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  Acid Queen
  By The Who
  >From Tommy, 1969
  Written by Pete Townshend
  
  Previous transcription by:
  Mike (sef@icbr.ufl.edu) -- original compilation on Nevada
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  transcribed by
  litgo@aol.com
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  A7       x02223 (verse)
  Em7/9/D  020032 (verse 3)
  Em/D     x20000 (verse 3)
  G/A      x00033 (verse 3)
  B7       xx4445 (chorus 3)
  E(no3rd) 022400
  A5       x02255             B7      xx4445
  G/F      1x0033 (bridge)    Eii     x2245x
  F/G      3x3211 (bridge)    A7      x05(2)50
  A7sus4   x02033  
  
  [INTRO]
      Dsus2           x2
  ||----0-----0-----0-||
  ||------3-----3-----||
  ||.-------2-----2--.||
  ||.-0--------------.||
  ||------------------||
  ||------------------||
  
  [VERSE]
          Dsus2              Dsus2/C             Fmaj7   G/F      D
  If your child ain't all he should be now, this girl can put him right.
        |---0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0--|-0--------3-----|-2-----|
        |-----3-----3------|------3-----3------|-1--------3-----|-3-----|
        |-------2-----2----|--------2-----2----|-2--------0-----|-2-----|
        |-0----------------|-------------------|-3--------0-----|-0-----|
        |------------------|-3-----------------|-x--------------|-------|
        |------------------|-------------------|-x--------1-----|-------|
  
        Dsus2            Dsus2/C          
  I'll show him what he  could be now.    
      |---0-----0----0-|----0-----0------|
      |-----3-----3----|------3-----3----|
      |-------2-----2--|--------2-----2--|
      |-0--------------|-----------------|
      |----------------|-3---------------|
      |----------------|-----------------|
  
    Fmaj7  Em7       A7sus4        A
    Just give me one night.                   (I'm the)
  |-0------0-------|-0-----3-3-3-|-0---------------|
  |-1------3-------|-3-----3-3-3-|-2---------------|
  |-2------0-------|-2-----2-2-2-|-2---------------|
  |-3------0-------|-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-------|-------------|-----------------|
  
  [CHORUS]
          A    D      A5          A          D  A5 
  I'm the gypsy,  the Acid Queen. Pay before we start.  
          A       D     A5            Em        D     A
  I'm the gypsy.    I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart.
  
  [VERSE 2]
  Dsus2            Dsus2/C          Fmaj7    G/F  D
  Give us a room.  Close the door.  Leave us for awhile.
  
       Dsus2          Dsus2/C       Fmaj7      Em7   A    A7sus4 | A 
  Your boy won't be a boy no more.  Young, but not a child.     
  
  [Repeat CHORUS]
  I'm the gypsy, the Acid Queen. Pay before we start.
  I'm the gypsy. I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart.
  
  [BRIDGE]
  F/G                  G/F                F/G       G/F      G
  Gather your wits and hold on fast. Your mind must learn to roam.
  F/G               G/F                   Em    D       A
  Just as the Gypsy Queen must do, you're gonna hit the road.
  
  | A     | B    Bsus4 | B     |
  
  [VERSE 3]
     E                 Em7/9/D           G          A/G   E     
  My work is done. Now look at him. He's never been more alive. 
  
      E                   Em/D            G         F#m7 B   
  His head it shakes, his fingers clutch. Watch his body writhe.
  
  [CHORUS 3] 
          B     E(no3) B7          B7    E(no3)  B           
  I'm the gypsy,   the Acid Queen. Pay before we start.      
             B  E(no3) B7            Em         D      A     
  I'm the gypsy.   I'm guaranteed to break your little heart.
  
  [SOLO]
  |----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5------|---------------|
  |--------------5-|---------------|--------------3-|---------------|
  |-2-2-2-2-2------|---------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-----|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  
  |----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5------|---------------|
  |--------------3-|---------------|--------------1-|---------------|
  |-2-2-2-2-2------|---------------|------------2---|-2-2-2-2-2-----|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  
    A7          D/A  A7              A7           A7  A7
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  |-2-2-2-2-2----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5----5-|-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-----|
  |-2-2-2-2-2----4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5----5-|-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-----|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  
    A7          D/A  A7              D/A          A7  A7
  |----------------|---------------|-------------(5)|---------------|
  |-2-2-2-2-2----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-3-3-3-3-3---/5-|-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-----|
  |-2-2-2-2-2----4-|-5-5-5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4---/5-|-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-----|
  |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
  
  
  | A A A A A   D/A| A7. . . .     | A7. . . .   D/A| A A A A A     |
  
  | A A A A A   D/A| A7. . . .     | E(no3)  D      | A        |    |
  
  [repeat first VERSE and CHORUS]
  
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