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Rough Boys | guitar tab
By Pete Townshend
>From Empty Glass, 1980
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1980 Eel Pie Publishing Ltd/Towser Tunes Inc.
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transcribed by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com rev 2000-11-19 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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[note: leads and chord inversions are approximate]
Cadd9 x3x033
G/B x20033
D/A x0423(2)
|(D) (C) |(E) (C) (D) (C) (E) (C) (D) (C) (E) (C) |
|----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|
|10-10-8---|12-12-8---|7-7-8---|12-12-8---|7-7-8---|12-12-8---8\|
|7--7--5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---5\|
|7--7--5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---|7-7-5---|9--9--5---5\|
|----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|
|----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|
|[gtr 2] | |D Cad9|G/B Cad9 |D Cad9|G/B Cad9 |
|----------|----------|2-2-3---|3--3--3---|2-2-3---|3--3--3-----|
|----------|----------|3-3-3---|3--3--3---|3-3-3---|3--3--3-----|
|----------|----------|2-2-0---|0--0--0---|2-2-0---|0--0--0-----|
|----------|----------|0-0-0---|0--0--0---|0-0-0---|0--0--0-----|
|----------|----------|----3---|2--2--3---|----3---|2--2--3-----|
|----------|----------|--------|----------|--------|------------|
|D [pedal open D]
|--------|--------|--------|--------2-|
|--------|--------|--------|--------3-|
|--------|--------|--------|--------2-|
|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---0-|
|--------|--------|--------|----------|
|--------|--------|--------|----------|
[verse]
G/D D |G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |
Tough boys, running the streets. Come a little closer
|--3-----2----|3--3----3---2-----2-2-|3---------------|3-------|
|--3-----3----|3--3----3---3-----3-3-|3---------------|3-------|
|--0-----2----|0--0----0---2-----2-2-|0---------------|0-------|
|0-0-----0----|0--0----0---0---------|----------------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------|3---------------|2-------|
|-------------|----------------------|----------------|--------|
G/D D|G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |
Rough toys, under the sheets. Nobody knows her
|------3-2-|3-3---3---2----------|3-------|3---------|
|------3-3-|3-3---3---3------x-x-|3-------|3---------|
|------0-2-|0-0---0---2------x-x-|0-------|0---------|
|0-----0-0-|0-0---0---0------x-x-|--------|----------|
|----------|---------------------|3-------|2---------|
|----------|---------------------|--------|----------|
G/D D |G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |
Rough boys, don't walk a-way. I very nearly missed you
|----3-2---|3-----3----3-2------|3-------------|3---------|
|----3-3---|3-----3----3-3--x-x-|3-------------|3---------|
|----0-2---|0-----0----0-2--x-x-|0-------------|0---------|
|0---0-0---|0-----0----0-0--x-x-|--------------|----------|
|----------|--------------------|3-------------|2---------|
|----------|--------------------|--------------|----------|
G/D D |G/D D |Cadd9 |G/B |
Tough boys, come over here. I want to bite and kiss you
|----3-2---|3----3-3--2-----|3--------------------|3---------|
|----3-3---|3----3-3--3---3-|3--------------------|3---------|
|----0-2---|0----0-0--2---2-|0--------------------|0---------|
|0---0-0---|0----0-0--0---0-|---------------------|----------|
|----------|----------------|3--------------------|2---------|
|----------|----------------|---------------------|----------|
| A/D | F/D | C/D | G/D |
|-5----------|-5-------------|------------|-3-------------|
|-5----------|-6-------------|-5----------|-3-------------|
|-2----------|-5-------------|-5----------|-4-------------|
|(2)0--0/0/0-|(7)-0----0/0/0-|(5)0--0/0/0-|(5)-0---0/0/0--|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
| [gtr 2] |
|-9--9--9----|-13-13-13---13-|-12-12-12---|-15-15-15---x-x|
|-10-10-10---|-13-13-13---13-|-13-13-13---|-15-15-15---x-x|
|-9--9--9----|-14-14-14---14-|-12-12-12---|-16-16-16---x-x|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
|D |A |D/A |A7 |(D)
I wanna see what I can find
|2---------|------|-----|------------------------------|
|3---------|2-----|3----|5------5----------------------|
|2---------|2-----|2----|2------2----------------------|
|4-0-0/0/0-|2-----|4----|5------5----------------------|
|----------|0-----|0----|0------0----------------------|
|----------|------|-----|------------------------------|
| |
|14--------|0-----|7----|-------5----------------------|
|15--------|5-----|8----|10-8-5-5----------------------|
|14--------|6-----|7----|9--7-5-6----------------------|
|----------|------|0----|------------------------------|
|----------|------|-----|------------------------------|
|----------|------|-----|------------------------------|
Tough kid, take a bottle of wine when your deal is broken
Ten quid, she's so easy to blind. And not a word is spoken
Rough boys, don't walk away. I feel pretty blissed here
Tough boy, I wanna carry you home. You got pretty pissed, dear
|A/D |F/D |
|9-----9-----9----|8-----13-----13------|
|10----10----10---|10----13-----13------|
|9-----9-----9----|10----14-----14------|
|--0-0---0-0---0--|--0-0----0-0----0----|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|C/D |G/D |
|12-----12----12---|12^-12--------------|
|13-----13----13---|12^-12-10--10-------|
|12-----12----12---|---------11----11-9-|
|---0-0---0-0----0-|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pete_townshend/rough_boys_tab.html ]
| D | A |G |A |G |
|------------|--9-----9--7--5-|3----3-2-0-|5---------5--|3-----|
|/10---------|--10----10-8--7-|5----5-3-2-|5---/5-------|3-----|
