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  Over The Top
  By Pete Townshend
  >From The Iron Man, 1989
  Written by Pete Townshend ©1989 Heavy Metabolics Ltd/Towser Tunes Inc.
  
  ==============
  transcribed by
  litgo@aol.com
  ==============
  
  [note: leads and timing are approximate]
  
  |A      Bm     |G                   |A        Bm    |G            |
  |--------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  |--------------|--6/7h10p7h10p7h10p7|---------------|-------------|
  |--------------|--------------------|9^-------------|-7h9-7-9-9^--|
  |--------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  |--------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  |--------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  
  |A      Bm     |G          |A      Bm  |G       |     |
  |--------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----|
  |--------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----|
  |-------------|-777777----|-----------|--------|<12>-|
  |--------------|-----------|7----------|----<12>|-----|
  |--------------|--------7-9|-9---------|--------|-----|
  |--------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----|
  
  [chorus]
  |A       Bm     |G            |A       Bm      |G                    |
   Over the top we go            Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh
  |---------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------|
  |---------------|-----------3-|----------------|---------0----3----0-|
  |---------------|----2^-0----|----------------|-------0---0-----0---|
  |---------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------|
  |---------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------|
  |---------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------|
  
  |A        Bm    |G                |A       Bm     |G       |          |
   Over the top we go                Yey yey year yuh ye-ah
  |---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|-------10-|
  |---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|--10-12---|
  |---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|----------|
  |---------------|----------0------|---------------|--------|----------|
  |---------------|-------0----2-0-2|---------------|--------|----------|
  |---------------|-----3---3-------|---------------|--------|----------|
  
      |G   A           |Bm   Bm A/C# |
  I've no idea where my life be-gan
                                                [2/4][4/4]
     |G      D       |A    Bm   |G      D       |A   |G      |
  But I am a fearless Iron Man  
     (I am a fearless Iron Man,  I am a fearless Iron Man)
  |G            F#|G      |                 |
  |----------10--|-------|-----------------|
  |---------------|--0-3--|-----------------|
  |----------12--|-------|2-2--4-----------|
  |---------------|-------|-----------------|
  |---------------|-------|-----------------|
  |---------------|-------|-----------------|
  
  [verse]
   |D             |G
  I lost my arm, I lost my eyes
  
   |D               |G                          |
  I broke my feet, I bruised my thighs
   |----------------|-----------------------------|
   |----------------|---------------------10-10---|
   |----------------|------------------12^---12^--|
   |----------------|-----------------------------|
   |----------------|-----------------------------|
   |----------------|-----------------------------|
  
    |D                   |G                                   |
  My head's on a cliff, a-hanging from a tree
    |--------------------|-------------------------10-12-14---|
    |--------------------|----------------------12------------|
    |--------------------|------------------------------------|
    |--------------------|------------------------------------|
    |--------------------|------------------------------------|
    |--------------------|------------------------------------|
  
    |D                          |G                 |         |
  My neck's on the beach with my elbow and my knee
  
  [chorus]
  |A        Bm    |G          |A     Bm       |G                         |
   Over the top we go          Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh                     
  |---------------|-------15-|---------------|--------------------------|
  |---------------|-------15-|---------------|--------0-4-0-7-0-4-0-----|
  |---------------|-----------|---------------|--------0-----------------|
  |---------------|-----------|---------------|--------------------------|
  |---------------|-----------|---------------|--------------------------|
  |---------------|-----------|---------------|--------------------------|
  
  |A        Bm     |G         |A       Bm      |G                  |
   Over the top we go          Yey yey year yuh ye-ah               
  |----------------|----7----|----------------|----------3--------|
  |----------------|----8----|----------------|----------3--------|
  |----------------|----------|----------------|----------0--------|
  |----------------|----------|----------------|-------------------|
  |----------------|----------|----------------|-------------------|
  |----------------|----------|----------------|-------------------|
  
  [verse]
    |D                   |G                                |
  My eye looked around discovered my hand                
    |--------------------|---------------------------------|
    |--------------------|---------------7h10p7h10p7h10p7--|
    |--------------------|---------------------------------|
    |--------------------|---------------------------------|
    |--------------------|---------------------------------|
    |--------------------|---------------------------------|
  
   |D                       |G                                       |
  Together they uncovered my arm in the sand
   |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   |------------------------|------------7h10p7h10p7h10p710----------|
   |------------------------|-------------------------------9--7-----|
   |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
         |D                  |G
  All the pieces of me come together as one
  
        |D                       |G                           |          |
  And we all dance forever in the morning sun
  ------|------------------------|------------------7-10-7----|----------|
  ------|------------------------|-------------7-10-------10-7|----------|
  ------|------------------------|----------------------------|-9-7-7-2-4|
  ------|------------------------|----------------------------|----9-----|
  ------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------|
  ------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------|
  
