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  The Song Is Over
  By The Who
  >From Who's Next, 1971
  Written by Pete Townshend
  
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  transcribed by
  litgo@aol.com
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  Capo on 3 (to play piano chords; no capo for lead guitar as on record) 
  
  [Note: on record for chord progressions, guitar plays leads, roots but few chords; 
  most progressions are piano only. Chords below with '*' are guitar chords, rest are 
  piano. Leads are approximate.]
  
  [verses]                         [break]         
  Ebmaj7/F xx3786                  C/G      33555x 
  Bbmaj9   x33365 or xx8565        F/G      335565 
  Cm7/G    xx5343                  A only*  5x7xxx and 577xxx 
  F        xx3565                  D/A      55777x  
  [chorus]                         G/A      555433  
  F only*  1x3xxx                  G/D*     x55433  
  F6       xx3765                  C/D*     x55588
  G only*  3x5xxx                  Cmaj7/D  x55587
  Fmaj7/G  (33)5555                [bridge]           
  Dm7/G    355565                  E*       x7999x
  G6       355453                  D/E*     x777 10 10
  F/C*     x37565                  Dmaj7/E  x777 10 9
  Bb/C*    x33366 (or C7sus4)      C/D*     x55588
  Bmaj7/C  x33365                  Cadd9/D  x55788
  Db only* x4xxxx                  [last verse]   
  Gb/Db    x4467x                  Fsus4    x33566
  Cb/Db    x44477                  [outro]
  Db6      x4866x                  G/C      x35433
  Eb only* x6xxxx                  Fadd9/C  x33563
  Ab/Eb    x6689x                  C5*      x355xx
  Db/Eb    x66699                  
  
  [intro, verse pattern]
  ||: Ebmaj7/F   Bbmaj9 | Cm7/G   F  :||
  
  [guitar fills]
   Ebma..               Ebma..       Ebma..            Ebma..
  |---|----6-5---------|---------|--|--------|-6-5/6/5-|----------|----|
  |-6-|--------6-------|---------|--|--------|--------6|----------|----|
  |---|----------5/7/5-|-5-3-----|--|--------|---------|-5--5--5-|----|
  |-3-|----------------|-----3---|--|--3-3---|---------|---3---3--|-3--|
  |---|----------------|---------|--|--------|---------|----------|----|
  |---|----------------|---------|--|-1------|---------|----------|----|
  
  The song is over
  It's all behind me
  I shoulda known it
  She tried to find me
  
    Ebma..     Ebma..
  |-------|--|-------------------|----------|
  |-------|--|-------------------|----------|
  |-------|--|-------------------|----------|
  |-3-----|--|-3/5-3-------------|-3--------|
  |-------|--|-------5---3-------|----------|
  |-------|--|-------------5--3--|-1--------|
  
  Our love is over 
  They're all ahead now
  I've got to learn it
  I'm gonna sing out
  
  [guitar: F only]
  Ebmaj7/F     Dm7/F       Cm7/F        F6
  I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
  I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
  
  [guitar: G only]
  Fmaj7/G      G              Dm7/G         G6
  I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
  
  F/C          C           Bb/C   Bb/C
  I'll sing my song to the free
         Bbmaj7/C
  To the free
  |-----|-6----5----|--------|
  |-----|-----------|--5-----|
  |-----|----3--3-3-|--------|
  |-----|----3------|-3--3---|
  |---3-|--3--------|------4-|
  |-----|-----------|--------|
  
  [guitar: Db only]
  Gb/Db        Db      Cb/Db         Db6
  I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
  I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
  [guitar: Eb only]
  Ab/Eb        Eb             Db/Eb        Eb
  I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
  F/C          C           Bb/C        Bb/C            Bbmaj7/C
  I'll sing my song to the free                 To the free
                         |-6--5------|---------------|------6-----|--|
                         |--6--6-5---|---------------|------6-----|--|
                         |---3-------|-5^-3/5-3-----|------3-----|--|
                         |-----------|------------3--|------3-----|--|
                         |--------3--|----------3----|-3-3--3-----|--|
                         |-----------|---------------|------------|--|
  
