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Substitute easy guitar chords by
The Who
The Who

1966Rock
Intro 1
D
G
D
G
D


Verse 1
G

You think we look
D

pretty good together
G

You think my shoes are made of leather
D
Verse 2

Em

But I'm a substitute for another guy

I look pretty tall but my

heels are high

The simple things you see

are all complicated

I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated,

yeah
Verse 3
A
D
G
D

(Substitute) your lies for

fact

(Substitute) I can see right through

your plastic mac

(Substitute) I look all white,

but my dad was black

(Substitute) my fine linen
Verse 4

suit is really made out of sack
D

G

I was born with a plastic
D

spoon in my mouth
G

The north side of my town faced east,
D

and the east was facing south
Em

And now you dare to look
G
Em

me in the eye

Those crocodile tears are what you cry

It's a genuine problem, you won't try

To work it out at all you just pass it by,
A

pass it by
D
Verse 5

G
D

(Substitute) me for him

(Substitute) my coke

for gin

(Substitute) you for my

mum

(Substitute) at least I'll get my
Interlude 1

washing done
D
G

D
G

D

G
I'm a substitute
Verse 6
Em

for another guy

I look pretty tall but my

heels are high

The simple things you see are all complicated

I look pretty young,

but I'm just back-dated, yeah
Interlude 2

yeah
A
D
A
G
D

A
G
D
A
G
D

G
D


Verse 7
G

I was born with a plastic
D

spoon in my mouth
G

The north side of my town faced east,
D

and the east was facing south
Em

And now you dare to look me in the eye

Those crocodile tears are what you cry

It's a genuine problem, you won't try

To work it out at all you just pass it by,
G

pass it by
A
D
A
Verse 8
D


(Substitute) me for him

(Substitute) my coke

for gin

(Substitute) you for my

mum

(Substitute) at least I'll get my

washing done
Verse 9
D

(Substitute) your lies for

fact

(Substitute) I can see right through

your plastic mac

(Substitute) I look all white,

but my dad was black

(Substitute) My fine-looking suit
D

is really made out of sack

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  • G

  • Em

  • A

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