hocus now.
[Gb] The big events of the day are past.
And the late TV [Eb] shows will come around.
[Bbm] I'm old, but I [Ab] still feel unfulfilled.
[Db]
[Gb] A silent voice in her broken heart.
[Ebm] Complains that I'm [Eb] unskilled.
[Bb] All that when she thinks of me.
[Eb] She thinks of me as him.
[Bb]
I have frustrations in the gym.
[F] Discrimination.
[C]
[F] Never [G] change.
A [F]
woman whose [C] expectations.
[F] Prove it's a [C] rage.
[D] Once she was
[G] between her [D] legs.
Now he's pulling.
[A] [Am] She has to [G] pay.
[C] Everywhere [F] is a skirt.
Old devil [A] in his shirt.
Old [Am] man.
[Bb]
[C] He passed.
He passed.
[F] Old man.
[Am]
I've been passed.
So
[Bb]
[D] I'm old.
[A]
[Bm] Who
[G] makes you nervous.
[Bb] [D]
Smooth as [Bm]
molasses.
Why can't we drink it.
[G] Or the moments.
Just need a wee.
[Gm]
I [C]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gb] was wondering why everyone else.
Seems like they [Eb] were lost in the beast.
[D] [A] [D] [C] [D] [N]
Key:
Bb
F
C
D
Eb
Bb
F
C
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I [Gb] was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were [Eb] lost in a maze.
What _ _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ you have is _ _ [Ab] on to the blues. _ _
_ [Gb] _ Sympathy not tears people need _ when the [Eb] front page says. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Incense burned away.
_ _ _ The stench [Eb] began to [Bb] rise. _ _ _ _ _
Lovers now _ estranged.
_ [Eb] A fraud he catched in each other's [Bb] eyes.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Been [C] nothing _ _ _ _ _ _ before. _
[D] No worries.
_ _ _ The fool is [A] barely hurt.
[D] _ _ _
Disputed men did _ [F] _ _ _ hurt.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ Everywhere [F] roses and _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
old shirts.
_ _ And for when [Gm] old _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
peaches _ and genies are gone [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] to die.
_ Some things are friends.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Some things are friends.
[Bm] Old sister.
_ _ And you were very [D] close.
_ _ _ Old piece of cake.
[Bb] No, sister.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Always.
And they drink it up [G] too.
All the moments.
Just need a [Gm] quick little.
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] sitting in hocus now. _ _
[Gb] The big events of the day are past.
And the late TV [Eb] shows will come around. _ _ _
[Bbm] I'm old, _ _ but I [Ab] still feel _ unfulfilled.
[Db] _
_ [Gb] A silent voice in her broken heart.
[Ebm] Complains that I'm [Eb] unskilled. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ All that when she thinks of me.
_ [Eb] She thinks of me as him.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I have frustrations in the gym.
_ _ _ [F] Discrimination.
_ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ Never [G] change.
A [F]
woman whose [C] expectations.
_ [F] Prove it's a [C] rage.
_ [D] Once she was _ _
_ [G] between her [D] legs.
_ Now he's pulling.
[A] _ _ [Am] She has to [G] pay. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Everywhere [F] is a skirt.
_ _ Old devil [A] in his shirt.
Old [Am] man. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He passed.
He passed.
[F] Old man.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
I've been passed.
So _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ I'm old.
_ _ [A]
[Bm] Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ makes you nervous. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Smooth as _ _ [Bm] _
molasses.
_ Why can't we drink it.
[G] Or the moments.
Just need a wee.
[Gm] _
I _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] was wondering why everyone else.
_ Seems like they [Eb] were lost in the beast. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I [Gb] was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were [Eb] lost in a maze.
What _ _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ you have is _ _ [Ab] on to the blues. _ _
_ [Gb] _ Sympathy not tears people need _ when the [Eb] front page says. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Incense burned away.
_ _ _ The stench [Eb] began to [Bb] rise. _ _ _ _ _
Lovers now _ estranged.
_ [Eb] A fraud he catched in each other's [Bb] eyes.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Been [C] nothing _ _ _ _ _ _ before. _
[D] No worries.
_ _ _ The fool is [A] barely hurt.
[D] _ _ _
Disputed men did _ [F] _ _ _ hurt.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ Everywhere [F] roses and _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
old shirts.
_ _ And for when [Gm] old _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
peaches _ and genies are gone [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] to die.
_ Some things are friends.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Some things are friends.
[Bm] Old sister.
_ _ And you were very [D] close.
_ _ _ Old piece of cake.
[Bb] No, sister.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Always.
And they drink it up [G] too.
All the moments.
Just need a [Gm] quick little.
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] sitting in hocus now. _ _
[Gb] The big events of the day are past.
And the late TV [Eb] shows will come around. _ _ _
[Bbm] I'm old, _ _ but I [Ab] still feel _ unfulfilled.
[Db] _
_ [Gb] A silent voice in her broken heart.
[Ebm] Complains that I'm [Eb] unskilled. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ All that when she thinks of me.
_ [Eb] She thinks of me as him.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
I have frustrations in the gym.
_ _ _ [F] Discrimination.
_ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ Never [G] change.
A [F]
woman whose [C] expectations.
_ [F] Prove it's a [C] rage.
_ [D] Once she was _ _
_ [G] between her [D] legs.
_ Now he's pulling.
[A] _ _ [Am] She has to [G] pay. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Everywhere [F] is a skirt.
_ _ Old devil [A] in his shirt.
Old [Am] man. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He passed.
He passed.
[F] Old man.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
I've been passed.
So _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ I'm old.
_ _ [A]
[Bm] Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ makes you nervous. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Smooth as _ _ [Bm] _
molasses.
_ Why can't we drink it.
[G] Or the moments.
Just need a wee.
[Gm] _
I _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] was wondering why everyone else.
_ Seems like they [Eb] were lost in the beast. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [N] _ _