Chords for The History of The Who

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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ The gift of the sea. _ _ _ _
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're taking a look at the history [E] of The Who.
Got [Bm] me _ [B] inside, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] yeah.
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Formed in [A] 1964, The Who consisted of [G] vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist [E] Pete Townsend, bassist John Entwistle, and [D] drummer Keith [E] Moon.
Though the band had loyal supporters early on, they needed something to stand out from other impressive local groups.
[D] In [A] September 64, [E] Pete Townsend famously broke his [D] guitar on [A] stage [E] at London's Railway Tavern, giving the [D] band the kind of [A] publicity they [E] needed.
The Who became famous [Bm] for [B] destroying instruments in their live shows for [E] years to come.
By the time the [Dbm] band's first album, My Generation, [A] was released in December _ [E] 1965, The Who already had two [D] singles on the charts.
[A] Their [E] first hit was January _ _ [D] 1965's I [Eb] Can't Explain, [E] and that was followed by My Generation [G] in November. _ _
_ Long generation, is it my generation, baby?
_ _ _ The album itself went to number five on the UK charts.
Their sophomore effort, _ _ 1966's A Quick One, strayed from the previous album's R [Dm]&B leanings.
[G] It contained their first rock opera-inspired track, A Quick One While [D] He's Away. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Next up was the [Eb] single Pictures [G] of Lily and [E] album number three, _ [D] _
1967's The Who Sell Out.
This concept album featured fake [G] ads and public service announcements, [D] and also contained the band's only single to reach the Billboard Top Ten, I Can See For [E] Miles. _
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I know you can see [G] me now, [E] here's a surprise.
_ [Em] _ The Who's reputation [A] for demolishing instruments [E] on stage [Em] persisted in 1967, when [E] Keith Moon's drum kit notoriously exploded on the television show, The Smothers [Em] Brothers Comedy Hour.
The next [Am] year saw the release of one of The Who's most popular [Ab] singles.
Every day I look at you. _ _ _ _ _
_ 1969 was a busy year for The Who, as the band released their double album, Tommy.
The first official rock opera, this record told the story of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who went on to lead a spiritual movement.
A critical and commercial smash, the album featured the single Pinball [B] Wizard.
Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball.
[A] So low, down and right, I must have played them all.
[G] In 1975, _ Tommy was turned into a film of the same [Gb] name, and that film's [B] score earned Townsend an Oscar nomination.
Also in [A] 1969, [D] The Who [E] played the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival, [B] where Townsend [A] famously [E] struck a political activist with his guitar [B] after he interrupted their set.
By the next year, the band was [A] ready with its first live compilation, Live It Leads, which [G] is often considered one of the best live rock records in [Bm] history.
Though The Who began a rock opera [A] follow-up called Lifehouse in [B] 1971, [D] they abandoned the [E] project in favor of their next release, [B] Who's Next?
[D] This became their [E] most critically and commercially acclaimed effort, [Gbm] [B] generating the singles [E] Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Reilly [Bm] and Behind Blue [Em] Eyes.
But [G] my _ _ _ _
[D] _ dreams, they [G] are as empty.
_ The Who eventually released their [C] second rock opera in [D] 1973. _
Quadrophenia was [Em] later adapted into a film in _ 1979.
It was followed by the [Bm] 1974 outtake compilation Odds and [C] Sods and the band's seventh effort, [Am] _ _ [G] 1975's The Who [D] by Numbers.
The next year, The Who went down in the record [A] books by playing the loudest concert in the world at London's The Valley Stadium.
[D] Though group members started pursuing [A] solo projects in [E] the mid-70s, The Who still made [G] music together. _ _
1978's Who [D] Are You became their biggest selling [F] album.
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[F] _ _ _ _ However, just three weeks after its release on September 7, _ 1978, Keith Moon died from a prescription drug overdose.
[Fm] After a short break, The Who returned to the stage with Kenny Jones on drums and released the documentary The Kids Are Alright in 1979. _
[Bb] However, tragedy [Fm] struck the band again that year when dozens of fans were crushed [Eb] trying to get [Bb] inside the venue during their [F] set at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum.
The band released two [Bbm] new albums at the beginning of the _ 1980s.
[N] Both Faith Dances in 1981 and It's Hard in 1982 _ spawned charting singles, and their subsequent US tour became the highest grossing of that [F] year.
However, despite the continued success, Townsend, the primary songwriter, left the band in _ 1983 and concentrated on solo [Am] projects.
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[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ Even [Am] after the breakup, [G] fans were [F] supplied with box sets, [C] compilation [G] albums, [F] and documentaries.
They [C] even came back [G] together to [F] perform on a number of [C] occasions following the departure [F] of Townsend.
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[C] 2002, The Who [G] performed [F] for a benefit concert [C] that would prove to be John Entwistle's last show.
[F] [C] On June 27, _ [G] [F] 2002, Entwistle died of [C] a cocaine [G]-induced heart [F] attack just one day [C] before The Who kicked [G] off its US [F] tour.
After a brief [Am] delay, the [C] band went back [F] on tour and continued [Am] playing shows [G] during the latter [F] half of the decade. _
[Am] 2006 [Em] saw the release [F] of their first album [C] of original material [G] in 24 [F] years, Endless Wire.
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ Famous for [C] rebellious and ambitious [Bb] rock and roll, set off by legendary live [F] performances,
The Who has [C] left an indelible [Bb] mark on the world of music and continues to [F] stay relevant.
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