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  Slip Kid
  By The Who
  >From The Who By Numbers, 1975
  Written by Pete Townshend, ©1975 Fabulous Music Ltd.
  
  ==============
  transcribed by
  litgo@aol.com
  ==============
  
  Guitar 1: Capo on 3 (to play piano chords)
  Guitar 2: standard
  Guitar 3: Capo on 3, volume pedal
  Guitar 4: standard
  Guitar 5: Capo on 3, acoustic (removed from remaster)
  
  Chord    Gtr 1&5 (piano) Gtr 2            Gtr 3       Gtr 4
  G        355433          355xxx           355733      xx000x
  C        x35553          8 10 10xxx                   xx555x
  F        xx3565          x8 10 10xx       xx3565      xx10 10 10x
  Eb       x65343          x688xx                       xx888x
  Bb       6x3366          688xxx                       xx333x
  Dm       x57765                                       
  Gm       355333          x10 12 12xx                  
  Am       577555          577xxx                       
  D        x5777x          x577xx                       
  
  Note: chords in () are piano/acoustic chords; all patterns and 
  leads approximate
  
  [intro; verse pattern]
  [gtr 1; piano arr. for gtr]
  ||:G    (C)  (Dm)  (F)(C) |G   (C)  (Dm)  (F)  (C):||
  [gtr 2]
  ||-----------|------------|----------|-------------||
  ||-----------|------------|----------|-------------||
  ||.----------|--------5/6/|7---------|------------.||
  ||.5---------|------------|--5-------|--------3/4/.||
  ||-----------|--------3/4/|5---------|-------------||
  ||-3---------|------------|--3-------|--------1/2/-||
  ||[gtr 5; acoustic, removed from remaster]
  ||-3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-3-3-|3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-3-3--||
  ||-3-3-5-5---|6-6-6-6-5-5-|3-3-5-5---|6-6-6-6-5-5--||
  ||.4-4-5-5---|7-7-7-5-5-5-|4-4-5-5---|7-7-7-5-5-5-.||
  ||.5-5-5-5---|7-7-7-3-5-5-|5-5-5-5---|7-7-7-3-5-5-.||
  ||-5-5-3-3--5|--5-5-3-3-3-|5-5-3-3--5|--5-5-3-3-3--||
  ||-3-3-------|-----------3|3-3-------|-----------3-||
  
             |G         (C
  I've got my clipboard, textbooks
  |Dm             F        C)
   Lead me to the station, yeah
     |G         (C          |Dm  F  
  I'm off to the Civil War
       C)    |G          (C
  I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots
     |Dm             F   
  I'm runnin' in the rain
  C)   |G         (C          |Dm F C)
  Gonna run 'til my feet are raw
  
  [chorus]
  |C         F        |Eb          Bb
  (Slip kid, slip kid) second generation
           |C       F     |Gm
  And I'm a soldier at thirteen
  |Am        D        |Am   D
  (Slip kid, slip kid) realization
            |Am   D        |(Bb)      |              |G   |    |
  There's no easy way to be free,   no easy way to be free
                           |----------|--------------|----|----|
                           |----------|--------------|----|----|
                           |----------|--------------|----|----|
                           |8-10-12---|14---15-------|17--|----|
                           |----------|--------------|----|----|
                           |6-8--10---|12---13-------|15--|----|
  
  [repeat intro]
  |G    (C)  (Dm)     (F)   (C)   G   (C)  (Dm) (F)  (C)   |
                It's a hard, hard world           (I left my...)
  [guitar 2]                                               |
  |----------|-------------------|---------|---------------|
  |----------|-------------------|---------|---------------|
  |----------|---------------5/6/|7--------|---------------|
  |5---------|-------------------|--5------|-----3---------|
  |----------|---------------3/4/|5--------|3-4-5----------|
  |3---------|-------------------|--3------|---------------|
  
  [repeat verse]
  I left my doctor's prescription bungalow behind me
  I left the door ajar
  I got my vacuum flask
  Full of hot tea and sugar
  Left the keys right in my car
  
  (Slip kid, slip kid) second generation
  Only half way up the tree
  (Slip kid, slip kid) I'm a relation
  
       |Am         D    |Bb        |              |G   |    |
  I'm a soldier at sixty-three,  no easy way to be free
                        |----------|--------------|----|----|
                        |----------|--------------|----|----|
                        |----------|--------------|----|----|
                        |8-10-12---|15----14---15-|17--|---x|
                        |----------|--------------|----|----|
                        |6-8--10---|13----12---13-|15--|---x|
  
  [bridge]
  
  |G        |   (F)  |G      |(Bb  F) |G      |  (F)  |G     |(Bb  F) |
  [gtr 3]
  |3--------|--------|3------|--------|3------|-------|3-----|--------|
  |3--------|--------|3------|--------|3------|-------|3-----|--------|
  |7--------|--------|7------|--------|7------|-------|7-----|--------|
  |5--------|--------|5------|--------|5------|-------|5-----|--------|
  |5--------|--------|5------|--------|5------|-------|5-----|--------|
  |---------|--------|-------|--------|-------|-------|------|--------|
  
