Substitute Chords

by The Who
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on Aug 20, 2022
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Chords

D
G
Em
A

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[Intro]
 
e|--5--2--5---33-22-| x2
B|--7--3--5---33-33-|
G|--7--2--6---44-22-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
D             G                D
You think we look pretty good together
D             G                D
You think my shoes are made of leather
 
 
[Pre-chorus 1]
          Em  G  D   Em   G       D
But I'm a substitute for another guy
   Em  G       D   Em      G         D
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
     Em     G          D      Em   G    D
The simple things you see are all complicated
   Em  G       D    Em       G         D     A
I look pretty young but I'm just back dated yeah
 
 
[Chorus 1]
D     A    G        D
Subsitute lies for fact
       D         A            G       D
I can see right through your plastic mack
   D        A            G       D
I look all white but my dad was black
    D            A             G           D
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack
 
 
[Verse 2]
D                  G               D
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
     D                     G                          D
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south
 
 
[Pre-chorus 2]
             Em  G   D   Em G      D
And now you dare to look me in the eye
       Em  G     D    Em   G       D
These crocodile tears are what you cry
       Em  G   D       Em  G      D
It's a genuine problem you won't try
   Em       G      D        Em  G  D          A
To work it out at all just pass it by pass it by
 
 
[Chorus 2]
D      A   G       D
Substitute me for him
D      A       G       D
Substitute my coke for gin
D      A       G       D
Substitute you for my mum
    D         A       G       D
At least I'll get my washin' done
 
 
Then for the solo I just play the verse a few times
 
 
[Pre-chorus 1]
          Em  G  D   Em   G       D
But I'm a substitute for another guy
   Em  G       D   Em      G         D
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
     Em     G          D      Em   G    D
The simple things you see are all complicated
   Em  G       D    Em       G         D     A
I look pretty young but I'm just back dated yeah
 
 
e|--5--2--5---33-22-| x4
B|--7--3--5---33-33-|
G|--7--2--6---44-22-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
D                  G               D
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
     D                     G                           D
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south
 
 
[Pre-chorus 2]
             Em  G   D   Em G      D
And now you dare to look me in the eye
       Em  G     D    Em   G       D
These crocodile tears are what you cry
       Em  G   D       Em  G      D
It's a genuine problem you won't try
   Em       G      D        Em  G  D          A
To work it out at all just pass it by pass it by
 
 
[Chorus 3]
D      A   G       D
Substitute me for him
D      A       G       D
Substitute my coke for gin
D      A       G       D
Substitute you for my mum
    D         A       G       D
At least I'll get my washin' done
 
D     A    G        D
Subsitute lies for fact
       D         A            G       D
I can see right through your plastic mac
   D        A            G       D
I look all white but my dad was black
    D            A             G           D
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack
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7 comments
grassman47
Sounds much better (through the pre-chorus) if you rock between Em and G and finish on the A. The D is superfluous. 😊
+2
Girovski
Great work , ignore the children posting from Daddy’s phone. More!
+2
cally1nz
Sounds good!
+1