  [solo: rhythm guitar: G only]
  |   C/G          G            F/G         G            
  |-------------------------|---------------15----------|
  |-13/15-13/15-13/15-13/15-|-13/15-13/15-15--13/15-----|
  |-------------------------|-----------------------15^-|
  |-------------------------|---------------------------|
  |-------------------------|---------------------------|
  |-------------------------|---------------------------|
                            
    C/G          G F/G            G        
  |------------------------|-------------------------|
  |------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-12-12-12------3-3/3---|-5-3---------------3-----|
  |--------------5---------|-----5--5-------3/5------|
  |------------------------|--------------------3^/--|
  |------------------------|-------------------------|
  [rhythm guitar: A only            ]
    D/A   A     G/A       A           G/D D    C/D        Cmaj7/D   
  |---------5-|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|-7---------|--|
  |---5-------|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|--8--------|--|
  |---2---4^--|4-2-----------2-----|--------|-5----|---|---5-7-5---|--|
  |---2-------|--4--4/2-------2-----|-5--5/7-|-5----|---|---------5-|--|
  |-0---------|---------3^-0------3-|-5------|-5----|---|-----------|--|
  |-----------|-----------------5---|--------|------|---|-----------|--|
  
  
  [bridge]
  E                D/E           Dmaj7/E
  When I walked in through the door
  E                       D/E     Dmaj7/E
  Thought it was me I was looking for
  D                        C/D     Cadd9/D
  She was the first song I ever sang
         Bbmaj7/C                       C   C C
  But it stopped as soon as it began
  
  [repeat intro]
  
  Our love is over
  It's all behind me
  They're all ahead now
  Can't hope to find to me
  
  [repeat chorus]
  I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
  I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
  I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
  F/C           C           Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C
   I'll sing my song to the free         To the free
                          |-6------6|-6-------|-6--5-----|--------------|
                          |-6-------|--6------|--6-------|--------------|
                          |-3-------|---------|---3---5^|3---3---------|
                          |-3-------|---------|----------|--5---5/3-5---|
                          |-3-------|---------|----------|-------------4|
                          |---------|---------|----------|--------------|
  
  I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces
  I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
  I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains
  F/C           C           Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C     Bbmaj7/C
   I'll sing my song to the free            To the free
                          |-6----5--|------------|-----------|----------|
                          |--6----6-|-6--5-------|-----------|----------|
                          |---3----3|--3---------|-----------|----------|
                          |----3----|---3--------|-3---------|----------|
                          |---------|------------|-3--3--3---|-3--------|
                          |---------|------------|-----------|----------|
  
  [second break]
  [guitar: G only;          A only]
  ||: C/G   G | F/G  G :||: D/A  A | G/A  A  :||
  
  | G/D D | C/D   | Cmaj7/D |
  |-------|-8--8--|---------|
  |-------|-8---8-|---------|
  |-------|-5----5|---------|
  |-------|-5-----|-5-------|
  |-5-----|-------|--5------|
  |-------|-------|---------|
               [rake down]
  
  | F/C  C  | Bb/C    | Bbmaj7/C  | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C  |
  |---------|-6-------|-5------5--|-3--------|-----------|
  |-6----5--|-6--6-6--|--3-6-3----|----------|-5---------|
  |-5----5--|-3-----3-|---3---3---|----------|-----------|
  |-7----5--|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------|
  |---------|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------|
  |---------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|
  
  [repeat intro]
  
  The song is over
  I'm left with only tears
  I must remember
  Ebmaj7/F  Bbmaj9   Cm7/G      Fsus4
  Even if it takes a million years
  
  [outro; guitar: C5]
  C   G/C  Fadd9/C  G/C  
  The song is over
  The song is over
  Excepting one note, pure and easy
  Playing so free like a breath rippling by
  
  [guitar: C5]               x6
  ||: C  G/C | Fadd9/C  G/C :|| C
  
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