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By The Who >From Tommy, 1969 Written by Pete Townshend Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada ============= revised by litgo@aol.com ============= [note: Townshend has a couple of guitars going. This transcribed for one (in most parts).] INTRO x4 ||-------7-----7--|| ||-----8-----8----|| ||.--7-----7-----.|| ||.--------------.|| ||----------------|| ||----------------|| gtr 2 || || ||----------------|| ||-------3-----3--|| ||-----0-----0----|| ||---0-----0------|| ||----------------|| ||---3-----3------|| MAIN RIFF GDGD ||--3----3----2--3--5-|---3--2--0-(2)--|| ||--3---------3-------|---3--------3---|| ||.-0---------2-------|---0--------2--.|| ||.-0---------0-------|---0--------0--.|| ||--------------------|----------------|| ||--3-----------------|---3------------|| VERSE repeat MAIN RIFF G D G D Come to this house. Be one of the comfortable people. repeat MAIN RIFF G D G D Lovely bright home. We're drinking all night, never sleeping. (Em) Bm7 Em Bm7 Milkman come in, and you baker. Em Bm7 Em Bm7 Little old lady welcome, and you, shoemaker. CHORUS 1 GFBFC Come to this house. Into this hou-------se. |-3--------------------------|------------------------| |-0--------------------------|---------------------5--| |-0--------------------------|---------------------5--| |-0---------------------3-3--|-3-------------------5--| |-2------------------3--1-0--|-3-------------------3--| |-3------------------1-------|-1----------------------| repeat MAIN RIFF G D G D Come to this house. Be one of us. repeat MAIN RIFF G D G D Make this your house. Be one of us. (Em) Bm7 Em Bm7 You can help collect some more in. Em Bm7 Em Bm7 Young and old people, let's get them all in. CHORUS 2 A A/D D/C Em7 Come to this house. Into this hous--se. |-------------------|--------|--------------|-----|-2-----|-0---| |-------------------|--------|-3------------|-3---|-3-----|-0---| |-2-----------------|--------|-2------------|-2---|-2-----|-1---| |-2-----------------|--------|-0------------|-0---|-------|-2---| |-0-----------------|----3-2-|--------------|-3---|-2-----|-2---| |-------------------|-3------|--------------|-----|-------|-0---| BRIDGE [Play this riff eight times. Actually, after the first time, Pete plays Em, not E. Listen to the record.] E D/E E F x8 ||---------------------|----------------------|| ||--------9x--9--9---7-|-------9x--9--9---10--|| ||.-------9x--9--9---7-|-------9x--9--9---10-.|| ||.-------9x--9--9---7-|-------9x--9--9---10-.|| ||--------7x--7--7---7-|-------7x--7--7---8---|| ||--0--0---------------|-0--0-----------------|| DE D Ask along that man who's wearing a carnation. E D Bring every single person from Victoria station. E D Go into that hospital and bring the nurses and patients. E Everyone go home and fetch their relations. A E A E A Come to this house, be one of the comfortable people. (EAE |-------5----|-0---------|-------5----|-0---------| |-------5----|-0---------|-------5----|-0---------| |-------2----|-1---------|-------2----|-1---------| |---2--------|-2---------|------------|-2---------| |-0----------|---------0-|-0----------|---------0-| |------------|-----------|------------|-----------| A E A E Lovely bright home, drinking all night, never sleeping. AE |-------5----|-4------|-----------| |-------5----|-5------|-------5---| |-----2------|-4------|-----2-2---| |------------|-6------|---2-------| |-0----------|------0-|-0---------| |------------|--------|-----------| INTERLUDE D D/C D D/C (Spoken) "Excuse me sir, there's more at the door." x7 D Cadd9 There's more at the door. D Cadd9 D E There's more at the door, there's more. Em Bm7 Em Bm7 We need more room. Build an extension. Em B7 Em B7 A colorful palace. Spare no expense now. repeat MAIN RIFF G D7 G D7 Come to this house, be one of us. repeat MAIN RIFF G D7 G D7 Come into this house, be one of us. SOLO; 12 string | Em Bm7 | Em Bm7 | Em Bm7 | Em Bm7 | |------------|-----------|--------------|----------| |------------|-----------|--------------|----------| |------------|-0---------|--------------|----------| |-2-2-2-2----|-5-2-2-----|--2-2-2/5-2-0-|-2-2-0-2--| |------------|------2-0--|--------------|----------| |------------|---------3^|-0------------|----------| Repeat CHORUS 2 A A/D DBm7 Come to this house. Into this house | E . . . . . . | . . . . . | Piano arr. for guitar; Ab mixolydian scale |--------------------------8-11--| |---------------------8-11-------| |----------------8-11------------| |-----------8-10-----------------| |------9-11----------------------| |-8-11---------------------------| | E | | Welcome. |--------------------------8-11-14-16-18-20--| |---------------------8-11-------------------| |----------------8-11------------------------| |-----------8-10-----------------------------| |------9-11----------------------------------| |-8-11---------------------------------------| ============= litgo@aol.com