"I Don't Even Know Myself" -The Who, Pete Townshend, 1970
Live at the Isle of Wight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBaGhd6PFQ
Standard tuning, Capo on 3
A5 x02255
Asus4 x02230
A x02220
A/E 002220
A6 x02225
A(b5) x02223
G/A (t)300000 (thumb)
D x00232
D/A x04232
Fmaj7 xx3210
C x32010 (3 note arpeggio starting from "A" string)
Em7 020000 (3 note arpeggio starting from "A" string)
G 320003
C/G x32013
Dsus4 xx0233
D5 xx0235
Intro:
A5 Asus4 | Asus4 A | A/E A | A6 A(b5) |
A5 Asus4 | Asus4 A | A/E A | D D/A |
A G/A A | A G/A A D | A G/A A | A G/A A D |
There's-
Verse 1:
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
nothin' in the way I walk, that can
A G/A A | G/A D G/A |
tell you where I'm going. There's
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
nothing in the words I speak, that can
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
betray anything I'm knowing. Don't |
(arpeggio)
D (Dsus2) D | C Em7 G |
think about the way I dress. You can
(arpeggio)
D (Dsus2) D | C Em7 G |
fit me on a labelled shelf
Fmaj7 | C |
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause
Fmaj7 C | D Dsus4 D |
I don't even know my-self I don't know my-
A G/A A G/A D | A G/A A G/A D |
self
A G/A A G/A D | A G/A A G/A D |
Chorus:
D | G | D Dsus4 | D |
I don't mind if you try once in a while. And-
D | G | D Dsus4 | D |
I don't mind if I cry once in a while. The-
G | C | G C/G | G |
doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem. And-
D | G | D Dsus4 | D |
I'm just tryin' to fight my way out of this dream.
A G/A A | A G/A A D | A G/A A | A G/A A D |
Don't-
Verse 2:
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
listen to the words I say, weighing up
A G/A A | G/A D G/A |
if I'm en-lightened. Don't
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
shiver as you pass me by, 'cause mister,
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
I'm the one who's frightened. The
(arpeggio)
D Dsus2 D | C Em7 G |
police just came and left; they wanted
(arpeggio)
D Dsus2 D | C Em7 G |
me and no one else.
Fmaj7 | C |
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause
Fmaj7 C | D Dsus4 D |
I don't even know my-self I said I don't know my-
A G/A A G/A D | A G/A A G/A D |
self
A G/A A G/A D | A G/A A G/A D |
(Chorus)
(Verse 3, Instrumental)
Interlude:
Do-
D | G |
you remember me? I-
D |G |
don't remember you.
D |G |
Do you still love me? You-
D |G |
know I think you do.
A | D |
I have been gone, and some
A | G |
prison warden knows my scream.
A | D |
I'm just tryin' to fight my way out of this
A | A |
dream.
Verse 4:
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
There's only five who know my real name. My
A G/A A | G/A D G/A |
mother don't believe they know it. What she
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
called me is the way I'm staying; And
A G/A A | A G/A A D |
no one will ever blow it. |
(arpeggio)
D Dsus2 D | C Em7 G |
Come on all of you big boys
(arpeggio)
D Dsus2 D | C Em7 G |
Come on all of you elves
Fmaj7 | C |
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause
Fmaj7 C | D Dsus4 D |
I don't even know my-self I don't know my-
A G/A A G/A D | A G/A A G/A D |
self
A G/A A G/A D | A G/A A G/A D |
Outro:
D | G | D Dsus4 | D |
I don't mind if you try once in a-while. And
D | G | D Dsus4 | D D5 Dsus4 |
I don't mind if I cry once in a-while
D Dsus2 | D (ends on beat 1) 