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Were Not Gonna Take It

Biography:

The Who is an English rock band formed in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation for their live shows and studio work.

The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements

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We're Not Gonna Take It – The Who
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Written by: Pete Townshend
From: "Tommy" (1969)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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LINK
G G G G F G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|0-------------------|
D|0-----5-5-5-3---5---|
A|------5-5-5-3---5---|
E|3-----3-3-3-1---3---|

PRE-CHORUS
G C C C/E F C/E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3-------3---|----------------|
B|----3-------3---|--------1---1---|
G|----0-------0-0-|0-0-0---2---0---|
D|----0-------0-x-|x-2-2---3---2---|
A|--------------3-|3-----3---------|
E|3----3-3--------|----------------|

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e
Guss4 3-x-0-0-1-3
C/C 3-x-2-0-1-3
Fadd9 (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
E/D x-5-x-4-5-4
D/E x-x-2-2-3-2
E/B x-2-x-4-5-4

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[Intro]
| G | Gsus4 | G | Gsus4 |

[Verse]
G Gsus4
Welcome to the camp
C/G G
I guess you all know why we're here
F
My name is Tommy
Em
And I became aware this year
Eb
If you want to follow me
G
You've got to play pinball
C G
And put in your ear plugs
C G
Put on your eye shades
C G G G G F G
You know where to put the cork (= LINK)

[Verse]
G Gsus4
Hey you gettin' drunk
C/G G
So sorry, I got you sussed
F
Hey you smokin' mother nature
Em
This is a bust
Eb
Hey hung up old Mr. Normal
G
Don't try to gain my trust
C G
'Cause you ain't gonna follow me
C G
Any of those ways
C G G G G F G
Although you think you must (= LINK)

[Pre-Chorus]
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it

[Chorus]
C G
We're not gonna take it
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
We're not gonna take it
F
Gonna break it
C
Gonna shake it
Bb Am [ G ]
Let's forget it better still

[Interlude] = Pre-Chorus riff
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |

[Verse]
G Gsus4
Now you can't hear me
C/G G
Your ears are truly sealed
F
You can't speak either
Em
Your mouth is filled
Eb
You can't see nothing
G
And pinball completes the scene
C G
Here comes Uncle Ernie
C G
To guide you to
C G G G G F G
Your very own machine

[Pre-Chorus]
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it
G C C C/E F C/E
We're not gonna take it

[Chorus]
C G
We're not gonna take it
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
Don't want no religion
F C G
And as far as we can tell
C G
We ain't gonna take you
F C G
Never did and never will
C G
We're not gonna take you
F
We forsake you
C
Gonna rape you
Bb Am [ G ]
Let's forget you better still

[Interlude] = Pre-Chorus riff
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G C | C C/E F C/E |
| G | % |

[Chorus] part
Fadd9
We forsake you
C
Gonna rape you
Bb Am7 | A | % |
Let's forget you ... better still

[Interlude]
| E/D | D/E | E/D | D/E |

[Outro: See me, feel me/Listening to you]
Ebmaj7 Fsus4
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me

Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me

Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
G
Heal me

Ebmaj7 Fsus4 F
See me, feel me
Fsus4 F
Touch me
| Em | % | E/B | B |
Heal me

A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | B |
From you, I get the story

A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | B |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
From you, I get the story

A B7sus4 C
Listening to you, I get the music
A B7sus4 E
Gazing at you, I get the heat
A B7sus4 C
Following you, I climb the mountain
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
I get excitement at your feet
A B7sus4 C
Right behind you, I see the millions
A B7sus4 E
On you, I see the glory
A B7sus4 C
From you, I get opinions
G D | E/B | % | B | % |
From you, I get the story

(fade over last part)