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Rough Boys   Pete Townshend

 


 






 

 


 


 


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 transcribed by Whotabs


 litgo@aol.com rev 2000-11-19 www.thewho.net/whotabs


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 [note: leads and cbord inversions are approximate] 


 


 Cadd9 x3x033


 G/B x20033


 D/A x0423(2)


 


 |(D) (C) |(E) (C) (D) (C) (E) (C) (D) (C) (E) (C) |


 

 
 |----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|
 |10-10-8---|12-12-8---|7-7-8---|12-12-8---|7-7-8---|12-12-8---8\|
 |7--7--5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---5\|
 |7--7--5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---5\|
 |----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|
 |----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|

 


 |[gtr 2] | |D Cad9|G/B Cad9 |D Cad9|G/B Cad9 |


 

 
 |----------|----------|2-2-3---|3--3--3---|2-2-3---|3--3--3-----|
 |----------|----------|3-3-3---|3--3--3---|3-3-3---|3--3--3-----|
 |----------|----------|2-2-0---|0--0--0---|2-2-0---|0--0--0-----|
 |----------|----------|0-0-0---|0--0--0---|0-0-0---|0--0--0-----|
 |----------|----------|----3---|2--2--3---|----3---|2--2--3-----|
 |----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|

 


 


 |D [pedal open D]


 

 
 |--------|--------|--------|--------2-|
 |--------|--------|--------|--------3-|
 |--------|--------|--------|--------2-|
 |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---0-|
 |--------|--------|--------|----------|
 |--------|--------|--------|----------|

 


 


 [verse] 


 G/D D |G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |


 Tough boys, running the streets. Come a little closer


 

 
 |--3-----2----|3--3----3---2-----2-2-|3---------------|3-------|
 |--3-----3----|3--3----3---3-----3-3-|3---------------|3-------|
 |--0-----2----|0--0----0---2-----2-2-|0---------------|0-------|
 |0-0-----0----|0--0----0---0---------|----------------|--------|
 |-------------|----------------------|3---------------|2-------|
 |-------------|----------------------|----------------|--------|

 


 


 G/D D|G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |


 Rough toys, under the sheets. Nobody knows her


 

 
 |------3-2-|3-3---3---2----------|3-------|3---------|
 |------3-3-|3-3---3---3------x-x-|3-------|3---------|
 |------0-2-|0-0---0---2------x-x-|0-------|0---------|
 |0-----0-0-|0-0---0---0------x-x-|--------|----------|
 |----------|---------------------|3-------|2---------|
 |----------|---------------------|--------|----------|

 


 


 G/D D |G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |


 Rough boys, don't walk a-way. I very nearly missed you


 

 
 |----3-2---|3-----3----3-2------|3-------------|3---------|
 |----3-3---|3-----3----3-3--x-x-|3-------------|3---------|
 |----0-2---|0-----0----0-2--x-x-|0-------------|0---------|
 |0---0-0---|0-----0----0-0--x-x-|--------------|----------|
 |----------|--------------------|3-------------|2---------|
 |----------|--------------------|--------------|----------|

 


 


 G/D D |G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |


 Tough boys, come over here. I want to bite and kiss you


 

 
 |----3-2---|3----3-3--2-----|3--------------------|3---------|
 |----3-3---|3----3-3--3---3-|3--------------------|3---------|
 |----0-2---|0----0-0--2---2-|0--------------------|0---------|
 |0---0-0---|0----0-0--0---0-|---------------------|----------|
 |----------|----------------|3--------------------|2---------|
 |----------|----------------|---------------------|----------|

 


 


 | A/D | F/D | C/D | G/D |


 

 
 |-5----------|-5-------------|------------|-3-------------|
 |-5----------|-6-------------|-5----------|-3-------------|
 |-2----------|-5-------------|-5----------|-4-------------|
 |(2)0--0/0/0-|(7)-0----0/0/0-|(5)0--0/0/0-|(5)-0---0/0/0--|
 |------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 |------------|---------------|------------|---------------|

 


 | [gtr 2] |


 

 
 |-9--9--9----|-13-13-13---13-|-12-12-12---|-15-15-15---x-x|
 |-10-10-10---|-13-13-13---13-|-13-13-13---|-15-15-15---x-x|
 |-9--9--9----|-14-14-14---14-|-12-12-12---|-16-16-16---x-x|
 |------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 |------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
 |------------|---------------|------------|---------------|

 


 


 |D |A |D/A |A7 |(D)


 I wanna see what I can find


 

 
 |2---------|------|-----|------------------------------|
 |3---------|2-----|3----|5------5----------------------|
 |2---------|2-----|2----|2------2----------------------|
 |4-0-0/0/0-|2-----|4----|5------5----------------------|
 |----------|0-----|0----|0------0----------------------|
 |----------|------|-----|------------------------------|

 


 | |


 

 
 |14--------|0-----|7----|-------5----------------------|
 |15--------|5-----|8----|10-8-5-5----------------------|
 |14--------|6-----|7----|9--7-5-6----------------------|
 |----------|------|0----|------------------------------|
 |----------|------|-----|------------------------------|
 |----------|------|-----|------------------------------|

 


 


 Tough kid, take a bottle of wine when your deal is broken


 Ten quid, she's so easy to blind. And not a word is spoken


 Rough boys, don't walk away. I feel pretty blissed here


 Tough boy, I wanna carry you home. You got pretty pissed, dear


 


 |A/D |F/D |


 

 
 |9-----9-----9----|8-----13-----13------|
 |10----10----10---|10----13-----13------|
 |9-----9-----9----|10----14-----14------|
 |--0-0---0-0---0--|--0-0----0-0----0----|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|

 


 


 |C/D |G/D |


 

 
 |12-----12----12---|12^-12--------------|
 |13-----13----13---|12^-12-10--10-------|
 |12-----12----12---|---------11----11-9-|
 |---0-0---0-0----0-|--------------------|
 |------------------|--------------------|
 |------------------|--------------------|

 


 


 | D | A |G |A |G |


 

 
 |------------|--9-----9--7--5-|3----3-2-0-|5---------5--|3-----|
 |/10---------|--10----10-8--7-|5----5-3-2-|5---/5-------|3-----|
 |------------|--9-------------|-----------|2------------|0-----|
 |------------|----------------|-----------|2------------|0-----|
 |------------|----------------|-----------|-------------|------|
 |------------|----------------|-----------|-------------|------|

 


 


 [bridge] 


 |D | C/D| D | |(A)


 Gonna get inside you Gonna get inside....your bitter mind


 

 
 |2-----------------|-12--10--|--------------|------------------|
 |3-----------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
 |2-----------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
 |0--------0--------|---------|--------------|------------------|
 |------------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
 |------------------|---------|--------------|------------------|

 


 


 [solo] 


 |A |D/A |A |D/A |A |


 [(mind)]  

 
 |-------------|---------5---5---|-9-7-7-5-5--|-----------|----------|
 |---5^\-3-----|---------5-5-5---|---------5--|-5-5-5-7-5-|----8-----|
 |---------2---|-----------7---7/|9--7-7-6-6--|-6-6-6-7-6-|-7/9---2--|
 |-------------|-2-0-2-----------|------------|-7-7-------|-----0-2--|
 |------------0|-------0---------|------------|-----------|-----0-0--|
 |-------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|-----0----|

 


 


 |D/A |A |A7 |(D)


 I wanna see what I can find


 

 
 |--------------|----------------|---------7------------|-------|
 |3---3-2-3-2---|2--------4------|-7-------7^--\----5-5-|-------|
 |2---2-2-2-2---|4^\-2-0--6^\-4--|-7^\-5--------------6-|-------|
 |0---4-2-4-2---|--------------7-|------5-------------7-|-0-----|
 |0-----------0-|----------------|----------------------|-------|
 |--------------|----------------|----------------------|-------|

 


 


 Rough boys, don't walk away. I wanna buy your leather


 Make noise, try and talk me away. We can't be seen together


 Tough kids, what can I do? I'm so pale and weedy


 Rough fits in my hush puppy shoes


 But I'm still pleadin',


 


 |A/D |F/D |C/D |G/D |D Dsus4|


 bleedin', needin', fightin', winin', chimin'


 

 
 |5---------|5---------|----------|3---------|2----3--|
 |5---------|6---------|5---------|3---------|3--3----|
 |6---------|5---------|5---------|4---------|2-------|
 |7-0-0/0/0-|7-0-0/0/0-|5-0-0/0/0-|5-0-0/0/0-|0-------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|

 


 |[gtr 2] |


 

 
 |10--------|8---------|8---------|7---------|2-------|
 |11--------|10--------|8---------|8---------|3-------|
 |10--------|10--------|9---------|7---------|2-------|
 |0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|

 


 


 [break] 


 |Cadd9 |G6/B |Asus4 |A |Asus4 |


 

 
 |----3-------------|----2-------------|----------|------|-------|
 |--3---------------|--3---------------|------3---|----2-|----3--|
 |------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
 |------------------|------------------|---2------|--2---|--2----|
 |3-----------------|2-----------------|0---------|0-----|0------|
 |------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|

 


 |[gtr 2] |


 

 
 |------10-10-12-10-|------10-10/12-10-|----------|------|-------|
 |------------------|10----------------|10-12-10--|------|-------|
 |------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
 |------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
 |------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
 |------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|

 


 


 |A7 |D


 I wanna see what I can find


 

 
 |---------------------------|-----
 |----2----------------------|-----
 |---------------------------|-----
 |--2----2-----4--------2----|0----
 |0----0----0------0------0--|-----
 |---------------------------|-----

 


 


 Tough boys, running the streets. Come a little closer


 Rough toys, under the sheets. Nobody knows her


 Rough boys, don't you walk away. I very nearly missed you


 Tough boys, come over here. I want to bite and kiss you


 


 | A/D |F/D |C/D |G6/D |Dsus2 |Cadd9/D |


 

 
 |------|-----|--0-------|--0--------|--0-------|--0-------|
 |3-----|6----|--5-------|--3--------|--3-------|--3-------|
 |2-----|5----|5-5-------|4-4--------|2-2-------|0-0-------|
 |0-0---|0-0--|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0--0/0/0-|0---0/0/0-|0---0/0/0-|
 |------|-----|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
 |------|-----|----------|-----------|----------|----------|

 


 


 [outro] 


 |F#/D |Bb/D |E/D |Ab/D |Eb/D |


 

 
 |2---------|1---------|4---------|4---------|3---------|
 |2---------|3---------|5---------|4---------|4---------|
 |3---------|3---------|4---------|5---------|3---------|
 |0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

 


 


 |G/D |F/D |Bb/D |Dsus2 |D |


 

 
 |3---------|1---------|1---------|0---------|2---------|
 |3---------|1---------|3---------|3---------|3---------|
 |4---------|2---------|3---------|2---------|2---------|
 |0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

 


 


 |Eb/D |F/D |G/D |A/D |B/D |


 

 
 |3---------|5---------|7---------|9---------|11--------|
 |4---------|6---------|8---------|10--------|12--------|
 |3---------|5---------|7---------|9---------|11--------|
 |0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

 


 


 |C/D |C/D |D |D |E/D |


 

 
 |12--------|12--------|14--------|14--------|16--------|
 |13--------|13--------|15--------|15--------|17--------|
 |12--------|12--------|14--------|14--------|16--------|
 |0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

 


 


 |E/D |F/D |F/D |G/D |


 

 
 |16--------|17--------|17--------|19--------|
 |17--------|18--------|18--------|20--------|
 |16--------|17--------|17--------|19--------|
 |0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|

 


 


 |G/D |D


 I wanna see what I can find!


 

 
 |19------------------------|2----
 |20------------------------|3----
 |19------------------------|2----
 |0-0---0-0---0-------------|0----
 |--------------------------|-----
 |--------------------------|-----

 


 


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