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From: Litgo@aol.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: CRD: How_Many_Friends by: Who
How Many Friends
By The Who
From Who By Numbers, 1975
Written by Pete Townshend
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transcribed by
litgo@aol.com
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Capo on 3
F Gm Eb Bb Gm7 F
F Gm
I'm feelin' so good right now
Eb Bb Gm7 F
There's a handsome boy tells me how I changed his past
Gm
He buys me a brandy
Eb Bb Gm7 F
Or could it be he's really just after my ass?
Gm
He likes the clothes I wear
Eb Bb Gm7 F
He says he likes a man to dress in season
Gm Eb Bb
But no one else ever stares, he's being so kind
Gm7 C--
What's the reason?
[chorus]
C G Am F
How many friends have I really got?
G
You can count 'em on one hand
C G Am F G
How many friends have I really got?
C G Am F
How many friends have I really got?
Bb F Bb F Bb F/A Gm Gm7 C
That love me, that want me, that'll take me as I am?
Suddenly it's a silver screen
And a face so beautiful that I have to cry out
Everybody hears me
Well, I look like a fool, now, if I try and I shy out
She knows all of my friends
But it's nice to find a woman who'll stay on late
But now I think I've reached the end
I wonder in the dead of night, how do I rate?
[repeat chorus]
Cm Cm/Bb
It's all like a dream you know
Bb F
When you're still up early in the morning
Gm F Eb
And you all sit together to watch the sun come through
Cm Cm/Bb
But things don't look so good
Ab
When you could use a bit of warning
Fm C/G G
Then you know that no one will ever speak the truth about you.
[repeat chorus]
When I first signed the contract, it was more than a handshake then
I know it still is, but there's a plain fact
We talk so much shit behind each other's backs, I get the willies
People know nothing about their own soft guts
So how come they can sum us up
Without suffering all the hype we've known
How come they bum us up
[repeat chorus]
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jimmy Rhythm Player |
#1 by Jimmy at Jul 6, 1970 at 10:46 PM EST |
| A lot of times, when I am involved in a discussion about friends, loyalty, family, etc., I find myself quoting Townshend's lyrics "I can count 'em all on one hand" | |
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austin Lead Player |
#2 by austin at Nov 30, 1971 at 11:54 AM EST |
| This is from "By Numbers" wich many, including some of the bad, thought would be the last album. It's a bio-song about how life was for Pete and the band at the time. He was relly getting hit on by guys in bars. He Fell in love with a female friend at the movies. The band was going through a lot and really kinda ripping apart. | |
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brock Average |
#3 by brock someone at Apr 13, 1975 at 1:25 PM EST |
| the guitar in this song is BEAUTIFUL! Who By Numbers is my FAVORITE album!! So honest! | |
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mat Wanna Be |
#4 by mat bar at Apr 29, 1987 at 1:37 AM EST |
| this means everything apparantly keith moon broke down when payed this to him. It distinguishes between and aquiantance and a reel friend. i can count em all on one hand | |
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