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I Cant Explain by The Who - Guitar Chords

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                 I Can't Explain – The Who
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Written by: Pete Townshend
Originally a non-album single, now on many Greatest Hits collections.

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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MAIN RIFF
  E       D        A       E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|7-------5-5-----|5-------7-7-----|
B|9-------7-7-----|5-------9-9-----|
G|9-------7-7-----|6-------9-9-----|
D|9-------7-7-----|7-------9-9-----|
A|7-------5-5-----|7-------7-7-----|
E|----------------|----------------|


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[Intro]
| E D | A E | 
| E D | A E | 
| E D | A E | 


[Verse]
      E         D     A       E  
Got a feeling inside (can't explain)
       E       D     A       E  
It's a certain kind (can't explain)  
  E            D     A       E  
I feel hot and cold (can't explain)
E             D           B       E  
Yeah, down my soul, yeah (can’t explain)


[Chorus]
| E D |           A       E  
      I said ... (can't explain)
            E         D          A       E  
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but (can't explain)


[Verse]
E            D         A           E  
Dizzy in the head, and I'm feeling blue
    E             D           A             E  
The things you've said, well, maybe they’re true?
    E             D        A         E  
I'm getting funny dreams, again and again
  E            D      B
I know what it means, but ...


[Middle 8]
E
Can't explain
  C#m
I think it's love
       A         Asus4 A
Try to say it to you
     B      Bsus4 B
When I feel blue


[Chorus]
      E       D      A       E  
But I can't explain (can't explain)
      E             D             A       E  
Yeah, hear what I'm saying, girl (can’t explain)


[Solo]
| E D | A E | 
| E D | A E | 


[Verse]
E            D         A           E  
Dizzy in the head, and I'm feeling bad
    E           D          A           E  
The thing's you said, have got me real mad
    E             D        A         E  
I'm getting funny dreams, again and again
  E            D      B
I know what it means, but ...


[Middle 8]
E
Can't explain
  C#m
I think it's love
       A
Try to say it to you
     B
When I feel blue


[Chorus]
      E       D      A       E  
But I can't explain (can't explain)

E              D               A     E  
Forgive me one more time, now (can't explain)


[Solo]
| E D | A E | 
| E D | A E | 
| E D | A E | 
| E D | A E | 


[Chorus]
| E D |       A       E  
     I said I can't explain, yeah
| E D |           A         E  
     You drive me out of my mind


[Chorus] (+ coda)
| E D |            A       E  
     Yeah, I'm the worried kind, babe
| E D |       A       E
     I said I can't explain 
        

We also have 38 songs by The Who

• 1921
• Amazing Journey
• Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
• Baba O Riley
• Baba Oriley
• Behind Blue Eyes
• Blue Red And Grey
• Christmas
• Doctor Doctor
• Getting In Tune
• Go To The Mirror
• Happy Jack
• I Can See For Miles
• I Cant Explain
• Im A Boy
• Im Free
• Im One
• Love Aint For Keeping
• Love Reign Oer Me
• Magic Bus
• My Generation
• Pictures Of Lily
• Pinball Wizard
• Pure And Easy
• Sally Simpson
• See Me Feel Me
• So Sad About Us
• Squeeze Box
• Substitute
• The Kids Are Alright
• The Punk And The Godfather
• The Real Me
• The Seeker
• Tommy Can You Hear Me
• Were Not Gonna Take It
• Who Are You
• Wont Get Fooled Again
• You Better You Bet

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