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Goin' Mobile | guitar tab
by the Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1971 Fabulous Music Ltd.

Note: Many of the chords listed are the changes only, strumming "fills" are not noted.

E            x 7 9 9 9 x   ("A" shape; fingering: xoiiix)            w  w
E5           x 7 9 9 12 12  ("A5" shape; fingering: x0iipp)          h  w
F#m x x 11 11 10* 7 (* descend 10,9,7) ("Bm" shape) o w
Bm7#9 7 9 7 7 10* 10 (* descend 10,9,7) ("Em7" shape) t .
D 10T x 7 7 10 10 ("G" shape; use thumb; fingering: txoorp) a t A x x 7 9 10 9 ("D" shape) b h Asus4 x x 7 9 10 10 ("Dsus4" shape) s e w

Bridge: h

G x 10 9 7 8 10 ("C" shape) o D/F# x 9 7 7 10 10 ("A" shape) . Em x 7 9 9 8 7 ("Am" shape) n Em7/D 10 x 9 7 8 7 ("Am/G" shape; fingering: pxmrio) e Cmaj7 8T 10 10 9 8 7 ("Fmaj7" shape) t Cmaj7/B 7 10 10 9 8 7 / G/D 10 x 9 7 8 10 w

D 10 x 7 7 7 10 (bridge) h

o T Use thumb t a b s

[intro]

||E | |F#m | |
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
9 9 10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7
9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9)
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 7 x
(7*) 7 9T 7 9T 7 9T 7 7 9 10
[*bass] |E | |F#m | | I'm goin'
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
9 9 10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7
9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7
9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9T 7 9T 7 9T T10 10 10 10 7 9

[verse pattern]

||E | home, and when I wanna go home, I'm goin'
9
9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9T 7 9T 7 7
|F#m | D | Mobile. Well I'm
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10 10 9 9 7 9 7 7 10 9 7
11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7
11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7
7
10T 10 10 10 7 7 9
|E | gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels, goin'
9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9T 7 9T 7
|F#m | D | Mobile. Keep me
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 9 7
11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
11 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7
T10 10 10 10 7 9
||:E :||x4 Movin'
9
. 9 .
. 9 9 .
7 7 7 7
x 7 9T 7 9T

[repeat verse]

I can pull up by the kerb, I can make it on the road, goin' mobile I can stop in any street invitin' people that we meet, goin' mobile Keep me movin' hmm...

[bridge; changes only, strumming "fills" not noted]

G |D/F# |Em |Em7/D | Out in the woods or in the city it's all the
7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9
9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9
10 10 9 9 xx 7 7
10 xx7 10 10
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
12 11 9 7
12
|Cmaj7 |Cmaj7/B |D |G/D |D | | same to me, when I'm drivin' free the world's my home When I'm
7 7 7 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7
9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
10 10 10 10 7 7 9 9 7
10
8 7 10 10 10 10 10
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
5 10 14 17
5 4 5 7
||:E |E |E | Asus4 A || Mobile whee whoo beep beep (Play the...)
10 9
9 9 9 10 10
9 9 7 9 7/7 9 9 7/7/7 9 7/7/7 9 % % % % 9 9
9 9 9 9 7 9 7/7 9 7/7/7 9 7/7/79 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7/7 7 7 7/7/7 7 7 7/7/77 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9Tx 7 9T 7 9T9T 9/9/9 7 7 9/9/97
||[synth arr. for guitar] ||
16 1412 97 54 2 0
2

[repeat verse]

