Pete Townshend – I Am An Animal (Guitar Tab)

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By Pete Townshend From Empty Glass, 1980 Written by Pete Townshend ©1980 [note: chord names and finger-picking are approximate] E 222224 B 999xxx A 777xxx F# 444xxx Bmsus4 x2452x A6 7x272x Esus2 222242 Esus2/4 222245 (Esus2/4) Emaj7 22262x Emaj9 222622 E6 22242x
[intro]
  E
E|---------------|----------|
D|-2-------------|----------|
A|-2-------------|----------|
D|-7-------------|----%-----|
A|-7-------------|----------|
D|-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------|

[bridge]
  B     A      B           E           F#    B     E          A
  I was always here in the silence but I was never under your eye
E|------------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------|
D|------------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------|
A|------------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------|
D|-9-9---7-7--|-9----9------2-2-------|-4-4---9-9-|-2--2-------7-7-|
A|-9-9---7-7--|-9----9------2-2-------|-4-4---9-9-|-2--2-------7-7-|
D|-9-9---7-7--|-9----9------2-2-------|-4-4---9-9-|-2--2-------7-7-|

  B      A       B            E
  Gather up your love in some wiseness for
E|--------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------|--------------------------|
D|-9--9---7--7--|-9----9-------2---2-------|
A|-9--9---7--7--|-9----9-------2---2-------|
D|-9--9---7--7--|-9----9-------2---2-------|

  F#    B            E         A    (F#m Abm A    C#m  B)
  Every memory shall always survive, and you will see  me  
E|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------2-|-------|
D|------------------|---------------|-7---9---11---14-|-13---13|-13----|
A|------------------|---------------|-9---11--12---16-|-14---14|-14----|
D|-4--4--9---9------|-2-2-------7---|---2---2---2----2|------2-|-------|
A|-4--4--9---9------|-2-2-------7---|-9---11--12---16-|-14---14|-14----|
D|-4--4--9---9------|-2-2-------7---|-----------------|--------|-------|

  Esus2/4 E         Emaj7  E    
   I      am   an   an--i--mal. (My)
 E|(5)----(4)------|----------------|
 D|-4------2-------|--------2-------|
 A|---2-2----2-2---|-6-6-6----2-2---|
 D|--2---2--2---2--|--2---2--2---2--|
 A|----------------|----------------|
 D|-2--2---2--2----|-2--2---2--2----|

  Esus4      E            Emaj7    E
My teeth are sharp and my mouth is full,  and the
 E|----------------------|-----------------------|
 D|-4---------2----------|----------2------------|
 A|----2-2--------2-2----|-6--6-6-------2-2------|
 D|--2-----2----2-----2--|---2---2----2-----2----|
 A|----------------------|-----------------------|
 D|-2---2-----2----2-----|-2---2----2----2-------|

  Bmsus4                         A5                   
  passion is so strong when I'm alone, lonliness will 
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
D|---2----------2---------------|---2---------2-----2-|
A|----5-----5-----5------4/5/4-2|---7-----7---7----7--|
D|------4-----4-----4-----------|-----2----2----2---2-|
A|-2-------2----2--------2------|---------------------|
D|------------------------------|/7-----7---7-----7---|

  E        Esus2       Emaj7    E
  change me
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-2--------4---------|----------2------------|
A|----2-2-------2-2---|-6--6-6-------2-2------|
D|--2-----2---2-----2-|---2---2----2-----2----|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-2---2----2----2----|-2---2----2----2-------|
I am a vegetable I get my body badly pulled And I'm rooted to the spot Nothing will rearrange me
 B                      A             B       E     Emaj7  E6   E
 I'm looking back and I can't see the past anymore  so     ha---zy
E|---------------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-2----------|-----------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-------6----|-4----2----|
D|9---9-------9----9---|-7-----7-------9---9-|---2-2---2-2|--2-2---2-2|
A|9---9-------9----9---|-7-----7-------9---9-|----2-----2-|---2-----2-|
D|9---9-------9----9---|-7-----7-------9---9-|-2-----2----|-2----2----|

  B                      A             B
  I'm on a track and I'm travelling so fast. Oh, for 
E|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-9---9----9-----9-----|-7-----7-------9------------|
A|-9---9----9-----9-----|-7-----7-------9------------|
D|-9---9----9-----9-----|-7-----7-------9------------|

  E     E2      E     Emaj7  (E F#m Abm A     B)
  sure  I'm     cra---zy
E|-4-----------|-------------|---------------|-------|
D|-6-----4-----|-2-----------|-6--7--9---11--|-13----|
A|-------------|-------6-4-2-|---------------|-------|
D|---2-2---2-2-|---2-2-------|--2--2---2---2-|-------|
A|----2-----2--|----2--------|-7--9--11--12--|-14----|
D|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-2---|---------------|-------|
I am a human being And I don't believe all the things I'm seeing I got nowhere to hide anymore I'm losing my way I am an angel I booked in here, I came straight from hell And I don't know how to lie anymore I'm boozing to pray [repeat chorus] I'm looking back and I can't see the past anymore so hazy I'm on a track and I'm travelling so fast. Oh, for sure I'm crazy [repeat bridge] I was always here in the silence But I was never under your eye Gather up your love in some wiseness For every memory shall always survive And you will see me
Es2 E   Ema9  E      Esus2         E     Emaj9 E
  I will be immersed, Queen of the fucking uni-verse, and I 
E|-2-4----2--4-4-----|-2------------4-------2-4-4-----------|
D|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
A|-2-2----6--2-2-----|-2------------2-------6-2-2-----------|
D|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
A|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|
D|-2-2----2--2-2-----|-2------------2-------2-2-2-----------|

  Bmsus4                         A5                    
  don't know what I have anymore     anymore than you (do)
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
D|---2----------2---------------|---2---------2-----2-|
A|----5-----5-----5------4/5/4-2|---7-----7---7----7--|
D|------4-----4-----4-----------|-----2----2----2---2-|
A|-2-------2----2--------2------|---------------------|
D|------------------------------|/7-----7---7-----7---|

  E        Esus2       Emaj7    E
  do
E|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-2--------4---------|----------2---------|
A|----2-2-------2-2---|-6--6-6-------2-2---|
D|--2-----2---2-----2-|---2---2----2-----2-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-2---2----2----2----|-2---2----2----2----|
I am a nothing king, been right around on a golden ring And I don't where you are anymore I've got no clue [repeat chorus] I'm looking back and I can't see the past anymore so hazy I'm on a track and I'm travelling so fast. Oh, for sure I'm crazy
 (E F#m Abm A     B)               Es2 E   Ema9  E
                                     I am an ani--mal
E|---------------|-----------|------|-2-4-----2-5-|2/4----|
D|-6--7--9---11--|-13---13/14|-13---|-2-2-----2-4-|2------|
A|---------------|-----------|------|-2-2-----6-2-|2------|
D|--2--2---2---2-|-----------|------|-2-2-----2-2-|2------|
A|-7--9--11--12--|-14---14---|-14---|-------------|2------|
D|---------------|-----------|------|-------------|2------|
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