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ZOOT SUIT
The Who (AKA The High Numbers)
(Lyrics by Peter Meaden)

:: Do the D# and G# chords on the 11th fret and the A# chord on the 13th
:: fret.

INTRO:

-E--16b(17)b16-14-16-14------------16b(17)b16-14-16-14--------------
-B----------------------16--14-------------------------16--14--16~--
-G------------------------------------------------------------------
-D-----------------------------13-----------------------------------
-A------------------------------------------------------------------
-E------------------------------------------------------------------

-E--16b(17)b16-14-16------------------------------------------------
-B------------------------------------------------------------------
-G------------------------------------------------------------------
-D------------------------------------------------------------------
-A------------------------------------------------------------------
-E------------------------------------------------------------------


G#G# Piano Chord 
                                                    D#D# Piano Chord 

I'm the hippiest number in town and I'll tell you why,
G#G# Piano Chord 
                                                      D#D# Piano Chord 

I'm the snappiest dresser right down to my inch wide tie,
A#A# Piano Chord 
                         D#D# Piano Chord 

And to get you wise I'll explain it to you,
G#G# Piano Chord 
                                              D#D# Piano Chord 

A few of the things that a face is supposed to do.

G#G# Piano Chord 
                                                   D#D# Piano Chord 

I wear zoot suit jacket with side vents five inches long,
G#G# Piano Chord 
                                              D#D# Piano Chord 

I have two-tone brogues yeah you know this is wrong.
A#A# Piano Chord 
                     D#D# Piano Chord 

But the main thing is unless you're a fool,
G#G# Piano Chord 
                                                             D#D# Piano Chord 

Ah you know you gotta know, yeah you know, yeah you gotta be cool.

SOLO:
-E--16b(17)b16--14--16--14----------16b(17)b16--16b(17)b16--16b(17)b16
-B--------------------------16--14------------------------------------
-G--------------------------------------------------------------------
-D--------------------------------------------------------------------
-A--------------------------------------------------------------------
-E--------------------------------------------------------------------

-E--14--16--14/16--16--16--16b(17)b16--14----------------------------
-B-----------------------------------------16--14--------------------
-G-------------------------------------------------------------------
-D-------------------------------------------------------------------
-A-------------------------------------------------------------------
-E-------------------------------------------------------------------


-E-------------------------------------------------------------------
-B-------------------------------------------------------------------
-G-----11-13b(14)b13-11----11-13~~-13~-13~-13~-11--11-13~~-----------
-D--13------------------13-----------------------13------------------
-A-------------------------------------------------------------------
-E-------------------------------------------------------------------

-E--------------------------------------------------------------------
-B--------------------------------------------------------------------
-G--13~~-13~~-13~~-11----11----11-----------11-13---------------------
-D--------------------13----13----11-13--13-------13------------------
-A--------------------------------------------------------------------
-E--------------------------------------------------------------------

-E-------------------------------------11-----------------------------
-B----11-14--11-14--11-14--11-14--11-14----11-------------------------
-G--13-----13-----13-----13-----13------------13--13--11----11--13----
-D-------------------------------------------------------13-----------
-A--------------------------------------------------------------------
-E--------------------------------------------------------------------
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-Faster
-E-------------------------------------------------11-----------------
-B--------------------------------------------------------------------
-G--13-11-13-13-11-13-13-13-13b(14)b13-11------------13-11------------
-D----------------------------------------13-11-13---------13-11-13---
-A--------------------------------------------------------------------
-E--------------------------------------------------------------------

G#G# Piano Chord 
                                         D#D# Piano Chord 

So all you tickets I just want you to dig me,
G#G# Piano Chord 
                                                     D#D# Piano Chord 

With my striped zoot jacket that the sods can plainly see,
A#A# Piano Chord 
                    D#D# Piano Chord 

So the action lies with all of you guys,
G#G# Piano Chord 
                                                              D#D# Piano Chord 

Is how you look in the other, the other, yeah, the other cat's eye.
Well don't you see, well don't you see, well don't you see now,
Well don't you see now, come on baby, 'cause don't you see now...


Lyrics transcribed by the organizers of the "Hypertext Who" page, at:

Lots of WHO tabs can be found at "The Who Guitar Page" at:


:: Really cool song from the time they were The High Numbers.
Tab and chords by Lucas Bleicher

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