Home › Songs › The Who › Substitute

Substitute

The Who

DacoDusA/Dtic guitG/Dar (D12-DstriDngA/D)
G/D D
D
G D
GYou think we look Dpretty good together
G D
GYou think my shoes are Dmade of leather
Em
EmBut I'm a substitute for another guy
Em
EmI look pretty tall but my heels are high
Em
EmThe simple things you see are all complicated
Em A A6 A
EmI look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah (= LINK)
A/Dyour G/Dlies for Dfact
(Substitute)
I Dsee Dright A/Dthrough your G/Dplastic Dmac
(Substi- tute)
I Dlook Dall A/Dwhite, but my G/Ddad was Dblack
(Sub- sti-tute)
D D A/D G/D D
DMy fine-looking suit is really made out of sack
(Sub- sti- tute) [break]
G D
GI was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
G D
GThe north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
Em
EmAnd now you dare to look me in the eye
Em
EmThose crocodile tears are what you cry
Em
EmIt's a genuine problem, you won't try
Em A A6 A
EmTo work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by (= LINK)
G/Dme for Dhim
(Substitute)
A/Dmy G/Dcoke for Dgin
(Substitute)
A/Dyou G/Dfor my Dmum
(Substitute)
D D A/D G/D D
DAt least I'll get my washing done
(Sub- st- itute) [break)
D G D D G D
Em
EmBut I'm a substitute for another guy
Em
EmI look pretty tall but my heels are high
Em
EmThe simple things you see are all complicated
Em A A6 A
EmI look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah (= LINK)
DacoDusA/Dtic guitG/Dar (D12-DstriDngA/D) G/DD6/4
D D A/D G/D D D D A/D
G/D D
G D
GI was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
G D
GThe north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
Em
EmAnd now you dare to look me in the eye
Em
EmThose crocodile tears are what you cry
Em
EmIt's a genuine problem, you won't try
Em A A6 A
EmTo work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by (= LINK)
G/Dme for Dhim
D(Substitute)
A/Dmy G/Dcoke for Dgin
D(Substitute)
A/Dyou G/Dfor my Dmum
D(Substitute)
At Dleast DI'll A/Dget my G/Dwashing Ddone
D(Sub- st- itute)
A/Dyour G/Dlies for Dfact
D(Substitute)
I Dsee Dright A/Dthrough your G/Dplastic Dmac
D(Substi- tute)
I Dlook Dall A/Dwhite, but my G/Ddad was Dblack
D(Sub- sti-tute)
My Dfine-Dlooking A/Dsuit is really G/Dmade out of Dsack
D(Sub- sti- tute) [break]

Report an error in the lyrics or chords





chord