Substitute
Substitute

Substitute chords by The Who

1966•Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    You 
    think 
    we 
    look 

    pretty 
    good 
    togeth
    er 

    You 
    think 
    my 
    shoes 
    are 
    made 
    of 
    leather 

    Verse 2

    But 
    I'm 
    a 
    substitute 
    for 
    another 
    guy 

    I 
    look 
    pretty 
    tall 
    but 
    my 

    heels 
    are 
    high 

    The simple 
    things 
    you see 

    are 
    all 
    complicated 

    I look 
    pretty 
    young, 
    but 
    I'm 
    just 
    back-dated, 

    yeah 

    Verse 3
    (Substitute) 
    your 
    lies 
    for 

    fact 

    (Substitute) I can see 
    right 
    through 

    your 
    plastic 
    mac 

    (Substitute) I 
    look 
    all 
    white, 

    but 
    my 
    dad 
    was 
    black 

    (Substitute) my fine 
    linen 

    Verse 4
    suit 
    is really 
    made 
    out 
    of sack 


    I 
    was 
    born 
    with 
    a plastic 

    spoon 
    in 
    my 
    mouth 

    The north 
    side 
    of 
    my 
    town 
    faced 
    east, 

    and 
    the 
    east 
    was 
    fa
    cing 
    south 

    And 
    now 
    you 
    dare 
    to 
    look 

    me 
    in 
    the 
    eye 

    Those 
    crocodile 
    tears 
    are what 
    you 
    cry 

    It's 
    a 
    genuine 
    problem, 
    you 
    won't 
    try 

    To 
    work 
    it 
    out 
    at 
    all 
    you 
    just 
    pass 
    it 
    by, 

    pass 
    it 
    by 

    Verse 5

    (Substitute) me 
    for 
    him 

    (Substitute) my 
    coke 

    for 
    gin 

    (Substitute) you 
    for 
    my 

    mum 

    (Substitute) at 
    least 
    I'll 
    get 
    my 

    Interlude 1
    washing 
    done 




    I'm 
    a substitute 
    Verse 6
    for 
    another 
    guy 

    I 
    look 
    pretty 
    tall 
    but 
    my 

    heels 
    are 
    high 

    The simple 
    things 
    you see 
    are 
    all 
    complicated 

    I 
    look 
    pretty 
    young, 

    but 
    I'm 
    just 
    back-dated, 
    yeah 

    Interlude 2
    yeah 





    Verse 7
    I 
    was 
    born 
    with 
    a 
    plastic 

    spoon 
    in 
    my 
    mouth 

    The north 
    side 
    of 
    my 
    town 
    faced 
    east, 

    and 
    the 
    east 
    was 
    fa
    cing 
    south 

    And 
    now 
    you 
    dare 
    to 
    look 
    me 
    in 
    the 
    eye 

    Those 
    crocodile 
    tears 
    are 
    what 
    you 
    cry 

    It's 
    a genuine 
    problem, 
    you 
    won't 
    try 

    To 
    work 
    it 
    out 
    at 
    all 
    you 
    just 
    pass 
    it 
    by, 

    pass 
    it 
    by 

    Verse 8

    (Substitute) me 
    for 
    him 

    (Substitute) my 
    coke 

    for 
    gin 

    (Substitute) you 
    for 
    my 

    mum 

    (Substitute) at 
    least 
    I'll 
    get 
    my 

    washing 
    done 

    Verse 9
    (Substitute) your 
    lies 
    for 

    fact 

    (Substitute) I can see 
    right 
    through 

    your 
    plastic 
    mac 

    (Substitute) I look 
    all 
    white, 

    but my 
    dad 
    was 
    black 

    (Substitute) My 
    fine-looking 
    suit 

    is 
    really 
    made 
    out 
    of sack

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