The Who – Were Not Gonna Take It (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Pete Townshend From: "Tommy" (1969) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
LINK
  G     G G G F   G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|0-------------------|
D|0-----5-5-5-3---5---|
A|------5-5-5-3---5---|
E|3-----3-3-3-1---3---|

PRE-CHORUS
  G             C  C C/E   F  C/E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----3-------3---|----------------|
B|----3-------3---|--------1---1---|
G|----0-------0-0-|0-0-0---2---0---|
D|----0-------0-x-|x-2-2---3---2---|
A|--------------3-|3-----3---------|
E|3----3-3--------|----------------|
------------------------------------ CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Gsus4     3-x-0-0-1-3
C/C       3-x-2-0-1-3
Fadd9  (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
E/D       x-5-x-4-5-4
D/E       x-x-2-2-3-2
E/B       x-2-x-4-5-4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G | Gsus4 | G | Gsus4 | [Verse 1]
G              Gsus4
Welcome to the camp

            C/G                G
I guess you all know why we're here

F
 My name is Tommy

        Em
And I became aware this year

Eb
 If you want to follow me

       G
You've got to play pinball

    C           G
And put in your ear plugs

C           G
Put on your eye shades

    C                     G     G G G F   G
You know where to put the cork (= LINK)
[Verse 2]
G                Gsus4
 Hey you gettin' drunk

         C/G        G
So sorry, I got you sussed

F
 Hey you smokin' mother nature

Em
  This is a bust

Eb
 Hey hung up old Mr. Normal

      G
Don't try to gain my trust

       C               G
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me

C            G
Any of those ways

  C                    G     G G G F   G
Although you think you must (= LINK)
[Pre-Chorus]
G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it 

G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it

G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it

G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it
[Chorus]
C                G
 We're not gonna take it

      F       C     G
Never did and never will

C                G
 We're not gonna take it

      F
Gonna break it

      C
Gonna shake it

         Bb     Am    [ G ]
Let's forget it better still
[Interlude] = Pre-Chorus riff | G C | C C/E F C/E | | G C | C C/E F C/E | [Verse 3]
G              Gsus4
 Now you can't hear me

     C/G            G
Your ears are truly sealed

F
 You can't speak either

Em
 Your mouth is filled

Eb
 You can't see nothing

    G
And pinball completes the scene

     C           G
Here comes Uncle Ernie

   C         G
To guide you to

     C          G     G G G F   G
Your very own machine
[Pre-Chorus]
G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it 

G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it

G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it

G                       C  C C/E   F  C/E
We're not gonna take it
[Chorus]
C                G
 We're not gonna take it 

      F       C     G
Never did and never will

C                G
 Don't want no religion

       F      C      G
And as far as we can tell

C               G
 We ain't gonna take you

      F       C     G
Never did and never will

C                G
 We're not gonna take you 

      F
We forsake you

      C
Gonna rape you

         Bb      Am    [ G ]
Let's forget you better still
[Interlude] = Pre-Chorus riff | G C | C C/E F C/E | | G C | C C/E F C/E | | G C | C C/E F C/E | | G C | C C/E F C/E | | G | % | [Chorus] part
      Fadd9
We forsake you

      C
Gonna rape you

         Bb          Am7   |  A  |  %  |
Let's forget you ... better still
[Interlude] | E/D | D/E | E/D | D/E | [Outro: See me, feel me/Listening to you]
Ebmaj7  Fsus4
See me, feel me

Fsus4    F
Touch me

G
Heal me

Ebmaj7  Fsus4   F
See me, feel me

Fsus4    F
Touch me

G
Heal me

Ebmaj7  Fsus4   F
See me, feel me

Fsus4    F
Touch me

G
Heal me

Ebmaj7  Fsus4   F
See me, feel me

Fsus4    F
Touch me

|  Em  |  %  | E/B | B |
  Heal me

             A    B7sus4    C
Listening to you, I get the music

          A    B7sus4    E
Gazing at you, I get the heat

          A    B7sus4      C
Following you, I climb the mountain

        G        D      | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet

             A    B7sus4    C
Right behind you, I see the millions

   A    B7sus4    E
On you, I see the glory

     A    B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions

     G    D        | E/B | B | 
From you, I get the story

             A    B7sus4    C
Listening to you, I get the music

          A    B7sus4    E
Gazing at you, I get the heat

          A    B7sus4      C
Following you, I climb the mountain

        G        D      | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet

             A    B7sus4    C
Right behind you, I see the millions

   A    B7sus4    E
On you, I see the glory

     A    B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions

     G    D        | E/B | % | B | % | 
From you, I get the story

             A    B7sus4    C
Listening to you, I get the music

          A    B7sus4    E
Gazing at you, I get the heat

          A    B7sus4      C
Following you, I climb the mountain

        G        D      | E/B | % | B | % | 
I get excitement at your feet

             A    B7sus4    C
Right behind you, I see the millions

   A    B7sus4    E
On you, I see the glory

     A    B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions

     G    D        | E/B | % | B | % | 
From you, I get the story
(fade over last part)