The Who – A Quick One While Hes Away (Guitar Tab)

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By The Who >From A Quick One/Happy Jack, 1966/1967 Written by Pete Townshend ©1967 TRO-Essex Music, Inc. originally transcribed by [email protected] ============= updated by [email protected] ============= D xx0232 Fsus4/C 1(3)3311 G/D xx0433 Cadd2 x30010 D7 xx0535 G6sus4 3x2010 G 3x0003 and 3x0033 A7sus4 x02233 C/G 3x2013 D/A x002xx G7 xx3033 D/C x302xx A6 x02222 D5 xx0235 Bm7 x24232 and 7x7777 G5 3x00xx Gadd9/B 3x0233 A5 x022xx Am x02210 [Her Man's Been Gone] Her man's been gone for nearly a year He was due home yesterday but he ain't here Her man's been gone for nigh on a year He was due home yesterday but he ain't here [Crying Town] [Intro]
   D       G/D    D7     G/D     D       G/D     D7       2
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|D G/D |D7 G/D |D G/D | D7 G/D | Down your street your crying is a well-known sound |D G/D |D7 G/D |D G/D | D7 | Your street is very well-known, throughout your town |G C/G |G7 C/G |G C/G |G7 C/G | Your town is very famous for the little girl |D G/D |D7 G/D |D G/D | D7 G/D | Whose crying can be heard all around the world 2 ||:D G/D | D7 G/D | D G/D | D7 G/D :|| Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
[We Have A Remedy]
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|A A|A | Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la |A6 A|A6 | We have a remedy you'll appreciate, |A A|A | No need to be so sad, he's only late |D D|D | We'll bring you flowers and things, help pass your time |D | We'll give him eagle's wings |D |A Asus4 |Asus2 A |E Esus4 |E7 Then he can fly to you
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|E EE|E | Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la |A AA|A | Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la
|E   Esus4 |E         | D    Dsus4 | D        |
 La
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||:A AA|A AA:||4 We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la [spoken] A We have a remedy. We have! E D Little girl (guide), why don't you stop your crying? Asus4 A I'm gonna make you feel all right [Ivor The Engine Driver]
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|        E           |B       D              |E                 |
           My name is Ivor,     I'm an engine driver             
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|E                      |B       D           |E             
              I know him well,     I know why you feel blue 
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E                 |B       D                 |E                     
  Just 'cause he's late      don't mean he'll never get through     
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|A |E He told me he loves you, he ain't no liar, I ain't either |B |D E E Esus4 |E |E So let's have a smile for an old engine driver |B |D E E Esus4 |E |E So let's have a smile for an old engine driver Please take a sweet (take a sweet) Come take a walk with me (take a walk with me) We'll sort it out (sort it out) Back at my place (back at my place, maybe) It'll come right, you ain't no fool, I ain't either So why not be nice to an old engine driver? Better be nice to an old engine driver Better be nice to an old engine driver [Soon Be Home]
   C                   Dm7
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||:C | | | We'll soon be home, we'll soon be home |Dm7 | |C | :|| We'll soon, we'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll Come on, old horse Soon be home, soon be home We'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll soon, we'll soon, soon, soon be home [You Are Forgiven] |D |A |C |Gadd9/B|F |Fsus4/C|Esus4|A Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang |D |Asus4 |D |Asus4 A | ||:D |Asus4 A :||4 Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello |D DDD|Asus4 A |D DDD|Asus4 I can't believe it Do my eyes deceive me? A |D DDD|Asus4 A |D D D Dsus4 |D | Am I back in your arms? Away from all harm?
           |Cadd2      |         |D  D  D/A D/C D D/C| D D  
It's like a dream to be with you again
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            [palm mute           ]
|Cadd2 | |D D D/A D/C D D/C| D D Can't believe that I'm with you again |D D D/A D/C D D/C |D D | Mow mow ma--mow-ma-mow mow mow |D5 [palm mute]| Dsus4 [palm mute] | |D |Asus4 A |D |Asus4 A I missed you and I must admit I kissed a few and once did sit |Cadd2 |G6sus4 |Cadd2 |G |D DD| On Ivor the Engine Driver's lap and later with him, had a nap ||:G A7sus4 |D DD:||4 [repeat w/ below fills] |G5 A5 |D ||:G5 A5 |D :|| You are forgiven You are forgiven (you are for-giv----en) (you are for-)
[fills]
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                                          ...baby
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                                               [*toggle pickup selector]
|G Asus4 A |D D DCDC|G G A A | [pause] You are for- (You are forgiv------e........n) ||:D |G G A A :|| -given You are for- (You are forgiv---e...n) |D ||:G5 A5 |D D :|| -given forgiven Forgiven Forgiven Forgiven Forgiven For- (you are forgiv------en) (you are forgiv- [end] [spoken] |G G A A |D |A D Know you're forgiven You're all forgiven ============= [email protected]