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  Odorono
  By the Who
  >From The Who Sell Out, 1967
  Written by Pete Townshend ©1967 Fabulous Music, Inc./Towser Tunes Inc.
  
  ==============
  transcribed by
  litgo@aol.com
  ==============
  
  Guitar 1 (rhythm)
  Recommended tuning: 
  EADGAE (B string down whole step); Capo on 2 (F#BEABF#)
  
  Guitar 2 (lead): standard tuning
  
  [gtr 1]
  |E7      |E6      |E-6     |E       |
  |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
  |5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-|3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-|
  |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
  |2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|
  
  |E7      |E6      |E-6     |E       |        |
  |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-------|
  |5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-|3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|
  |4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-|4-------|
  |2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-------|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
  |[gtr 2]                                     |
  |---4--0-|-4----0-|-4---4--|--------|2/4-----|
  |-------0|-------0|-------0|--------|3/5-----|
  |2/4--4--|3----3--|2---2---|1-------|2/4-----|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
  |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
   /=slide
              |E7             |E6       |E-6                   |E          |
  She sang the best she'd ever sang, she couldn't ever sing any better
              |[gtr 2]                                   
              |-----4------0--|-4----0--|---------4--------4---|--4----0---|
              |--------------0|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
              |2/4-------4----|3----3---|2--------------2------|1-----1----|
              |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
              |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
              |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
  
         |E7            |E6       |E-6             |E        |         |
  But Mr. Davidson never rang, she knew he would forget her
         |-----4-----0--|-4----0--|-----2------0---|--4----0-|4--------|
         |-------------0|--------0|--------------0-|---------|0-------0|
         |2/4------4----|3----3---|2-------2-------|(1)---1--|-------1-|
         |--------------|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
         |--------------|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
         |--------------|---------|----------------|---------|---------|
  
                |B7  B7 B6 B6   |B7  B7 B6 B6  |E  E  Esus4 |E           |
  She'd seen him there       and put herself to ransom            (He had)
                |5---5--4--4----|5---5--4--4---|4--4--5--5--|4--4--4--4--|
                |2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
                |4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
                |4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
                |2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|------------|------------|
                |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
                |[gtr 2]        |                                        |
                |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
                |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
                |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
                |-------------9-|--------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9--9--|
                |9---9--9-9h11--|9---------9---|7--7--7--7-7|7--7--7--7--|
                |7---7--7-------|7---7--7--7---|-----------7|------------|
  
  
        |B7 B7  B6 B6  |B7  B7  B6 B6   |E  E   Esus4|E           |
  He had stared,     he really was quite handsome
        |5--5---4--4---|5---5---4--4----|4--4--4--5--|4--4--4--4--|
        |2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
        |4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
        |4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
        |2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|------------|------------|
        |--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
        |[gr 2]        |                                          |
        |--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
        |---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
        |---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
        |------------9-|----------------|2---------2-|------------|
        |9--9---9------|9---9---9--9----|2------2h4--|------------|
        |7--7---7------|7---7---7--7----|0-----------|0-----------|
  
  
  [repeat verse]
  [repeat verse]
         |E7               |E6       |E-6                   |E          |
  She had really looked her best, she couldn't ever look any better
  [gtr 2]|-----4-----0-----|--4---0--|--------4--------0----|--4----0---|
         |--------------0--|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
         |2/4------4-------|3----3---|2-------------2-------|1-----1----|
         |-----------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
         |-----------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
         |-----------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
  
         |E7                   |E6       |E-6             |E          |E
  But she knew she'd failed the test; she knew he would forget her
  [gtr 2]|------4-------0------|--4----4-|-----2------0---|---4-------|--
         |-----------------0---|----x----|--------------0-|-------7^-|5-
         |2/4---------4--------|3-----3-3|2---------2-----|1/4--------|--
         |---------------------|---------|----------------|-----------|--
         |---------------------|---------|----------------|-----------|--
         |---------------------|---------|----------------|-----------|--
  
