Somebody Saved Me chords by Pete Townshend

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Verse:
 G6G6        Cadd9Cadd9       G6G6        Cadd9Cadd9
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|
BB|--3-3--3--3-3--3|--3-3--3--3-3--3|--3-3--3--3-3--3|--3-3--3--3-3---|
G+G|-0---0---0---0--|-0---0---5---5--|-0---0---0---0--|-0---0---5---5--|
D MajorD|5-----5-5-----5-|5-----5-5-----5-|5-----5-5-----5-|5-----5-5-----5-|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                      Am(add9)/G
 Em9/B  Cmaj7/E Em7/F# Cmaj7/E Am(add9)     Am(add9)/F
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0----|
BB|--3-3-----0-0-0-|--3-3-----0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
G+G|-0---0-0-5---5--|-0---0-0-5---5--|-5---5-0-5---5--|-5---5---5---5--|
D MajorD|4-----4-5-------|4-----4-5-------|7-------5-------|3-------3-------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Pre-chorus:
 Bm7Bm7   Bm7/A  Bm7Bm7   Bm7/A  G+G    Dsus2/F# E minor 7Em7   Dsus2/F#
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---2-------2----|---2-------2----|---3-------0----|---0-------0----|
BB|--3-3-----3-3---|--3-3-----3-3---|--3-3-----3-3---|--3-3-----3-3---|
G+G|-2---2-2-2---2-2|-2---2-2-2---2-2|-4---4-0-0---0-0|-0---0-0-0---0-0|
D MajorD|------4-------4-|------4-------4-|5-----5-4-----4-|2-----2-4-----4-|
A augmentedA|2-------0-------|2-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 A7sus4A7sus4      Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0----|0-----0---------|
BB|--3-3-----3-3---|0-----0---------|
G+G|-0---0-0-0---0-0|2-----1---------|
D MajorD|2-----2-2-----2-|2-----2---------|
A augmentedA|----------------|2-----2---------|
E MajorE|----------------|0-----0---------|

Coda:
 A augmentedA   E/A   G/AG/A  D/AD/A Dsus2/A
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|5--5---4--------|3--3---2--0-----|
BB|5--5---5--5-----|3--3---3--3-----|
G+G|6--6---4--4-----|4--4---2--2-----|
D MajorD|7--7---6--6-----|5--5---4--4-----|
A augmentedA|0--0---0--0-----|0--0---0--0-----|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS
Verse:            Pre-chorus:        Chorus:
     E-A-D-G-B-e         E-A-D-G-B-e       E-A-D-G-B-e
G6G6    3-x-0-0-3-0     Bm7Bm7   x-2-4-2-3-2    A augmentedA   x-0-7-6-5-5
Cadd9Cadd9   x-3-2-0-3-0     Bm7/A  x-0-4-2-3-2    A major 6A6  x-0-7-6-7-5
Em9/B   x-2-4-0-3-0     G6G6    3-x-0-0-3-0    D/AD/A  x-0-7-7-7-5
Cmaj7/E  0-3-5-5-0-0     Dsus2/F# 2-x-0-2-3-0    E/A  x-0-6-4-5-4
Em9/F#  2-x-4-0-3-0     E minor 7Em7   0-2-0-0-3-0    G/AG/A  x-0-5-4-3-3
Amadd9Amadd9  x-0-2-5-0-0     A7sus4A7sus4  x-0-2-0-3-0    D/A* x-0-4-2-3-2
Amadd9/G 3-x-2-5-0-0     Esus4Esus4  0-2-2-2-0-0    G6G6  3-x-0-0-3-0
Amadd9/F 1-3-3-2-0-0                  Esus4Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
                             G6/AG6/A x-0-5-4-3-0

Middle 8:
A augmentedA     x-0-7-6-5-5
E/A    x-0-6-4-5-4
GMaj9Gmaj9   3-x-4-4-x-5
GMaj13Gmaj13  3-x-4-4-x-0

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Intro:
| G6G6 | % |

Verse 1:
G6G6
I stood at the door beside her
  Cadd9Cadd9
But she wouldn't let me pass
   G6G6
I was such a bore and I lied to her
     Cadd9Cadd9
I said I didn't really want her ass
 Em9/B      Cmaj7/E
I went away in the mud and rain
  Em9/F#        Cmaj7/E
The gang became snide and laughed
Amadd9Amadd9       Amadd9/G
I was slayed but I smiled and the pain
 Amadd9/F
Began to subside at last


