The Who – Break The News (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Break the News – The Who --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Simon Townshend From: “Who” (2019) Tabbed by: maguri --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse]
  G6                                Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|
B|---3-------3----|---3-------3-0--|---0-------0----|----------------|
G|-----0-------0--|-----0--------0-|-----0-------0--|-------%--------|
D|------0-------0-|------0---------|------2-------2-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|

  Am               C/G              D11/C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|
B|---1-------1----|---1-------1----|---3-------3----|----------------|
G|-----2-------2--|----0--------0--|-----0-------0--|--------%-------|
D|------2-------2-|-----2--------0-|------4-------4-|----------------|
A|0---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-0
G6        3-x-0-0-3-0
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
D11/C     x-3-4-0-3-0
Am7       x-0-2-2-1-3
G/B       x-2-0-0-3-3
Em7       0-2-2-0-3-0
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-3-0
The D7 in the chorus is bracketed (= optional) because the 7 is not played as a chord but you can still clearly hear the 7 in the harmony vocal. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Em | C | G | D | [Chorus]
Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D              Em
To break the news if it’s alright

  Cmaj7                 G     D
I never wanna bring you down, no

Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D                 Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt

  Cmaj7               G      D
I never wanna see you frown, no
[Verse 1]
      G6
We're laid in

G6                      Em
 I’m so happy that it’s raining out again

                          Am
I’m so made up that we’re naked in our bed

     C/G            D11/C
Like we were twenty-four, back when
[Verse 2]
           G6
Ooh, we'll hammer out

G6                           Em
 The deeper question needing sorting out

                            Am
If there’s an answer, we’ll find it without doubt

C/G             D11/C
 We’re a little more than friends
[Bridge]
Am7    G/B          Em7     [ Am7 ]
    We fell through time and space

Am7     G/B   Em7     [ Am7 ]
    And cast upon this place

Am7     G/B    Em7      |  Dsus4  |
    And so far we've been saved
[Chorus]
Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             Dsus4   D(7)   Em
To break the news if it’s alright

  Cmaj7                 G     D
I never wanna bring you down, no

Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D                 Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt

  Cmaj7               G      D
I never wanna see you frown, no

Em  Cmaj7                 G     D
  I never wanna bring you down, no

Em  Cmaj7                | G   D |
  I never wanna bring you down
[Verse 3]
     G6
It's raining out

G6                          Em
  I’m so made up we’ve been making out

                       Am
Watching movies in our dressing gowns

     C/G            D11/C
Like we were twenty-four ... or thereabout
[Verse 4]
     G6
What matters most

G6                       Em
 Life’s amazing but it’s been a bumpy road

                                Am
No more than lately things have been a little wild

        C/G                     D11/C
Am I an adult or a child? Don’t feel any different now
[Bridge]
Am7    G/B       Em7    [ Am7 ]
    We watch the world go by

Am7     G/B    Em7     |  Dsus4  |
    And so far we’ve been fine
[Chorus]
Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D      (D7)          Em
To break the news if it’s alright

  Cmaj7                 G     D
I never wanna bring you down, no

Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D       (D7)      Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt

Em  Cmaj7               G      D7
  I never wanna see you frown, no

Em  Cmaj7                | G   D |
  I never wanna bring you down
[Verse]
| G6 | % | Em | % |
(instrumental)

| Am7 | C/G | D11/C | % |
(instrumental)
[Bridge]
Am     G/B          Em7     [ Am ]
    We fell through time and space

Am      G/B     Em7     [ Am ]
    We chanced upon this place

Am      G/B    Em7      | Dsus4 | D |
    And so far we’ve been sa-    aved
[Chorus]
Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D      (D7)    Em
To break the news if it’s alright

  Cmaj7                | G   D  |
I never wanna bring you down

Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D       (D7)      Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt

  Cmaj7               G      D
I never wanna see you frown, no

Em  Cmaj7                | G   D  |
  I never wanna bring you down
[Chorus]
Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D      (D7)    Em
To break the news if it’s alright

  Cmaj7                 G     D
I never wanna bring you down, no

Em     C             G
I will always be the one

             D       (D7)      Em
To speak the truth if it don’t hurt

  Cmaj7                G         D
I never wanna see you ... frown, never wanna see you ..

Em      Cmaj7                G        D
  Down, never wanna see you ... down, no
[Coda]
  Cadd9
(picking, freely)