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Its a Boy

The Who
Tab
★4.8(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

MAIN pattern

D D (C)D D (C)D D Cadd9 G/B

|-2--2----2--2-|--(2)(2)------0------|
|-3--3----3--3-|---3--3-------3-(3)--|
|-2--2----2--2-|---2--2-2/2---0-(0)--|
|-0--0----0--0-|---0--0-0/0---0--0---|
|-------3------|-3----------3----2-0-|
|--------------|---------------------|

VERSE

D (C) D (C)D D Cadd9 G/B

Captain Walker didn't come home, his unborn child will never know him.

| D D (C) D D | (C) D D Cadd9 G/B |

D (C) Dsus2 (C) Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B

Believe him missing with a number of men. Don't expect to see him again.

| D D (C) D D |(C) Dsus2 Dsus2 (C) Dsus2 Dsus2|(C) Dsus2 Dsus2|Cadd9 |

SOLO

|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---0-|-3p0-0-0-----0-3p0-0-0-----0-|-3p0-0-----0-----------0-0-|
|-----|-----------------------------|-------0-----0-------------|
|-----|---------3^-----------3^-0---|--------3^---0--/5-3-0-----|

^1/2 ^1/2

|------------------------------|--------------------------0-|
|------------------------------|--------------------------3-|
|------------------------------|--------------------0-0-2-2-|
|-3p0-0-0------0-3p0-0-0-----0-|-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------|-----------------3----------|
|---------3^-0----------3^-0---|----------------------------|

^1/2 ^1/2

|-------0---0----0-0-|--------0------0-0----0-0-|
|------7---7-----5-5-|-------7-------7-7----5---|
|-----0---0---0--0-0-|------0---0-----------0---|
|----7---7---7---5-5-|-/7--7---7-7-7------5-5---|
|----------------0-0-|--0-----------------------|
|-0------------------|--------------------------|
|--0-0---0---0-0---0-|-----0----0--0----0--0--0-----0--|
|--7----7----8-8--8--|---12-----12-12---10-10-10----10-|
|--0---0----0--------|---------0-----------------------|
|-7---7----9-----9---|/12----12-------10---------10-10-|
|----------0---------|-0-----0--------0----------0--0--|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-0------0--0--0-0--0-|-----0-0-0-/0-/0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|-----0-0------0--0--0-0--0-|-----0---0-/0-/0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|---10---------10-10---11-9-|-----11--11/11/11-11-11-11-11-11---|
|-0-12----12-12---12---0--0-|--10-10--10/10/10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|-0-------0--0----0----0--0-|-0----------------0--0--0--0-----0-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------0----------0------0-0-------0-0--|
|---------0----------0--------0---------0--|
|---10-10-10---10-10-10---10--10-10-10--10-|
|-12---------12---------12----12-12-12--12-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0-------|
|-0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0---0---|
|-11---11-11-11---11-11----11-11---11-|
|-----------------10-10--10------0----|
|-0----------0---------0--------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----0-0---0-0---0-10---10-10-|----0-0---10-10---10-10--10-10-|
|---7-----7-----7------7------|---7-----7-------7-------------|
|-10----10----10-----10-------|-10----10-------9-------7------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----10-10---10-10---10-10--10-10-|---10-10----0-0-------------0-0-|
|---7-------7-------7-7-7---------|---7--------0-0-------------3-3-|
|-10------10------10-------9------|-7------7\5-----4\2p0---2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------3-----------2-|---------------0-----|-----------------------|
|---3---3-3-3-3-----3-|---3-----------2-----|-----------------------|
|---2---0-0-0-0-----2-|---2---0-------3-----|-----------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0---0-0---|-0-----0---0---0-0-0-|---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3p0-|
|-------3-3-3-3-------|-----2---3---3-------|-----------------------|
|-----0---------------|---------------------|-0-3---------5---3-----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------5-|-5-5--------------------|
|-2^-3-5-5^-6^-6^-5-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-6^-5/5/3/3-0-0-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-3-3-5-5-6^-6^-5-3-0-x--|

E/D D

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|-------0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
|---0---------------------|-0------------------------|

E/D D

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|---3-------3---3---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|---2-------2---2---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0---|
|-0-----0-----0-----0----0-|-0-0---0-0-----0-0-|
|-0-0---0-----0-----0----0-|-0-----------------|

CHORUS

D Cadd9 G/B Dsus2

|---2-----2-----0-|---0------0-----|-------------0/0-|-0-------------|
|-----3-----3-----|-----3----3-3---|-3-----------3/3-|-3-------3-3---|
|-------2-----2---|------------0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-3------2-------|-0---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-------------3^-|-0---------------|---------------|

|[horn arr for guitar]

|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-8------3-------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

D (sus2)Cadd9 G/B Dsus2

It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.

     |--2---0--0|--------------|--0--0--0-|---0--0-----|
     |---3---3--|-----3-----3--|---3--3---|----3--3----|
     |----2---2-|---0--0--0----|----2--2--|-----2--2---|
     |-0--------|--------------|0---------|-0-------0--|
     |----------|3-------2-----|----------|------------|
     |----------|------------3^|----------|------------|

D (sus2)Cadd9 G/B Dsus2

It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy.

G Em7 A5

A son. A son. A son.

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