Pre-Chorus:
  Bm7Bm7        Bm7/A
And when I got back to my hotel
 Bm7Bm7                Bm7/A
I wondered if the thunder meant I'd landed in hell
  G+G          Dsus2/F#
And on the forecourt, I slipped and fell
 E minor 7Em7             Dsus2/F#
I cracked my stupid head and I heard a bell
      A7sus4A7sus4 | Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |
I thought, hey


Chorus:
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6      D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, it happened again
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6        D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, I thank you, my friend
     A augmentedA    E/A           G/AG/A   D/A*
Somebody saved me, from a fate worse than heaven
       G6G6
'Cause if I'd had her for just an hour
          Esus4Esus4  E MajorE
I'd have wanted her forever
     | G6/AG6/A | % |
Somebody saved me


Verse 2:
G6G6
 You would have thought that I'd have learned
Cadd9Cadd9
Twenty years ago or more
 G6G6
A augmentedA beautiful girl raised her mouth and yearned
   Cadd9Cadd9
But I didn't know what lips were for
 Em9/B      Cmaj7/E
I ran away in the mud and rain
  Em9/F#          Cmaj7/E
The weather here is never too bright
   Amadd9Amadd9         Amadd9/G
She'd had an affray with her man and came
  Amadd9/F
For solace and the means to fight


Pre-Chorus:
  Bm7Bm7        Bm7/A
She finally bored with seducing me
  Bm7Bm7                Bm7/A
And took up with some geezer from the Ealing scene
  G+G          Dsus2/F#
It nearly killed him like it would've killed me
 E minor 7Em7             Dsus2/F#
When her original man snapped his fingers
     A7sus4A7sus4   | Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |
And she obeyed, she obeyed


Chorus:
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6      D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, it happened again
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6        D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, I thank you, my friend
     A augmentedA   E/A            G/AG/A   D/A*
Somebody saved me, from a fate worse than heaven
       G6G6
'Cause if I'd had her for just an hour
          Esus4Esus4  E MajorE
I'd have wanted her forever


Middle 8:
A augmentedA         E/A
I don't know about guardian angels
A augmentedA         E/A
All I know about's staying alive
GMaj9Gmaj9        GMaj13Gmaj13
 I can't shout about spiritual labels
   GMaj9Gmaj9        GMaj13Gmaj13
When little ones die and big ones thrive

E MajorE
All I know is that I've been making it
  E MajorE
And there've been times that I didn't deserve to
E MajorE
Every show, there's been more faking it
E MajorE
But right at the point of no return


Chorus:
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6      D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, it happened again
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6        D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, I thank you, my friend
     A augmentedA    E/A           G/AG/A   D/A*
Somebody saved me, from a fate worse than heaven
      G6G6
'Cause if I blew it for a single moment
        Esus4Esus4  E MajorE
I'd blow it forever
       | G6/AG6/A | % |
But somebody saves me


Verse 3:
G6G6
 I took up the connection once
Cadd9Cadd9
Made me feel quite aloof
 G6G6
I never could queue to collect my lunch
   Cadd9Cadd9
While I was pursuing the truth
   Em9/B        Cmaj7/E
So I left my folks in the mud and rain
     Em9/F#       Cmaj7/E
It always rains in Sunnyside Road
 Amadd9Amadd9           Amadd9/G
I lived hippy jokes, getting stoned insane
     Amadd9/F
'Til the rain looked just like snow


Pre-chorus:
  Bm7Bm7        Bm7/A
But there was a soul in whom I could depend
  Bm7Bm7        Bm7/A
He worked himself crazy while I laid in bed
    G+G             Dsus2/F#
I never leaned on a person like I leaned right then
      E minor 7Em7       Dsus2/F#
And when I finally woke up clean
       A7sus4A7sus4   | Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |
My friend was dead, stone dead


Chorus:
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6      D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, it happened again
     A augmentedA    A major 6A6        D/AD/A
Somebody saved me, I thank you, my friend
     A augmentedA    E/A        G/AG/A   D/A*
Somebody saved me, I ain't ready for heaven
       G6G6
'Cause if I'd seen you for a second
               Esus4Esus4  E MajorE
I'd have wanted to see you forever ...


Coda:
     | A augmentedA   E/A | G/AG/A  D/AD/A Dsus2/A |
Somebody saved me
| A augmentedA E/A | G/AG/A  D/AD/A Dsus2/A |
| A augmentedA E/A | G/AG/A  D/AD/A Dsus2/A |
| A augmentedA E/A | G/AG/A  D/AD/A Dsus2/A |
     G6/AG6/A
Somebody saved me