Guitar And Pen Chords by The Who
Tempo:
150.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Eb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[G] [A]
[Db]
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
You're alone above the street [Eb] somewhere, [Ab] wondering how [Eb] you'll ever [Ab] count out [Eb] there.
[G]
You can [C] walk, [D] you can [C] talk, [G] you can fight, but [C] inside [D] you've got something [G] to write in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [C] your [G] lonely friends, you never [C] spend, [D] so get all [G] of your
[C] [D] [G]
pens.
[C] [D] It's all [G] in your head.
When you take up a pencil and [D] sharpen it [G] up, when you can't keep the pace and [C] still nothing
will budge, [G] when the words are immobile [Em] until you sit down, [Dm] and the feeling was deep and
[C] they're not easily found, [Am] then you know it's from strange [C] unexplainable ways.
You must really have something, [D] something,
[C] something, [D] rising high in the waves.
It's important [G] to say when [D] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] you're sleeping at night and you [A] end in [G] a scream and you're
swearing your curse, [C] plus the rhyming ain't clean, [G] but it certainly comes after years of delay.
[Dm] You pick up your [G] guitar, [C] you can certainly play [Am] when your fingers are bleeding [Em] and the
knuckles are white, [C] and you can be sure [D] you can't open the door, you're the first door
to your name.
You've got [G] something to write [C] [D] [Gm]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [D] [Gm]
[C] [E] [G]
[C] [D] [Gm] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
when you want to [G] complain that no one can [D] stop you, [G]
but
when your music proclaims that no [D] one [G] can stop you, [Db]
you are wearing your heart on your [Eb] jumping [Ab] feet.
[Eb] [Ab] [Gb]
You've got a head shot away [Ab] from the [Eb] feet.
[Fm]
What is that for?
[D]
To be rich and be poor, [Gm] to be a master, [Eb] [G] and to live your [D]
life.
You pick up [G] your guitar and you play.
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] When you sing to your mom and you hum and you coo and she says that she likes it, being
out of her team, and you smash your guitar at [Em] the end of the bed, and [Bb] you stick it together
and [C] start playing again, then you know that it won't be too long till you're back to bring
back some money.
[G] Throw it [D] in the trash.
That's your money, baby, that's your [G] money.
[D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Ab] [A]
[Db]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Db] You're
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] alone, you're [Eb] alone, [Ab]
you're alone above the street somewhere, wondering how you'll
ever get out there.
[Eb] [G] You can [C] walk, [D] you can [G] talk, you can fight, [C] but inside, [D] you've got something [G] to write
in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [G] your only friend, [C] never friends, [D] your guitar [G] or your pen.
[C] [G] Your guitar or your pen, your guitar or your pen, your guitar or your pen, [C]
[D] your guitar
[Gm] [G] [C] You get tired [G] of your pen
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [Gm]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [Eb]
[G] [Eb] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[N]
[G] [A]
[Db]
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
You're alone above the street [Eb] somewhere, [Ab] wondering how [Eb] you'll ever [Ab] count out [Eb] there.
[G]
You can [C] walk, [D] you can [C] talk, [G] you can fight, but [C] inside [D] you've got something [G] to write in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [C] your [G] lonely friends, you never [C] spend, [D] so get all [G] of your
[C] [D] [G]
pens.
[C] [D] It's all [G] in your head.
When you take up a pencil and [D] sharpen it [G] up, when you can't keep the pace and [C] still nothing
will budge, [G] when the words are immobile [Em] until you sit down, [Dm] and the feeling was deep and
[C] they're not easily found, [Am] then you know it's from strange [C] unexplainable ways.
You must really have something, [D] something,
[C] something, [D] rising high in the waves.
It's important [G] to say when [D] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] you're sleeping at night and you [A] end in [G] a scream and you're
swearing your curse, [C] plus the rhyming ain't clean, [G] but it certainly comes after years of delay.
[Dm] You pick up your [G] guitar, [C] you can certainly play [Am] when your fingers are bleeding [Em] and the
knuckles are white, [C] and you can be sure [D] you can't open the door, you're the first door
to your name.
You've got [G] something to write [C] [D] [Gm]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [D] [Gm]
[C] [E] [G]
[C] [D] [Gm] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
when you want to [G] complain that no one can [D] stop you, [G]
but
when your music proclaims that no [D] one [G] can stop you, [Db]
you are wearing your heart on your [Eb] jumping [Ab] feet.
[Eb] [Ab] [Gb]
You've got a head shot away [Ab] from the [Eb] feet.
[Fm]
What is that for?
[D]
To be rich and be poor, [Gm] to be a master, [Eb] [G] and to live your [D]
life.
You pick up [G] your guitar and you play.
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] When you sing to your mom and you hum and you coo and she says that she likes it, being
out of her team, and you smash your guitar at [Em] the end of the bed, and [Bb] you stick it together
and [C] start playing again, then you know that it won't be too long till you're back to bring
back some money.
[G] Throw it [D] in the trash.
That's your money, baby, that's your [G] money.
[D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Ab] [A]
[Db]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Db] You're
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] alone, you're [Eb] alone, [Ab]
you're alone above the street somewhere, wondering how you'll
ever get out there.
[Eb] [G] You can [C] walk, [D] you can [G] talk, you can fight, [C] but inside, [D] you've got something [G] to write
in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [G] your only friend, [C] never friends, [D] your guitar [G] or your pen.
