The Who

A Quick One by The Who

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A Quick One While He's Away
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(Townshend)
transcribed by phillip@princeton.edu
 
 
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I. Her Man's Been Gone
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A
Her man's ...
             D
For nearly ...
D               A
He was due ...
A      E     A
But he ....
A
Her man's ...
A             D
For nigh on ....
D               A
He was due ...
A      E7    A
But he .....
 
 
II. Crying Town
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Intro
 
D G/D Am/D G/D (6 times)
 
D         G/D         Am/D        G/D        D     G/D Am/D G/D
Down your street your .....
D              G/D       Am/D   G/D           D    G/D Am/D G/D
Your street is very well ...
G            C/G  G11    C/G            G    C/G G11 C/G 
Your town is very famous for ...
D           G/D    Am/D      G/D        D     G/D Am/D G/D  
Whose cries can be heard ...
 
 
III. We Have A Remedy
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A D A E A E D A E D Asus4
 
A (use sus4 and sus2 to play melody)
Fa la la la .....
 
A
We have a .....
D
We'll bring you .....
                   A   E Esus4 E
Then he can .....
 
E (sus)
Fa la la la la la
Fa la la la la
A (sus)
Fa la la la la la
Fa la la la la
Fa la la la la la
Fa la la la la la
E (sus) D (sus)
 
A (sus)
We have a ...
Fa la la la la la la
We have a ...
Fa la la la la la la
We have a ....
Fa la la la la la la
We have ....
Fa la la la la la la
 
(spoken)
A
We have ...
We have!
E            D
Little girl, why ....
Asus4                       A
I'm gonna make ....
 
 
IV. Ivor The Engine Driver
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E          B
My name ..
D             E
I'm an ...
E          B
I know ...
D          E
I know why ...
E                B
Just 'cause ...
D                E
Don't mean he'll .....
 
   A
He told ....
            E
He ain't no liar, I ...
   B                         D          E
So let's have a smile for ....
   B                         D          E
So let's have a smile for ....
 
Please take ....
 
It'll come right.....
 
 
V. Soon Be Home
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C
We'll so...
We'll soon ....
      G7
We'll soon
G7                        C
We'll soon, soon, ....
 
We'll soon be .......
 
Come on, old horse
 
Soon be .....
 

 
VI. You Are Forgiven
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D     Asus4 C6    Gsus9 F     Dm/A  Esus  A
Dang, dang, dang, dang, .....
 
D Asus4 A (2 times)
 
D                           A
Cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, .....
(4 times)
 
          D        Asus4 A
I can't ...
A            D         Asus4 A
Do my eyes ...?
A            D         Asus4 A
Am I back in ...
A         D         Asus4 A
Away from ...
 
            C                     D   
It's like a dream to ....
            C                     D   
Can't believe ...
 
  D                Asus4  A
I missed you ...
  D                Asus4    A
I kissed a few and ...
   C               G
On Ivor the Engine ...
    C              G      D
And later with him....
 
D G A (4 times)
D          G  A   D          G  A  (repeat ad lib)
You are forgiven, ...
D                   A  D
You're all ....

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