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So Sad About Us

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The Who - SO SAD ABOUT US
from the 1966 album A Quick One (Happy Jack in the US)
written by P. Townshend
CHORDS USED
    Ax02220
    Dxx0232
   Bmx24432
  F#m244222
    E022100
    B799877
  G#m466444
  C#mx46654
   F#244322
[Intro] (after guitar's riff in A, it's this sequence I think A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A)
A F#m D E
Aso sad Dabout usA  
so sad Dabout usA  
F#msad that the news is out now
Bmsad suppose we can't turn back now
Dsad EabouAt us
Aso bad Dabout uAs
so bad Dabout uAs
F#mbad never meant to break up
Bmbad suppose we'll never make up
Dbad EabouAt us
F#mapologies mean nothing wBmhen the damage is done
Dbut you can't switch off my loving like you can't switch off the Esun
A F#m D E B
Bso saEd about uBs
Bso saEd about uBs
G#msad never meant to break up
C#msad suppose we'll never make up
EsaF#d about usB  
ending chords --->  B   G#m   C#m   F#  B  

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So Sad About Us

by The Who

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G#m

C#m

The Who - SO SAD ABOUT US

from the 1966 album A Quick One (Happy Jack in the US)

written by P. Townshend

CHORDS USED

x02220

xx0232

x24432

F#m

244222

022100

799877

G#m

466444

C#m

x46654

244322

[Intro] (after guitar's riff in A, it's this sequence I think A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A)

A F#m D E

A D A

so sad about us

D A

so sad about us

F#m

sad that the news is out now

sad suppose we can't turn back now

D E A

sad about us

A D A

so bad about us

D A

so bad about us

F#m

bad never meant to break up

bad suppose we'll never make up

D E A

bad about us

F#m Bm

apologies mean nothing when the damage is done

D E

but you can't switch off my loving like you can't switch off the sun

A F#m D E B

B E B

so sad about us

B E B

so sad about us

G#m

sad never meant to break up

C#m

sad suppose we'll never make up

E F# B

sad about us

B G#m C#m F# B

ending chords --->

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