The Who

The Song Is Over(Tabs)

The Who

Key: Ebmaj7/F

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	        intro, verse pattern} 
||: Ebmaj7/F   Bbmaj9 | Cm7/G   F  :|| 
 
{guitar fills} 
 Ebm                  Ebm          Ebm               Ebm    
|---|----6-5---------|---------|--|--------|-6-5h6p5-|----------|----| 
|-6-|--------6-------|---------|--|--------|--------6|----------|----| 
|---|----------5h7p5-|-5-3-----|--|--------|---------|-5\--5--5-|----| 
|-3-|----------------|-----3---|--|--3-3---|---------|---3---3--|-3--| 
|---|----------------|---------|--|--------|---------|----------|----| 
|---|----------------|---------|--|-1------|---------|----------|----| 
 
The song is over 
It's all behind me 
I shoulda known it 
She tried to find me 
 
  Ebm        Ebm    
|-------|--|-------------------|----------| 
|-------|--|-------------------|----------| 
|-------|--|-------------------|----------| 
|-3-----|--|-3h5-3-------------|-3--------| 
|-------|--|-------5---3-------|----------| 
|-------|--|-------------5--3--|-1--------| 
 
Our love is over  
They're all ahead now 
I've got to learn it 
I'm gonna sing out 
 
{guitar: F only} 
Ebmaj7/F     Dm7/F       Cm7/F        F6 
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces 
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea 
 
{guitar: G only} 
Fmaj7/G      G              Dm7/G         G6 
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains 
 
F/C          C           Bb/C   Bb/C 
I'll sing my song to the free 
       Bbmaj7/C 
To the free 
|-----|-6----5----|--------| 
|-----|-----------|--5-----| 
|-----|----3--3-3-|--------| 
|-----|----3------|-3--3---| 
|---3-|--3--------|------4-| 
|-----|-----------|--------| 
 
{guitar: Db only} 
Gb/Db        Db      Cb Db         Db6 
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces 
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea 
{guitar: Eb only} 
Ab/Eb        Eb             Db/Eb        Eb 
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains 
F/C          C           Bb/C        Bb/C            Bbmaj7/C 
I'll sing my song to the free                 To the free 
                       |-6--5------|---------------|------6-----|--| 
                       |--6--6-5---|---------------|------6-----|--| 
                       |---3-------|-5^\-3h5-3-----|------3-----|--| 
                       |-----------|------------3--|------3-----|--| 
                       |--------3--|----------3----|-3-3--3-----|--| 
                       |-----------|---------------|------------|--| 
 
{solo: rhythm guitar: G only} 
|   C/G          G            F/G         G             
|-------------------------|---------------15----------| 
|-13h15-13h15-13h15-13h15-|-13h15-13h15-15--13h15-----| 
|-------------------------|-----------------------15^-| 
|-------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-------------------------|---------------------------| 
                           
  C/G          G F/G            G         
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
|-12-12-12\------3-3/3---|-5-3---------------3-----| 
|--------------5---------|-----5--5-------3h5------| 
|------------------------|--------------------3^/--| 
|------------------------|-------------------------| 
{rhythm guitar: A only            } 
  D/A   A     G/A       A           G/D D    C/D        Cmaj7/D    
|---------5-|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|-7---------|--| 
|---5-------|---------------------|--------|-8----|---|--8--------|--| 
|---2---4^--|\4-2-----------2-----|--------|-5----|---|---5-7-5---|--| 
|---2-------|--4--4p2-------2-----|-5--5h7-|-5----|---|---------5-|--| 
|-0---------|---------3^-0------3-|-5------|-5----|---|-----------|--| 
|-----------|-----------------5---|--------|------|---|-----------|--| 
 
 
{bridge} 
E                D/E           Dmaj7/E 
When I walked in through the door 
E                       D/E     Dmaj7/E 
Thought it was me I was looking for 
D                        C/D     Cadd9/D 
She was the first song I ever sang 
       Bbmaj7/C                       C   C C 
But it stopped as soon as it began 
 
{repeat intro} 
 
Our love is over 
It's all behind me 
They're all ahead now 
Can't hope to find to me 
 
{repeat Chorus} 
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces 
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea 
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains 
F/C           C           Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C 
 I'll sing my song to the free         To the free 
                        |-6------6|-6-------|-6--5------|--------------| 
                        |-6-------|--6------|--6--------|--------------| 
                        |-3-------|---------|---3---5^\p|3---3---------| 
                        |-3-------|---------|-----------|--5---5p3-5---| 
                        |-3-------|---------|-----------|-------------4| 
                        |---------|---------|-----------|--------------| 
 
I'll sing my song to the wide open spaces 
I'll sing my heart out to the infinite sea 
I'll sing my visions to the sky-high mountains 
F/C           C           Bbmaj7/C  Bbmaj7/C     Bbmaj7/C 
 I'll sing my song to the free            To the free 
                        |-6----5--|------------|-----------|----------| 
                        |--6----6-|-6--5-------|-----------|----------| 
                        |---3----3|--3---------|-----------|----------| 
                        |----3----|---3--------|-3---------|----------| 
                        |---------|------------|-3--3--3---|-3--------| 
                        |---------|------------|-----------|----------| 
 
{second break} 
{guitar: G only;          A only} 
||: C/G   G | F/G  G :||: D/A  A | G/A  A  :|| 
 
| G/D D | C/D   | Cmaj7/D | 
|-------|-8--8--|---------| 
|-------|-8---8-|---------| 
|-------|-5----5|---------| 
|-------|-5-----|-5-------| 
|-5-----|-------|--5------| 
|-------|-------|---------| 
             {rake down} 
 
| F/C  C  | Bb/C    | Bbmaj7/C  | Bbmaj7/C | Bbmaj7/C  | 
|---------|-6-------|-5------5--|-3--------|-----------| 
|-6----5--|-6--6-6--|--3-6-3----|----------|-5---------| 
|-5----5--|-3-----3-|---3---3---|----------|-----------| 
|-7----5--|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------| 
|---------|-3-------|-----------|----------|-----------| 
|---------|---------|-----------|----------|-----------| 
 
{repeat intro} 
 
The song is over 
I'm left with only tears 
I must remember 
Ebmaj7/F  Bbmaj9   Cm7/G      Fsus4 
Even if it takes a million years 
 
{outro; guitar: C5 
C   G/C  Fadd9/C  G/C   
The song is over 
The song is over 
Excepting one note, pure and easy 
Playing so free like a breath rippling by 
 
{guitar: C5               x6 
||: C  G/C | Fadd9/C  G/C :|| C 
 

	        

Written by Pete Townshend

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