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A Quick One While He's Away --------------------------- (Townshend) transcribed by phillip@princeton.edu D G/D Am/D G C/G G11 Dm/A --0--- --0--- --0--- --000- -X-0-- -X-0-X X0---- |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||1| |||||| |||||1 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |||2|2 |||||| |||||| |2|||| ||2||| |||||| |||2|| ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ||||3| ||||33 |||||| 3||||3 3||||3 3|3|3| ||3|3| ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |||||| |||4|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |||555 I. Her Man's Been Gone ----------------------

^AHer man's been gone For nearly a ^Dyear ^DHe was due home ^Ayesterday ^ABut he ^Eain't ^Ahere

^AHer man's been gone ^AFor nigh on a ^Dyear ^DHe was due home ^Ayesterday ^ABut he ^E7ain't ^Ahere

II. Crying Town --------------- Intro D G/D Am/D G/D (6 times)

^DDown your ^G/Dstreet your ^Am/Dcrying is a ^G/Dwell-known ^Dsound ^G/D ^Am/D ^G/D ^DYour street is ^G/Dvery well ^Am/Dknown, ^G/Dright here in ^Dtown ^G/D ^Am/D ^G/D ^GYour town is ^C/Gvery ^G11famous ^C/Gfor the little ^Ggirl ^C/G ^G11 ^C/G ^DWhose cries ^G/Dcan be ^Am/Dheard all ^G/Daround the ^Dworld ^G/D ^Am/D ^G/D

III. We Have A Remedy --------------------- A D A E A E D A E D Asus4 A (use sus4 and sus2 to play melody) Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la

^AWe have a remedy You'll appreciate No need to be so sad He's only late ^DWe'll bring you flowers and things Help pass your time We'll give him eagle's wings Then he can fly to ^Ayou ^E ^Esus4 ^E

E (sus) Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la A (sus) Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la Fa la la la la la Fa la la la la la E (sus) D (sus) A (sus) We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la We have a remedy Fa la la la la la la (spoken)

^AWe have a remedy. We have! ^ELittle girl, ^Dwhy don't you stop your crying? ^Asus4I'm gonna make you feel all ^Aright

IV. Ivor The Engine Driver --------------------------

^EMy name is ^BIvor ^DI'm an engine ^Edriver ^EI know him ^Bwell ^DI know why ^Eyou feel blue ^EJust 'cause he's ^Blate ^DDon't mean he'll ^Enever get through

He ^Atold me he loves you He ain't no ^Eliar, I ain't either So ^Blet's have a smile for an ^Dold engine ^Edriver So ^Blet's have a smile for an ^Dold engine ^Edriver

Please take a sweet Come take a walk with me We'll sort it out Back at my place, maybe It'll come right You ain't no fool, I ain't either So why not be nice to an old engine driver? Better be nice to an old engine driver Better be nice to an old engine driver V. Soon Be Home ---------------

^CWe'll soon be home We'll soon be home We'll ^G7soon ^G7We'll soon, soon, soon be ^Chome

We'll soon be home We'll soon be home We'll soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home Come on, old horse Soon be home Soon be home Soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll soon We'll soon, soon, soon be home We'll soon be home Soon be home ... VI. You Are Forgiven --------------------

^DDang, ^Asus4dang, ^C6dang, [Gsus9]dang, ^Fdang, ^Dm/Adang, ^Esusdang, ^Adang D Asus4 A (2 times)

^DCello, cello, cello, cello, ^Acello, cello, cello, cello (4 times)

I can't be^Dlieve it ^Asus4 ^A ^ADo my eyes de^Dceive me? ^Asus4 ^A ^AAm I back in ^Dyour arms?^Asus4 ^A ^AAway from ^Dall harm? ^Asus4 ^A

It's like a ^Cdream to be with you a^Dgain Can't believ^Ce that I'm with you ag^Dain

I ^Dmissed you and I ^Asus4must ad^Amit I ^Dkissed a few and ^Asus4once did ^Asit On ^CIvor the Engine ^GDriver's lap And ^Clater with him,^G had a ^Dnap

D G A (4 times) D G A D G A (repeat ad lib) You are forgiven, you are forgiven

^DYou're all forgiven ^A ^D

Who - A quick one