[C] [G] Your guitar or your pen, your guitar or your pen, your guitar or your pen, [C]
[D] your guitar
[Gm] [G] [C] You get tired [G] of your pen
[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [Gm]
[C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [Eb]
[G] [Eb] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Eb
Ab
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
You're alone above the street [Eb] somewhere, _ _ [Ab] wondering how [Eb] you'll ever [Ab] count out [Eb] there.
_ _ [G] _
You can [C] walk, [D] you can [C] talk, [G] you can fight, but [C] inside [D] you've got something [G] to write in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [C] your [G] lonely friends, you never [C] spend, [D] so get all [G] of your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ pens.
_ [C] _ [D] It's all [G] in your head.
When you take up a pencil and [D] sharpen it [G] up, when you can't keep the pace and [C] still nothing
will budge, [G] when the words are immobile [Em] until you sit down, [Dm] and the feeling was deep and
[C] they're not easily found, [Am] then you know it's from strange [C] unexplainable ways.
You must really have something, [D] _ something, _
[C] something, [D] rising high in the _ waves.
It's important [G] to say _ when _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [G] you're sleeping at night and you [A] end in [G] a scream and you're
swearing your curse, [C] plus the rhyming ain't clean, [G] but it certainly comes after years of delay.
[Dm] You pick up your [G] guitar, [C] you can certainly play [Am] when your fingers are bleeding [Em] and the
knuckles are white, [C] and you can be sure [D] you can't open the door, you're the first door
to your name.
You've got _ _ [G] something to write [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
when you want to [G] complain that no one can [D] stop you, _ _ _ [G]
but
when your music proclaims that no [D] one [G] can stop you, _ _ _ [Db] _
you are wearing your heart on your [Eb] jumping [Ab] feet.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
You've got a head shot away [Ab] from the [Eb] _ feet. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
What is that for?
_ _ _ _ [D]
To be rich and be poor, _ [Gm] to be a master, [Eb] _ _ _ [G] and to live your _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ life.
You pick up [G] your guitar and you play.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] When you sing to your mom and you hum and you coo and she says that she likes it, being
out of her team, and you smash your guitar at [Em] the end of the bed, and [Bb] you stick it together
and [C] start playing again, then you know that it won't be too long till you're back to bring
back some money.
[G] _ _ Throw it [D] in the trash.
_ _ That's your money, baby, that's your [G] money.
_ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] You're _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ alone, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you're [Eb] alone, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ you're alone above the street _ somewhere, _ _ wondering how you'll
ever get out there.
_ [Eb] _ [G] You can [C] walk, [D] you can [G] talk, you can fight, [C] but inside, [D] you've got something [G] to write
in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [G] your only friend, [C] never friends, [D] your guitar [G] or your pen.
[C] _ [G] Your guitar or your pen, _ your guitar or your pen, _ your guitar or your pen, [C] _
[D] your guitar
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ [C] You get tired [G] of your pen
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
You're alone above the street [Eb] somewhere, _ _ [Ab] wondering how [Eb] you'll ever [Ab] count out [Eb] there.
_ _ [G] _
You can [C] walk, [D] you can [C] talk, [G] you can fight, but [C] inside [D] you've got something [G] to write in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [C] your [G] lonely friends, you never [C] spend, [D] so get all [G] of your
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ pens.
_ [C] _ [D] It's all [G] in your head.
When you take up a pencil and [D] sharpen it [G] up, when you can't keep the pace and [C] still nothing
will budge, [G] when the words are immobile [Em] until you sit down, [Dm] and the feeling was deep and
[C] they're not easily found, [Am] then you know it's from strange [C] unexplainable ways.
You must really have something, [D] _ something, _
[C] something, [D] rising high in the _ waves.
It's important [G] to say _ when _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [G] you're sleeping at night and you [A] end in [G] a scream and you're
swearing your curse, [C] plus the rhyming ain't clean, [G] but it certainly comes after years of delay.
[Dm] You pick up your [G] guitar, [C] you can certainly play [Am] when your fingers are bleeding [Em] and the
knuckles are white, [C] and you can be sure [D] you can't open the door, you're the first door
to your name.
You've got _ _ [G] something to write [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
when you want to [G] complain that no one can [D] stop you, _ _ _ [G]
but
when your music proclaims that no [D] one [G] can stop you, _ _ _ [Db] _
you are wearing your heart on your [Eb] jumping [Ab] feet.
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
You've got a head shot away [Ab] from the [Eb] _ feet. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
What is that for?
_ _ _ _ [D]
To be rich and be poor, _ [Gm] to be a master, [Eb] _ _ _ [G] and to live your _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ life.
You pick up [G] your guitar and you play.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] When you sing to your mom and you hum and you coo and she says that she likes it, being
out of her team, and you smash your guitar at [Em] the end of the bed, and [Bb] you stick it together
and [C] start playing again, then you know that it won't be too long till you're back to bring
back some money.
[G] _ _ Throw it [D] in the trash.
_ _ That's your money, baby, that's your [G] money.
_ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] You're _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ alone, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you're [Eb] alone, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ you're alone above the street _ somewhere, _ _ wondering how you'll
ever get out there.
_ [Eb] _ [G] You can [C] walk, [D] you can [G] talk, you can fight, [C] but inside, [D] you've got something [G] to write
in your [C] hands.
[D] You hold [G] your only friend, [C] never friends, [D] your guitar [G] or your pen.
[C] _ [G] Your guitar or your pen, _ your guitar or your pen, _ your guitar or your pen, [C] _
[D] your guitar
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ [C] You get tired [G] of your pen
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _