d|-----0-|0--| a|-0-2---|---|
| D | G | D | D/G | D | D | D/G | D | D | |
| You think we | look pretty good to | gether |
| D | G | D | D/G | D | D | D/G | D | D | |
| You think my | shoes are made of | leather |
| Em | G | D | Em | G | D | |
| But I'm a | substi | tute | for a | nother | guy |
[opt. d|----2-------0------2-----------0--|
bass a|--------0/2----------------0/2----|
lick] e|-0-----3---------0------3---------|
| Em | G | D | Em | G | D | |
| I | look pretty | tall | but my | heels are | high |
| Em | G | D/A | Em | G | D | |
| The | simple things you | see are | all | compli | cated |
| Em | G | D | Em | G | D | A | D/A | A | |
| I | look pretty | young | but I'm | just back- | da | ted | yeah |
| DII | D | A/D | G/D | G/D | D | |
| Substitute lies for fact |
| DII | D | A/D | G/D | G/D | D | |
| I can see right through your plastic mac |
| DII | D | A/D | G/D | G/D | D | |
| I look all white, but my dad was black |
| DII | D | A/D | G/D | G/D | D | |
| My fine-looking suit is really made out of sack |
| I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth |
| The north side of my house faced east and the east was facing south |
| 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, pass it by |
| Substitute me for him |
| Substitute my coke for gin |
| Substitute you for my mum |
| At least I'll get my washing done |
| ============= |
| litgo@aol.com |
| TITLE: Substitute |
| ARTIST: The Who |
| AUTHOR: Pete Townshend |
| The main chords for the intro are D, A, G, but sometimes they are played in a different form. |
| intro: (listen to the record to get the timing) |
| Also, let that D note ring throughout the intro |
| D2 | D | A/D | G/D | D | D2 | D | A/D | G/D | D | |
E--5--2--5---3-3--2-2-2----5--2--5---3-3--2-2-2-------
B--7--3--5---3-3--3-3-3----7--3--5---3-3--3-3-3-------
G--7--2--6---4-4--2-2-2----7--2--6---4-4--2-2-2-------
D--0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0----0--0--0---0-0--0-0-0-------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
| D | G | D | |
| You think we | look pretty good to | gether |
| D | G | D | |
| You think my | shoes are made of | leather |
| Em | G | D/A | Em | G | |
| But | I'm a substitut | e | for a | nother gu | y |
| D/A | Em | G | D/A | Em | G | |
| I | look pretty | tall | but my | heels are hig | h |
| D/A | Em | G | D/A | Em | G | |
| The | simple things you | see are | all | complica | ted |
| D/A | Em | G | D/A | Em | G | A | |
| I | look pretty | good | but I'm | just back | dated | yeah |
| D | A/D | G/D | D | |
| Substi | tute | lies | for fact |
| A/D | G/D | D | |
| I can see right | through your | plastic | mac |
| A/D | G/D | D | |
| I look all | white but my | dad was | black |
| A/D | G/D | D | |
| My fine looking | suite is really | made out of | sack |
| I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth |
| North side of my town faced east and the east was facing south |
| And now you dare to look me in the eye |
| But crocodile tears are what you cry |
| If it's a genuine problem you won't try |
| To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by |
| Substitute me for him |
| Substitute my coke for gin |
| Substitute you for my mum |
| At least I'll get my washing done |
| 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 |
| I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth |
| North side of my town faced east and the east was facing south |
| And now you dare to look me in the eye |
| But crocodile tears are what you cry |
| If it's a genuine problem you won't try |
| To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by |
| Substitute me for him |
| Substitute my coke for gin |
| Substitute you for my mum |
| At least I'll get my washing done |
| Substitute lies for fact |
| I can see right through your plastic mac |
| I look all white but my dad was black |
| My fine looking suit's really made out of sack |