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The Who
Relay
Single Released in 1973
[INTRO]
|  E/ / / |  E/  D   A|  E/ / / |  E/ / / |
                                    ("You can...")
[VERSE I]
You can Ehear it in the streets
ESee it in the dragging feet
The Eword is getting out about control
ESpies, they've come and gone
The Estory travels on
The Eonly private place is inside your soul
[CHORUS]
DFrom tree to Atree
DFrom you to Ame
GTravelling twice as Dfast as on any Afreeway
DEvery single Adream
DWrapped up in the Ascheme
GThey all get Dcarried on in the Arelay
B(Relay)  Things are brewing
B(Relay)  Something's doing
B(Relay)  There's a revolution
B(Relay)  Hand me Cdown the soDlution
[GUITAR BREAK]
|  E/ / / |  E/ / / |  E/ / / |  E/ / / |
|  E/ / / |  E/ / / |  E/ / / |  E/ / / |
Yeah (Pass it on, etc)
|  F#/ / / |  F#/ / / |  F#/ / / |  F#/ / / |
|  F#/ / / |  F#/ / / |  F#/ / / |  F#/  G   D|
|  E/ / / |  E/ / / |  E/ / / |  E/ / / |
[VERSE II]
ESomeone disapproves
EWhat you say I knew
I was Easked to see what I could really learn you
EDon't believe your eyes
They're Etelling only lies
EWhat is done in the first place don't concern you
[CHORUS]
DFrom tree to Atree
DFrom you to Ame
GTravelling twice as Dfast as on any Afreeway
DEvery single Adream
DWrapped up in the Ascheme
GThey all get Dcarried on in the Arelay
B(Relay)  Things are brewing
B(Relay)  Something's doing
B(Relay)  There's a revolution
B(Relay)  Hand me Cdown the soDlution
[OUTRO]
EYeah (Pass it on, etc)

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Relay

by The Who

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The Who

Relay

Single Released in 1973

[INTRO]

E E D A E E

| / / / | / | / / / | / / / |

("You can...")

[VERSE I]

You can hear it in the streets

See it in the dragging feet

The word is getting out about control

Spies, they've come and gone

The story travels on

The only private place is inside your soul

[CHORUS]

D A

From tree to tree

D A

From you to me

G D A

Travelling twice as fast as on any freeway

D A

Every single dream

D A

Wrapped up in the scheme

G D A

They all get carried on in the relay

(Relay) Things are brewing

(Relay) Something's doing

(Relay) There's a revolution

B C D

(Relay) Hand me down the solution

[GUITAR BREAK]

E E E E

| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |

E E E E

| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |

Yeah (Pass it on, etc)

F# F# F# F#

| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |

F# F# F# F# G D

| / / / | / / / | / / / | / |

E E E E

| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |

[VERSE II]

Someone disapproves

What you say I knew

I was asked to see what I could really learn you

Don't believe your eyes

They're telling only lies

What is done in the first place don't concern you

[CHORUS]

D A

From tree to tree

D A

From you to me

G D A

Travelling twice as fast as on any freeway

D A

Every single dream

D A

Wrapped up in the scheme

G D A

They all get carried on in the relay

(Relay) Things are brewing

(Relay) Something's doing

(Relay) There's a revolution

B C D

(Relay) Hand me down the solution

[OUTRO]

Yeah (Pass it on, etc)

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