  [chorus]
    |E B            |B   E      F#           |G5         D5   |A5            
  Triumphant was the way she'd felt as she acknowledged the applause    (Tri-
    |---------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------|
    |---------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------|
    |9--------------|----9------11-----------|-----------7--7-|--------------|
    |9-9------------|9---9------11-----------|5---5------7--7-|7-7-7-7-7-7---|
    |7-9------------|9---7------9------------|5---5------5--5-|7-7-7-7-7-7---|
    |--7------------|7-----------------------|3---3-----------|5-5-5-5-5-5---|
    |                                                                        |
    |---------------|------------------------|3----------2----|--------------|
    |---------------|------------------------|3----------3----|--------------|
    |---------------|------------------------|0----------2----|2---4^-2-----|
    |9--------------|----9------11-----------|0----------0----|2-------------|
    |7-9------------|9---7------9------------|----------------|0-------0-----|
    |--7------------|7-----------------------|3---------------|--------------|
  
  
    |E B            |B   E     F#           |G              D/B           |
  Triumphant was the way she'd felt when she saw him at the dressing room 
    |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
    |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
    |9--------------|----9-----11-----------|12--12---------11-------11---|
    |9-9------------|9---9-----11-----------|12--12---------12-------12---|
    |7-9------------|9---7-----9------------|10--10---------12-------12---|
    |--7------------|7----------------------|---------------10-------10---|
    |                                                                     |
    |---------------|-----------------------|3--------------2-------------|
    |---------------|-----------------------|3--------------3-------------|
    |---------------|-----------------------|0--------------2-------------|
    |9--------------|----9-----11----------|0--------------0-------------|
    |7-9------------|9---7-----9-----------|-----------------------------|
    |--7------------|7----------------------|3----------------------------|
  
  |Db7-9           |                |B5              |                |
   door                                                       (She was)
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  |----------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------|----------------|
  |8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  |9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  |8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  |(A7/C#)                                                            |
  |0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  |2---3p2---------|----------------|----------------|4---------------|
  |0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|----2-----------|
  |2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  |0-------------0-|--0---0---0---0-|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---------|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  
  [repeat verse]
         |E7                     |E6        |E-6                |E          |
  She was happier than she'd ever been as he praised her for her grace
  [gtr 2]|--------4-------4------|--0----0--|--------2-------2--|--0--------|
         |-------------------0---|---------0|-----------------0-|-----------|
         |2/4-----------4--------|3-----3---|2-------------2----|1-----1----|
         |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
         |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
         |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
                        p.m.
  
           |E7                      |E6          |E-6             |E          |
  But his expression changed, she had seen as he leant to kiss her face
    [gtr 2]|---------4-------4------|--4------0--|-----4------0---|---4-------|--
           |--------------------0---|-----------0|--------------0-|-------7^-|5-
           |2/4------------4--------|3-------3---|2---------2-----|1----------|--
           |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
           |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
           |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
  
          |B7 B7 B6    B6    |B7   B7  B6  B6   |E  E  Esus4 |E            |
  It ended there,          he claimed a late  appointment          
  [gtr 2] |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
          |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
          |------------------|------------------|------------|9--9--9------|
          |-----------------9|------------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9------|
          |9--9--9----9-9h11-|9----9-------9----|7--7--7--7--|7--7--7-----9|
          |7--7--7-/11-------|7----7---9/11-11/9|------------|------------7|
  
             |B7 B7  B6 B6   |B7  B7  B6 B6|E  E  Esus4 |E           |
  She quickly turned       to hide her disappointment
     [gtr 2] |---------------|-------------|------------|------------|
             |---------7^----|-------------|------------|------------|
             |---------7^----|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
             |---------7^-9-9|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
             |9---9--9-------|--------9--9-|7-----------|7-----------|
             |7---7--7------7|7---7---7--7-|------------|------------|
  
     |E7                   |E6            |E-6         |E          |
  She ripped her glittering gown, couldn't face another show, no
     |-------4--------0----|--4------0----|----4----0--|--4----0x--|
     |-------------------0-|-----------0--|----------0-|-----------|
     |2/4-----------4------|3-------3-----|2------2----|1-----1----|
     |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
     |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
     |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
  
       |E7                 |E6       |E-6               |E          |E
  Her deodorant had let her down, she should've used Odorono
       |----4--------0-----|--0----4-|--------0-------4-|--4--------|--
       |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
       |2/4--------4-------|3-----3-3|2-------------2---|1------11^|9-
       |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
       |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
       |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|--
  
  [lost chorus]
  Odorono, could've saved her day
  Could've helped her to get the part
  Odorono, and he would have stayed
  Could have helped to save her heart
  Save her heart
  
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