The Who

Is It In My Head(Tabs)

The Who

Key: G

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	        {intro} 
|G   C/G    |G    C/G       |G    
|-----------|---------------|---- 
|-----------|----------<12>-|<15- 
|-----------|-------<12>----|---- 
|-----------|----<12>-------|---- 
|-----------|---------------|---- 
|-----------|---------------|---- 
                 harm.       vol. swell 
 
|G         C/G          |G          C/G   | 
   I see a man without a problem 
|G         C/G           |F         C     | 
   I see a country always starved 
|------------------------|----------------| 
|------------------------|1---------1-----| 
|------------------------|2---------0-----| 
|------------------------|3---------2-----| 
|------------------------|3---------3-----| 
|------------------------|---------------3| 
 
|G            C/G       |G          C/G   | 
   I hear the music of a heartbeat 
|3----------------------|-----------------| 
|3----------------------|-----------------| 
|0----------------------|-------------<12>| 
|0----------------------|-----------<12>--| 
|-----------------------|-----------------| 
|3----------------------|-----------------| 
 
|G                C/G            |F     C | 
   I walk and the people turn and laugh 
|--------------------------------|--------| 
|--------------------------------|1-----1-| 
|--------------------------------|2-----0-| 
|<12>----------------------------|3-----2-| 
|--------------------------------|3-----3-| 
|--------------------------------|--------| 
 
{Chorus; acoustic tacit} 
|D                   D(x) |D                 D(xiv) 
   Is it in my head?         Is it in my head?      
|--------------------10~--|2-----------------14~--| 
|3-------------------10~--|3-----------------15~--| 
|2-------------------11~--|2-----------------14~--| 
|0------------------------|0----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------| 
 
|D                             |A                          G   D | 
   Is it in my head here at the start? 
|--------2---------------------|-------5-------------------------| 
|--------3---------------------|-------5-------------------------| 
|2-------2---------------------|2------2--4^(6)\2-0------2-------| 
|0-------0---------------------|2------2-------------------------| 
|---------------------------3/-|0-------------------0h3h4--0h3h4-| 
|------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
|A                   A(xii) |A                    A(ix) | 
   Is it in my head?           Is it in my head? 
|5-------------------12~----|--------5------------9-----| 
|5-------------------14~----|--------5------------10----| 
|2-------2-----------14~----|--------2------------9-----| 
|2-------2------------------|2--------------------------| 
|--------0------------------|0--------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
 
|A                          |C     Bb/C |C  Bb/C|C    Bb/C   |Bb/C   | 
   Is it in my head or in my heart? 
|---------------------------|-----------|-------|-----6------|-6-----| 
|---------------------------|------6----|---6---|-5---6------|-6-----| 
|2-------2------------------|5-----3----|5--3---|--5--3--3-3-|3------| 
|2-----2-2------------------|5-----3----|5--3---|---5-3---3-3|3------| 
|0-----0-0------------------|3-----3----|3--3---|3-----------|-------| 
|---------------------------|-----------|-------|------------|-------| 
 
{repeat verse; acoustic in} 
|G           C/G               |G          C/G     | 
   I pick up phones and hear my history 
|------------------------------|---------------<13-| 
|------------------------------|--------<13-<15----| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------------|-------------------| 
 
|G             C/G            |F      C     | 
    I dream of all the calls I miss 
|<15--------------------------|-------------| 
|-----------------------------|1------1-----| 
|-----------------------------|2------0----0| 
|-----------------------------|3------2----0| 
|-----------------------------|3------3-----| 
|-----------------------------|------------3| 
 
|G           C/G             |G             C/G    | 
    I try to number those who love me 
|----------------------------|---------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------| 
|0---------------------------|---------<<12>----(7)| 
|0---------------------------|---------------(7)---| 
|----------------------------|---------------------| 
|3---------------------------|---------------------| 
 
|G           C/G                    |F      C     | 
   And find exactly what the trouble is 
|-----------------------------------|-------------| 
|-----------------------------------|1------1-----| 
|-----------------------------------|2------0-----| 
|-----------------------------------|3------2-----| 
|-----------------------------------|3------3-----| 
|-----------------------------------|-------------| 
 