|------------|--9-------------|-----------|2------------|0-----|
|------------|----------------|-----------|2------------|0-----|
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------------|------|
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------------|------|
[bridge]
|D | C/D| D | |(A)
Gonna get inside you Gonna get inside....your bitter mind
|2-----------------|-12--10--|--------------|------------------|
|3-----------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
|2-----------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
|0--------0--------|---------|--------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------|--------------|------------------|
[solo]
|A |D/A |A |D/A |A |
(mind)
|-------------|---------5---5---|-9-7-7-5-5--|-----------|----------|
|---5^\-3-----|---------5-5-5---|---------5--|-5-5-5-7-5-|----8-----|
|---------2---|-----------7---7/|9--7-7-6-6--|-6-6-6-7-6-|-7/9---2--|
|-------------|-2-0-2-----------|------------|-7-7-------|-----0-2--|
|------------0|-------0---------|------------|-----------|-----0-0--|
|-------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|-----0----|
|D/A |A |A7 |(D)
I wanna see what I can find
|--------------|----------------|---------7------------|-------|
|3---3-2-3-2---|2--------4------|-7-------7^--\----5-5-|-------|
|2---2-2-2-2---|4^\-2-0--6^\-4--|-7^\-5--------------6-|-------|
|0---4-2-4-2---|--------------7-|------5-------------7-|-0-----|
|0-----------0-|----------------|----------------------|-------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------------|-------|
Rough boys, don't walk away. I wanna buy your leather
Make noise, try and talk me away. We can't be seen together
Tough kids, what can I do? I'm so pale and weedy
Rough fits in my hush puppy shoes
But I'm still pleadin',
|A/D |F/D |C/D |G/D |D Dsus4|
bleedin', needin', fightin', winin', chimin'
|5---------|5---------|----------|3---------|2----3--|
|5---------|6---------|5---------|3---------|3--3----|
|6---------|5---------|5---------|4---------|2-------|
|7-0-0/0/0-|7-0-0/0/0-|5-0-0/0/0-|5-0-0/0/0-|0-------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|[gtr 2] |
|10--------|8---------|8---------|7---------|2-------|
|11--------|10--------|8---------|8---------|3-------|
|10--------|10--------|9---------|7---------|2-------|
|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
[break]
|Cadd9 |G6/B |Asus4 |A |Asus4 |
|----3-------------|----2-------------|----------|------|-------|
|--3---------------|--3---------------|------3---|----2-|----3--|
|------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
|------------------|------------------|---2------|--2---|--2----|
|3-----------------|2-----------------|0---------|0-----|0------|
|------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
|[gtr 2] |
|------10-10-12-10-|------10-10/12-10-|----------|------|-------|
|------------------|10----------------|10-12-10--|------|-------|
|------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
|------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
|------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
|------------------|------------------|----------|------|-------|
|A7 |D
I wanna see what I can find
|---------------------------|-----
|----2----------------------|-----
|---------------------------|-----
|--2----2-----4--------2----|0----
|0----0----0------0------0--|-----
|---------------------------|-----
Tough boys, running the streets. Come a little closer
Rough toys, under the sheets. Nobody knows her
Rough boys, don't you walk away. I very nearly missed you
Tough boys, come over here. I want to bite and kiss you
| A/D |F/D |C/D |G6/D |Dsus2 |Cadd9/D |
|------|-----|--0-------|--0--------|--0-------|--0-------|
|3-----|6----|--5-------|--3--------|--3-------|--3-------|
|2-----|5----|5-5-------|4-4--------|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-|
|------|-----|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
|------|-----|----------|-----------|----------|----------|
[outro]
|F#/D |Bb/D |E/D |Ab/D |Eb/D |
|2---------|1---------|4---------|4---------|3---------|
|2---------|3---------|5---------|4---------|4---------|
|3---------|3---------|4---------|5---------|3---------|
|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-|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|G/D |F/D |Bb/D |Dsus2 |D |
|3---------|1---------|1---------|0---------|2---------|
|3---------|1---------|3---------|3---------|3---------|
|4---------|2---------|3---------|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-|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|Eb/D |F/D |G/D |A/D |B/D |
|3---------|5---------|7---------|9---------|11--------|
|4---------|6---------|8---------|10--------|12--------|
|3---------|5---------|7---------|9---------|11--------|
|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-|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|C/D |C/D |D |D |E/D |
|12--------|12--------|14--------|14--------|16--------|
|13--------|13--------|15--------|15--------|17--------|
|12--------|12--------|14--------|14--------|16--------|
|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 |F/D |F/D |G/D |
|16--------|17--------|17--------|19--------|
|17--------|18--------|18--------|20--------|
|16--------|17--------|17--------|19--------|
|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|0-0-0/0/0-|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|G/D |D
I wanna see what I can find!
|19------------------------|2----
|20------------------------|3----
|19------------------------|2----
|0-0---0-0---0-------------|0----
|--------------------------|-----
|--------------------------|-----
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