  [gtr 1 arr for piano]    x2                               x2
  ||:(Bb  G)       |       :||:(Bb  G)       |(Bb  G)       :||
                               Slip kid               
  ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------||
  ||-8/6/8/6/8-----|--------||-8/6/8/6/8-----|8/6/8/6/8------||
  ||.--------------|-------.||.--------------|--------------.||
  ||.5-------------|-------.||.5-------------|5-------------.||
  ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------||
  ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------||
  ||[gtr 5; acoustic; removed from remaster]
  ||3--3--3--3--3--|--------||3--3--3--3--3--|---------------||
  ||3--3--3--3--3--|--------||3--3--3--3--3--|---------------||
  ||12-12-12-12-12-|--------||12-12-12-12-12-|---------------||
  ||12-12-12-12-12-|--------||12-12-12-12-12-|---------------||
  ||10-10-10-10-10-|--------||10-10-10-10-10-|---------------||
  ||---------------|--------||---------------|---------------||
  
  Keep away old man, you won't fool me
  You and your history won't rule me
  You might have been a fighter, but admit you failed
  I'm not affected by your blackmail   [pick slide]
  You won't blackmail me
  
  [solo]
  |G                   |
  (blackmail  me...)
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|--------|
  |3^(5)------|3^^^-|
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|--------|
  
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|-----5/5|
  |-----------|--------|
  |-----------|-----3/3|
  
  [gtr 1]
  ||G   (C)    (Dm)   (F)  (C) |G   (C)  (Dm)  (F)  (C) ||
  ||[gtr 4]                                             ||
  ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||-----------|-10^-10-8-10-10|8--8-----|--6-8/8/8/8-6h||
  ||3^(5)------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||[gtr 2]                                             ||
  ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||-----------|---------------|---------|--------------||
  ||.----------|-----------5/6/|7--------|-------------.||
  ||.5---------|---------------|--5------|---------3/4/.||
  ||-----------|-----------3/4/|5--------|--------------||
  ||-3---------|---------------|--3------|---------1/2/-||
  
  |:G    (C)     (Dm)  (F)  (C)  |G   (C) (Dm)(F)(C)|
  |[gtr 4]                                          |
  |--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
  |8-6h8-6h8-6-5-|6--6-5-3---5-3-|5-3-----|-------6x|
  |--------------|---------------|---3^---|---------|
  |--------------|---------------|------5~|---------|
  |--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
  |--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
  |[gtr 2]                                          |
  |--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
  |--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
  |--------------|-----------5/6/|7-------|---------|
  |5-------------|---------------|--5-----|---------|
  |--------------|-----------3/4/|5-------|---------|
  |3-------------|---------------|--3-----|--------8|
  
  |C   F        |Eb    Bb   |C   F           |Gm          |
  |[gtr 4]                                                |
  |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |------10-----|-8----6----|8~--------------|------------|
  |-5-----------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |5---/10-----/|8----------|----------------|-----------7|
  |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |[gtr 2]                                                |
  |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |-------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |----x-10--x-8|8-8--------|---------10---10|12----------|
  |10--x-10--x-8|8-8---8---x|10x10x10-10---10|12----------|
  |10--x--8--x-6|6-6---8---x|10x10x10-8----8-|10----------|
  |8------------|------6---x|8-x8-x8---------|-----------5|
  
  |Am      D   |Am      D    |Am     D     |
  |[gtr 4]                                 |
  |------------|---5---------|-------------|
  |------------|--5---8^(10)-|10^-5-------|
  |7^(7)5-7--5|7^-----------|------7------|
  |------------|-------------|-------5h7-7-|
  |------------|-------------|-------------|
  |------------|-------------|-------------|
  |[gtr 2]                                 |
  |------------|-------------|-------------|
  |------------|-------------|-------------|
  |--------7---|--------7----|-------7-----|
  |7-x-7---7---|7-x-7---7----|7-x-7--7-----|
  |7-x-7---5---|7-x-7---5----|7-x-7--5-----|
  |5-x-5------5|5-x-5-------5|5-x-5--------|
  
  
  |Bb      |              |G      |   (C)|(G)       |           (C)|
  |[gtr 4]                                                         |
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|8------|------|----------|--6h8p6h8p6h8p|
  |3-5--7--|10-9/----10---|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |1-3--5--|8--7/----8----|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |[gtr 2]                                                         |
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |8-10-12-|15-14/15-14/15|17--x17|x17--5|5---------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |6-8--10-|13-12/13-12/13|15--x15|x15--3|3---------|--------------|
  |[gtr 3]                                                         |
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|----------|--------------|
  |--------|--------------|-------|------|<<10>*----|(<10>)--------|
                                          *vol. swell harmonic
  
  |(G)    |   (C) |(G)    |       |
  [gtr 3]                         |
  |-------|-------|-------|-------|
  |-------|-------|-------|-------|
  |-------|-------|-------|-------|
  |-------|-------|-------|-------|
  |-------|-------|-------|-------|
  |(<10>)-|(<10>)-|(<10>)-|(<10>)-|
   *harmonic feedback
  