{repeat Chorus; acoustic out } 
Is it in my head? 
Is it in my head? 
Is it in my head here at the start? 
                            |-----5----9~-9\-----|--- 
                            |--------------------|--- 
                            |2--/6--/9----9\-6\4p|2-- 
                            |--------------------|--- 
                            |--------------------|--- 
                            |--------------------|--- 
Is it in my head? 
Is it in my head? 
Is it in my head or in my heart? 
 
|C   Bb/C     |C  Bb/C    |C         Bb/C           | Bb/C           | 
(heart?) 
|-------------|-----------|-----------------------8-|-8h10-10h12-----| 
|-------------|---5---6-6-|6h8p6-8-8-8h10p8--8-10---|------------8~--| 
|-------------|5----------|-------------------------|----------------| 
|----5----5/5-|-----------|-------------------------|----------------| 
|3------------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------| 
|-------------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------| 
 
{acoustic in} 
|G       C/G               |G           C/G  | 
|--------------------------|------------15~--| 
|-------<12>---10-12-12h13p|12----12--15-----| 
|-----<12>-----------------|----12-----------| 
|---<12>-------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------| 
    harm. 
 
{bridge; acoustic out} 
|Bb           (Eb)  F               |Bb       (Eb)F            
   I feel I'm being followed           My head is empty       
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------10\8-6|--6--6----6----------10--10-10-| 
|---------8---7---------------------|--7--7----7----------10--10-10-| 
|8---8----------------------10------|8-8--8----8-------10-10--10-10-| 
|-------------------8--8------------|--------------8----------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 
   |C            F              |C 
Yet every word I say turns out a sentence 
---|8---8--8---8------8----8----|---8---8-------------| 
---|8---8--8---8------8----8----|---8---8-------------| 
---|9---9--9---9---9--9----9----|---9---9--10-9-------| 
---|-------------10-10----------|---------------10---\| 
---|----------------------------|---------------------| 
---|----------------------------|---------------------| 
 
|Bb          (Eb)  F               |Bb    (Eb)   F        
   Statements to a stranger    just asking for directions 
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|-----------------------6-8-6-| 
|----------------------------------|--------------------/7-------| 
|8---------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
|------------------8---------6-----|---5-6-5---6h8---------------| 
|-------6-8-8-6--5---------8--8\---|6--------6-------------------| 
 
                                                   {acoustic in} 
|C                 F            |C            |     C C C| 
   Turn from being help to being questions 
|-------8----8-----8\------8----|8-------8----|----------| 
|-------8----8-----8\------8----|8--------8-6-|-5--------| 
|-------9----9-----9\------9----|9------------|--5-------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------|----------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------|----------| 
|-------------------------------|-------------|----------| 
 
{solo; verse pattern} 
|G      C/G    |G     C/G     |G     C/G |F  C   | 
|--------------|--------------|----------|-------| 
|<12-----------|----0h1-3-0h1p|0---------|<1-<1--| 
|<12---\5-<5--<|5-------------|----------|<2-<0--| 
|--------------|--------------|----------|<3-<2--| 
|--------------|--------------|----------|<3-<3--| 
|--------------|--------------|----------|-------| 
 
|G    C/G              |G    C/G           G      C/G   |F  C   | 
|----------------------|---3--------------|-------------|-------| 
|0---------------------|---3--------------|-------------|<1-<1--| 
|0---------------------|---0--------------|-------------|<2-<0--| 
|0----------0-2p0------|---0------0-2p0h2-|0------------|<3-<2--| 
|x------0h2-------2p0--|-------0h2--------|-------------|<3-<3--| 
|3----3----------------|3----3------------|-------------|-------| 
 
|G         C/G          |G 
   I see a man without a problem 
|-----------------------|------------- 
|-----------------------|3------------ 
|0----------------------|0------------ 
|0----------------------|0------------ 
|-----------------------|------------- 
|3----------------------|3------------
	        

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