The Who

The Relay(Tabs)

The Who

Key: E

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{Keyboard intro; guitar noodles in loose time} 
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|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| 
|0h1h3p1h3-|----|-0h1h3p1h3p1h3-1|-----|-0h1h3p1-/3-/5--/6--/8-|----| 
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|--4\| 
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| 
|----------|----|----------------|-----|-----------------------|----| 
 
{Main riff} 
||:Fm              |                |Dbmaj7          |               :|| 
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
||------------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x-|| 
||.-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|-----------x-x-x|----------x-x-x.|| 
||.3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x-x-x.|| 
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| 
 
   | Fm          |                  | 
---|-------------|------------------| 
-4-|4h6-------6\4|4h6-6-----4-1-----| 
---|-------------|---------------1--| 
---|-------------|--------------3-3-| 
---|-------------|------------------| 
---|-------------|------------------| 
 
|Dbmaj7               |                                    |   
|---------------------|------------------------------------| 
|------------1--------|--------1p0--------1p0----------1p0-| 
|3-1---3p1h3---3-1-1-3|~-----------3p1p0------3p1p0--------| 
|----3------------3---|------3-----------3----------3------| 
|---------------------|------------------------------------| 
|---------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
|Fm                |                 |Dbmaj7           |              | 
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| 
|----4-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------13~-----| 
|1~------1-3p1-----|-----------------|--------1---3^\-1|---13^--~-----| 
|--3------3----3p1-|-----------------|-1h3-1h3--3------|--------------| 
|-----------------3|1-3-1------------|----3------------|---------13p11| 
|------------------|-----4-1---1--4/\|1----------------|--------------| 
 
|Fm                  |                                   |Dbmaj7     | 
|--13----------16-13-|------------------------------13-13|13-13------| 
|----16/--\-^--------|-16-13---13--13-13--16-16-16--16-16|16^16^-----| 
|--------------------|-------15--------------------------|---------13| 
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| 
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| 
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------| 
 
|                                                | 
|-------13---------------------------------------| 
|-----13--16-13-------------13-------------------| 
|-15-^----------15-13----------15-13---------13--| 
|---------------------15-13-------------13-15----| 
|------------------------------------15----------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
 
|Fm              |                         |Dbmaj7               | 
|----------------|------------12--12-------|---------------------| 
|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13-15^-15^\-15--|13-11\9-11\9---------| 
|13--15---13-15--|--13-15--13------------13|------------10-------| 
|--15--13------13|-------13----------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------------|--------------11\----| 
|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------| 
 
|                                 |F 
|---------------------------------|---- 
|-----------9-8---1-4--1----------|---- 
|--------10-------------3-1-3-1---|---- 
|-----10------------------------1-|3--- 
|8--------------------------------|---- 
|---------------------------------|---- 
 
{verse; follows main pattern} 
   |Fm              |                   |Dbmaj7        |              | 
The sun shines,                people forget 
   |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| 
   |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x| 
   |-----------x-x-x|----------x--x---x-|---------x-x-x|---------x-x-x| 
   |3--1h3-3---x-x-x|3--1h3-3--x--x---x-|3--1h3-3-x-x-x|3--1h3-3-x-x-x| 
   |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| 
   |----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| 
 
   |Fm                |                            |Dbmaj7             | 
The spray flies as the speed boat glides, people forget, forget they're  
 
|                 | 
 hiding 
|-----------------| 
|---------4h6-4---| 
|-----------------| 
|3-1h3-3----------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
 
The girls smile, people forget 
The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget they're hiding 
                                                                 -------8\- 
                                                                 -------9\- 
                                                                 ------10\- 
                                                                 ------10\- 
                                                                 ---------- 
                                                                 ---------- 
 
{Chorus; follows verse pattern; *for stage versions, Dbmaj7: 9tx10 10 98} 
  
|Fm                             |                              | 
   Behind an eminence front,      Eminence front, it's a put on 
|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------| 
|-------------------------x-x-x-|-----------------x-x-x--------| 
|3------1h3-----------3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-1--3------x-x-x--------| 
|-------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|1------------------------------|1-----------------------------| 
 
|Dbmaj7*          |                 | 
  
|-----------------|---------------4\| 
|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-6\| 
|-----------x-x-x-|-----------x-x-5\| 
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3--1h3-3---x-x-6\| 
|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
|Fm                      |                                      
   It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on 
 
|Dbmaj7           |                     |Fm 
|-----------------|---------------------|---- 
|-----------x-x-x-|----------------1-4-/|6-6- 
|-----------x-x-x-|-------3-1--3-1------|---- 
|3--1h3-3---x-x-x-|3-1h3-----3----------|---- 
|-----------------|---------------------|---- 
|-----------------|---------------------|---- 
 
|Fm                     |                              | 
  It's an eminence front, eminence front, it's a put on 
 
|Dbmaj7             |                 |Fm   
  Eminence front  
|-------------------|----8---8---8----|---- 
|---------------xxx-|--9^--9^--9^--9\-|1-1- 
|--1------------xxx-|-----------------|---- 
|3---3-3--------xxx-|3----------------|---- 
|-------------------|-----------------|---- 
|-------------------|-----------------|---- 
 
