The Who – Slip Kid (Guitar)

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[Chords] D5 X577XX C5 X355XX
Bb     X133XX
C8     X3X5XX
D8 X5X7XX G5 355XXX F 133211 F5 XX35XX F# 244322 G 355433 G7sus4 3X0011 Gm 3XX33X C X3555X Dm X5776X [Intro] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight [Riff A]
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B|----------|------------|-------------------|
G|----------|--5---6-----|--7----------------|
D|---5------|--5---6-----|--7-------5--------|
A|---5------|--3---4-----|--5-------5--------|
E|---3------|------------|----------3--------|

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D|---3----4---|------------|
A|---3----4---|------------|
E|---1----2---|------------|
[Verse 1] G5 (w/ Riff A) I've got my clipboard, text books Lead me to the station
          G5
Yeah, I'm off to the civil war
F F# G5 (w/ Riff A - 1st & 3rd measures) I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots I'm running in the rain
         G5                        D5 C5
Going to run till my feet are raw
[Chorus 1]
C5        F5        Eb5        Bb5
Slip kid, slip kid, second generation

          C5       F5            G5
And I'm a soldier at thirteen

A5        D5       A5      D5
Slip kid, slip kid, realization

          A5       D5     Bb
There's no easy way to be free
C8 D8 G5 C5 No easy way to be free
     F5            G5      F  F#  G
It's a hard, hard world
F F# [Verse 2]
           G5
I left my doctor's prescription bungalow behind me

G5
I left the door ajar

     F  F#   G5
I've got my vacuum flask
Full of hot tea and sugar
          G5                   D5 C5
Left the keys right in my car
[Chorus 2]
C5        F5        Eb5        Bb5
Slip kid, slip kid, second generation

      C5       F5
Only half way up the tree

A5        D5        A5       D5
Slip kid, slip kid, I'm a relation

       A5        D5          Bb
I'm a soldier at sixty-three
C8 D8 No easy way to be free G7sus4 [Bridge]
G7sus4
Slip kid

G7sus4
Slip kid

G7sus4
Keep away old man, you won't fool me

G7sus4
You and your history won't rule me

G7sus4
You might have been a fighter, but admit you failed

G7sus4
I'm not affected by your blackmail

G7sus4
You won't blackmail me
[Guitar Solo] G5 F F# G5 D5 C5 C5 F5 Eb5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 Bb C8 G5 Gm C Dm Bb F C Gm Gm C Dm Bb F C Gm [Verse 3] G5 (w/ Riff A) I've got my clipboard, text books Lead me to the station
          G5
Yeah, I'm off to the civil war
F F# G5 (w/ Riff A - 1st & 3rd measures) I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots I'm running in the rain
         G5                        D5 C5
Going to run till my feet are raw
[Chorus 3]
C5        F5        Eb5              Bb5
Slip kid, slip kid, slip out of trouble

      C5            F5
Slip over here and set me free

A5        D5        A5        D5
Slip kid, slip kid, second generation

        A5          D5             Bb
You're sliding down the hill like me
C8 D8 No easy way to be free [Outro]
   Bb   C         Bb
No easy way to be free[repeat to fade]