  [gtr 3]                                                              |
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |<7--------|--<9-|<10-------|-------------|<5-----|--<9-|<7-----|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |<5--------|--<7-|<8--------|-------------|<3-----|--<7-|<5-----|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-----3-|----|
  |[gtr 2]                                                             |
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-0-1-2-3-0-1-|2------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |[gtr 5; acoustic, removed from remaster]                            |
  |3-3-3-3-3-|-----|3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |3-3-3-3-3-|-----|3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |7-7-7-7-7-|-----|7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|--%----|-----|--%----|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |5-5-5-5-5-|-----|5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  |----------|-----|----------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|----|
  
  |       |        |     |         |       |       |(G)   |            |
                                                           (I've got my)
  [gtr 3]                                                              |
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |<7-----|----<9--|<10--|---------|<5-----|---<9--|<7----|-----------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |<5-----|----<7--|<8---|---------|<3-----|---<7--|<5----|-----------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |[gtr 2]                                                             |
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|xxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx|
  |[gtr 5; acoustic, removed from remaster]                            |
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |--%----|--------|--%--|---------|--%----|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
  |-------|--------|-----|---------|-------|-------|------|------------|
                                                    x pick slide
                                                            vibrato down
  
  [repeat first verse]
  I've got my clipboard, textbooks
  Lead me to the station, yeah
  I'm off to the Civil War
  I've got my kit bag, my heavy boots
  I'm runnin' in the rain
  Gonna run 'til my feet are raw
  
  (Slip kid, slip kid) slip out of trouble
  Slip over here and set me free
  
  |Am       D        |Am          D    |Am                      D        |
  (Slip kid slip kid) second generation You're slidin' down the hill like 
  |------------------|-----------------|-------5-------------------------|
  |------------------|-----------------|----5-------------------7--------|
  |---------7--------|7^----5-7^---7^-|------------------------7--------|
  |7-x--7---7--------|-----------------|------------------------7--------|
  |7-x--7---5--------|-----------------|----------------------5-5--------|
  |5-x--5------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
  
  |(Bb)    |              |(G)           |              |          |
   me,   No easy way to be free        No easy way to be free       [etc.]
  [gtr 2]              (no easy way to be free)      (no easy way to be 
  |--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
  |--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
  |3-5--7--|10---9--------|10------------|-------9-10-9-|10--------|
  |--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
  |1-3--5--|8----7--------|8-------------|-------7-8--7-|8---------|
  |--------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
  
  |              |          |                 |       |                 |
  [gtr 2]                                                               |
  |--------------|----------|-----------------|-------|-----------------|
  |--------------|----------|-----------------|-------|-----------------|
  |--------10-7-9|10--------|----10-9-12-109/|10-----|---1412-1412-14|
  |--------------|----------|-----------------|-------|-----------------|
  |--------8--5-7|8---------|----8--7-10-8--7-|8------|---1210-1210-12|
  |--------------|----------|-----------------|-------|-----------------|
  
  |[gtr 4]         |              |                  |             |
  |----------------|--------------|--13--------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|12----------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  [gtr 2]                                                          
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  |14-12-----------|--1412-1412-|12-14-12-14/15-12-|14-12--------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  |12-10-----------|--1210-1210-|10-12-10-12/13-10-|12-10--------|
  |----------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|
  
  |              |             |        |                   |           |
  [gtr 4]                                                               |
  |-13-12-15-12--|-----------12|8/10----|-------------------|15-13-12-13|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|15-13-15-13-15-13--|-----------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  [gtr 2]                                                                
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  |-9/10---------|---9/10-97--|---5/7--|-------10-9-10/9-7/|9-10-------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  |-7/8----------|---7/8--75--|---3/5--|-------8--7--8/7-5/|7-8--------|
  |--------------|-------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
  
  |                    |               |       |          |       |
  [gtr 4]                                                         |
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |13------------------|------------13/|15---15|13/1513-|15/17--|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  [gtr 2]                                                          
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |--10/12-12/1312--9/|10-----1210-9/|10-----|-1210--9/|10-----|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  |---8/10-10/1110--7/|8------108--7/|8------|-108---7/|8------|
  |--------------------|---------------|-------|----------|-------|
  
  |          |               |                    |          |          |
  [gtr 4]                                                               |
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |--1715-13|13-------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |----------|-------------14|15-14h15p14-12-12-10|7---------|----8^-6-|
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |[gtr 2]                                                              |
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |-1210--9/|10-----1210-9/|10------------------|-1210--9/|10--------|
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  |-108---7/|8------108--7/|8-------------------|-108---7/|8---------|
  |----------|---------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
  
  [gtr 4]
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |8^--------|8^-8-8^------6|-8---6-|-------
  |----------|---------------|------5|7------
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |[gtr 2]                                   
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |-1210--9/|10-----1210-9/|10-----|-1210-
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  |-108---7/|8------108--7/|8------|-108--
  |----------|---------------|-------|-------
  
  
  =============
  litgo@aol.com
  

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