  [chorus]
  |A       Bm     |G                  |A       Bm      |G        |
   Over the top we go                  Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh     
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
  |---------------|----0-0-0-15-15---|----------------|---------|
  |---------------|----0-0-0-16-0----|----------------|---------|
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|---------|
  
  |A        Bm    |G          |A       Bm      |G              |         |
   Over the top we go          Yey yey year yuh ye-ah
  |---------------|-----------|----------------|------3--------|---------|
  |---------------|---5p3-3-5-|5---------------|-------3/8-----|<12>-----|
  |---------------|------4----|----------------|-----------<12>|---------|
  |---------------|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  |---------------|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  |---------------|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  
      |G   A           |Bm   Bm A/C# |
  I've no idea where my maker ran
     |G      D       |A    Bm   |G      D       |A    G      |
  But I am a fearless Iron Man  
     (I am a fearless Iron Man,  I am a fearless Iron Man)
                                             [2/4][4/4]
  |G      D       |A    Bm   |G      D       |A   |G      |      F# G|
  (I am a fearless Iron Man,  I am a fearless Iron Man)
  
  |G                 |D                   |G              |D            |
  |------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------12---|
  |0h3p0h3p0h3p0-3---|---10-12-10/--10-10-|8-7----8-7-----|---10--------|
  |------------------|11-----------11-----|----7----------|/11---11---9^|
  |------------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  |------------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  |------------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
  
  |G                              |A     Bm C  |C     F  F     |
  |-------------------------------|------------|---------------|
  |-------------------------------|----5-7--8--|8--------------|
  |--9^^7-----7---------9^^-7---7-|5-7---------|---------------|
  |--------9------------------9---|------------|---------------|
  |-------------------------------|------------|---------------|
  |-------------------------------|------------|---------------|
  
  |C   G              |C         F F        |C     G              |
  |-------------------|-----13-15-17--------|15-13------15--------|
  |---5-8p5--/8-------|13-15----------------|-----15-13----13-----|
  |5-7------5---------|---------------------|---------------------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  
  |C# C# C#  F# F# |C# C# F#  |C# C# F# F#|C# C# F#                    |
  |----------------|----------|-----------|----------------------------|
  |--------9-7-6---|--------9-|7-6h7p6----|--------------------------9p|
  |-----6-8------8-|---8^6---|-----------|---------8-8-10p8-10-8-10---|
  |--6-8-----------|-6--------|-----------|-----8-10-------------------|
  |----------------|----------|-----------|-8-10-----------------------|
  |----------------|----------|---------6-|8---------------------------|
  
  |C# C# C#  F# F#|C#  C#   F#     |C# C# C# F# F# |Ab Ab Ab |
  |---------------|----8-9-11p8----|---------------|8--8--8-|
  |7------------7h|9-9---------11-9|9--------------|9--9--9-|
  |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------|
  
  [chorus; modulate]
  |Bb       Cm    |Ab       |Bb      Cm      |Ab                      |
   Over the top we go        Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh
  |---------------|---------|----------------|------11-11-11----11-11-|
  |---------------|---------|----------------|------13-13-13-13-------|
  |---------------|---------|----------------|------------------------|
  |---------------|---------|----------------|------------------------|
  |---------------|---------|----------------|------------------------|
  |---------------|---------|----------------|------------------------|
  
  |Bb       Cm    |Ab             |Bb      Cm      |Ab      |
   Over the top we go              Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh
  |---------------|---------11----|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|---13-13---13--|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|---13-13-------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
  
  |Bb       Cm    |Ab                    |
   Over the top we go                     
  |---------------|---18-18-18-16-16-16--|
  |---------------|---18-18-18-18-18-16--|
  |---------------|----------------------|
  |---------------|----------------------|
  |---------------|----------------------|
  |---------------|----------------------|
  
  |Bb      Cm      |Ab                  |
   Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh
  |----------------|-----8-8---8-8----6-|
  |----------------|9----9-9-9-9-9-9--6-|
  |----------------|8--------8-----8--7-|
  |----------------|--------------------|
  |----------------|--------------------|
  |----------------|--------------------|
  
  |Bb       Cm    |Ab              |Bb      Cm      |Ab      |
   Over the top we go               Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh
  |---------------|------18--18--|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|------20--20--|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
  
  |Bb       Cm    |Ab                 |Bb      Cm      |Ab      |
   Over the top we go                  Yey yuh yair yuh ye-uh
  |---------------|-----4---4---4-----|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|-----4---4---4-----|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------|
  |---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------|
  
  |Bb       Cm    |Ab      Ab9
   Over the top we go
  |---------------|4-------6--------------
  |---------------|4-------4--------------
  |---------------|5-------5--------------
  |---------------|-----------------------
  |---------------|-----------------------
  |---------------|-----------------------
  
  =============
  litgo@aol.com
  

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