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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The Who - Guitar and Pen chords
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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]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn The Who - Guitar And Pen chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, D, G, C, G and D of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 75 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 150 BPM. Given the song's key of Ab Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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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] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Pete Townshend.

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