It's an eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on 
It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on,  
 
{bridge} 
|Ab Eb Eb Bb | Ab Eb Bb Bb F     | 
|------------|-------------------| 
|13-11-11-11-|-13-11-11-11-10\---| 
|13-12-12-10-|-13-12-10-10-10\---| 
|13-13-13-12-|-13-13-12-12-10\---| 
|------------|-------------------| 
|------------|-------------------| 
 
|Fm               |              |Dbmaj7      |                       | 
 Come and join the party dress to kill                    (Won't you...) 
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| 
|10---10--10---10-|10-10-10-10-10|10-10--10-10|10-10-10-10-10---------| 
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| 
|8----8---8----8--|8--8--8--8--8-|8--8---8--8-|8--8--8--8--8----------| 
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------------------| 
 
         |Fm               |              |Dbmaj7     |         | 
Won't you come and join the party dress to kill 
         |       %         |      %       |     %     |    %    | 
 
                                                    {2/4}               
        |C7sus4      |            |                 |                  | 
Dress to kill 
        |------------|------------|------15----12---|------------------| 
        |------------|------------|---17^---14^---11|12-13-13p12p11h13\| 
        |5--5---5-5--|5-5--5-5-5--|5----------------|------------------| 
        |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| 
        |3--3---3-3--|3-3--3-3-3--|3----------------|------------------| 
        |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
{repeat verse} 
Drinks flow, people forget 
That big wheel spins, the hair thins 
 
         |Dbmaj7                  |                     |Fm   
People forget,     forget they're hiding 
         |------------------------|---------------------|---- 
         |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|---- 
         |----------x-x-x---------|---------------------|---- 
         |3-1h3-3---x-x-x---------|3-1h3-3--------------|---- 
         |------------------------|---------------------|---- 
         |------------------------|----------4^\^\~-----|1--- 
 
The news slows, people forget 
The shares crash, hopes are dashed  
 
         |Dbmaj7                  |                     |   
People forget,     forget they're hiding            
         |------------------------|---------16-16-16\---| 
         |-----------x-x-x--------|---------18-18-18\---| 
         |-----------x-x-x--------|---------17-17-17\---| 
         |3-1h3-3----x-x-x--------|3-1h3-3--------------| 
         |------------------------|---------------------| 
         |------------------------|---------------------| 
 
 
{repeat Chorus} 
Behind an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on 
It's just an eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on 
 
|Dbmaj7         |                    | 
|---------------|--------------------| 
|---------x-x-x-|----4^\-4^\-4^\-----| 
|---------x-x-x-|--------------------| 
|3-1h3-3--x-x-x-|3-------------------| 
|---------------|--------------------| 
|---------------|--------------------| 
 
An eminence front, an eminence front, it's a put on 
Eminence front, it's an eminence front, it's a put on, it's a put on 
 
      |Dbmaj7                      |                 | 
       It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on 
      |----------------------------|-----------------| 
      |-------------------x-x-x--13|-13-13-13--------| 
      |-------------------x-x-x--15|-15-15-15-13\----| 
      |--3---1h3---3------x-x-x----|-----------------| 
      |----------------------------|-----------------| 
      |----------------------------|-----------------| 
 
|Fm               |                |Dbmaj7           |               | 
 Come and join the party, dress to, Come and join the party, dress to 
|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------| 
|13-13-13-13--13--|----------------|-----------------|---------------| 
|10-10-10-10--10--|------%---------|-------%---------|-------%-------| 
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| 
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| 
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| 
 
|Fm              |                |Dbmaj7          |               | 
 Come on join the party, dress to, Come on join the party, dress to  
|    %           |        %       |         %      |        %      | 
 
|C7sus4 |                      |                                        | 
 kill                                            Dress yourself to kill 
|-------|------12--------------|----------------------------------------| 
|-------|---14^----------13----|----------------------------------------| 
|5--5\--|---------13-15------13|-------------13--------------10-10/12\10| 
|-------|--------------15--15--|15-13h15-13----15-13------10------------| 
|3--3\--|----------------------|-----------15-------15\------8--8-/10\8-| 
|-------|----------------------|------------------------8~--------------| 
 
{2/4            }{4/4} 
|               |Fm    
 
|---------------|----- 
|---------------|----- 
|10\8--5\3---3--|----- 
|---------------|3---- 
|-8\6--3\1---1--|----- 
|---------------|1---- 
 

	        

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