The Who – I Dont Even Know Myself (Guitar)
Capo 3
• Video Lesson
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
"I Don't Even Know Myself" -The Who, Pete Townshend, 1970
A5 x02255
Asus4 x02230
A x02220
A/E 002220
A6 x02225
A(b5) x02223Gsus2 3000xx
D x00232
D/A x04232
Fmaj7 xx3210
C x32010 (3 note arpeggio starting from "A" string)Em7 020000 (3 note arpeggio starting from "A" string)
G 320003
C/G x32013
Dsus4 xx0233
D5 xx0235
C6sus2 x3023x
[Intro]
A5 Asus4 | Asus4 A | A/E A | A6 A(b5) |
A5 Asus4 | Asus4 A | A/E A | D D/A |
A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | There's-
[Verse 1]
A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | nothin' in the way I walk, that can A Gsus2 A |Gsus2 D Gsus2 | tell you where I'm going. There's A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | nothing in the words I speak, that can A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | betray anything I'm knowing. Don't |
(arpeggio)
D C6sus2 D | C Em7 G | think about the way I dress. You can
(arpeggio)
D C6sus2 D | C Em7 G | fit me on a labelled shelf Fmaj7 | C | Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause Fmaj7 C | D Dsus4 D | I don't even know my-self I don't know my- A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | self
A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D |
[Chorus]
D | G | D Dsus4 | D | I don't mind if you try once in a while. And- D | G | D Dsus4 | D | I don't mind if I cry once in a while. The- G | C | G C/G | G | doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem. And- D | G | D Dsus4 | D | I'm just tryin' to fight my way out of this dream. A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | Don't-
[Verse 2]
A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | listen to the words I say, weighing up A Gsus2 A |Gsus2 D Gsus2 | if I'm en-lightened. Don't A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | shiver as you pass me by, 'cause mister, A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | I'm the one who's frightened. The
(arpeggio)
D C6sus2 D | C Em7 G | police just came and left; they wanted
(arpeggio)
D C6sus2 D | C Em7 G | me and no one else. Fmaj7 | C | Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause Fmaj7 C | D Dsus4 D | I don't even know my-self I said I don't know my- A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | self
A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D |
(Chorus)
(Verse 3, Instrumental)
[Interlude]
Do-
D | G | you remember me? I- D |G | don't remember you. D |G | Do you still love me? You- D |G | know I think you do. A | D | I have been gone, and some A | G | prison warden knows my scream. A | D | I'm just tryin' to fight my way out of this A | A | dream.
[Verse 4]
A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | There's only five who know my real name. My A Gsus2 A |Gsus2 D Gsus2 | mother don't believe they know it. What she A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | called me is the way I'm staying; And A Gsus2 A | A Gsus2 A D | no one will ever blow it. |
(arpeggio)
D C6sus2 D | C Em7 G | Come on all of you big boys
(arpeggio)
D C6sus2 D | C Em7 G | Come on all of you elves Fmaj7 | C | Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause Fmaj7 C | D Dsus4 D | I don't even know my-self I don't know my- A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | self
A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D | A Gsus2 A Gsus2 D |
[Outro]
D | G | D Dsus4 | D | I don't mind if you try once in a-while. And D | G | D Dsus4 | D D5 Dsus4 | I don't mind if I cry once in a-while
D Dsus2 | D (ends on beat 1)