Play the tape machine, make the toast and tea when I'm mobile Well, I can lay in bed with only highway ahead when I'm |G | ||:E :|| | | | Mobile Keep me Movin' Keep me
10 10 7 7 10 10
10 9 7 9 10 10 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 . 9 .
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 . 9 9 . % % %
7 7 7 7
T10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 x 7 9T 7 9T
||E5 A |E5 |E5 A |E5 | Movin' Over fifty Keep me
12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 7
9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 7 9 9 9 9 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9T 7 9T
|E5 |E5 A | groovin' Just a hippie gyp-
12 12
12 12 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 9
9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 11 9 11
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 9 7 7 7 9T 7 7 7 7
|E5 | Asus4 A | C'mon move now
10 9
10 10
9 9 9 9 99 9 %%%%%%%%%%% 9 %
9 9 9 9 7 99 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 7
7 7 9T 9T
|E5 |Asus4 A |E5 |Asus4 A | Movin! Keep me movin', yeah |[acoustic] |
12 10 9 12 10 9
12 10 10 12 10 10
9 %%%%%%%%9 %%% 9 % 9 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 9 % %% %% 9 %
9 7 7 7 79 7 7
7 7 7 7 77 7 7
|[electric] |
12h14^\ 12h14 12h14 12h14 12h14~ ^14\p12
14 12 14 14 14 14
|E5 |E5 Asus4 A |E5 D D | |[acoustic] |
12 12 12 12 10 9 12 12 10 10
12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 10 10
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7
|[electric] |
x12^ 12^ x x
12h14 14 14 12h14 12 14 12h14 x x14 12h14 12h14 14 14 12
|E5 Asus4 A |E5 |E5 | |[acoustic] |
12 12 10 9 12 12
12 12 10 10 12 12
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 %
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 9T
|[electric] |
12
11^ (^)11 ^11\ p9 9 9 9 9
12~ 12 11 9h11
5^ (5) 5 7
7
|E5 D E |E5 Dadd9 E |E5 As4 A| |[acoustic] |
12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9
12 12 7 7 7 12 12 7 7 7 12 12 10 10
9 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
9 9 9 9 9 9
|[electric] |
12
5^ (14) 12h14 14 12h14
7 5
3^ x x (12)
|E5 As4 A |E5 As4 A |E5 | |[acoustic]
12 12 10 9 12 12 10 9 12 12
12 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 12 12
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7
|[electric]
x
12 12^
12^ 12
x 7 7 x x x 7 x x x
0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x x 0 x x x x x 7 x 3
|E7 A |E7 A | |[acoustic] |
10 9 10 9
9 10 9 10
9 %%%%%%%%%%%% 9 % 9 %%%%%%%%%%%% 9 %
9 7 9 9 7
7 7 7 7 7
|[electric] |
5 x x 7 7 x x
0 x 5 x 7 x 3 5 3 x x 0 0 x x x x x x 3
|E7 A |E7 A | |[acoustic] |
% %
|[electric] |
0 x x x 3 x x x 3 3 3 x 0 x 3 0 x 3 3 0 x 5 3 5 x 3
|E5 Asus4 A |E5 Asus4 A | |[acoustic] |
12 12 10 9
12 12 10 10
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 %
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|[electric] |
0
x 5 5 5h7 0
0 0 0 3 0 5 x 5 /7 7 7 7 0 12\
|E5 Asus4 A |E5 | Keep me mo- |[acoustic] |
12
12
% 9 9 9
9 9 9
7 7 7
|[electric] |
<12> 0 0
9 9
7 xxxxxx 7 7
0 0
[pick scrape] |E5 |E5 D A | -vin' movin' movin' yeah Mo- |[acoustic] |
12 12 12 10 9
12 12 12 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10
|[electric] |
7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9p7
7
0
|E5 |Dmaj9 | -vin' yeah M-m-m |[acoustic]
12 12 7
12 12 7
9 9 9 9 7 7
9 9 9 9 7 9
7 7 7 7 10 10
10
|[electric] |
8^
7h9 7h9
9\7p5 2p0 2
2 0h2h4
3
|E5 | D | Mobile mobile mobile mobile |[acoustic] |
12 10
12 10
9 9 7
9 9 7
7 7
10
|[electric] |
2 2 2
x x 2p0 0h2h4
0 3 0 x 0 0
|A |Gmaj7add9 | Mobile mobile mobile |[acoustic] |
9
10 7
9 7 7
7 7 7
7 10 10
10
|[electric] |
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[repeat bridge]

|G |D/F# |Em | I don't care about pollution I'm an |[acoustic] |
8 8 7
8 8 10 10 8 8
7 7 7 7 9 9
9 9 7 7 9 9
10 10 9 9 7 7
10
|[electric] |
7 7 7h9
|[synth arr. for guitar]
12 11 9
|Em7/D |Cmaj7 |Cmaj7/B | air-conditioned gypsy That's my solution |[acoustic] |
8
8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 10 10 10 10
10 10 8T 7
|[electric] |
12 12h14 14p12
17h19 17h19
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
7 5
|D |E5 | D | Watch the police and the taxman miss me; I'm mobile! Whoo... |[acoustic] |
10 12 10
7 12 12 10
7 9 7 9 9 9 7 %%%%%
7 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10T 7 7 10
|[electric] |
17h19
xxxxxxx 9\
xxxxxxx 0
| [pick scrape] | | |[synth arr. for guitar] | |
5 5/17 \15 17
7
|Asus2 A Asus2 |Gadd9 | Yeah Hee-hee Mo- |[acoustic] |
7 9 7 7
10 10 10 10
9 9 9 7
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 10
|[electric] |
15^\ 15^\ 15^ 15^ 15^ 15^
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
15 \12 \10 \9 12 \0 /
|E5 | -bile, mobile, mo- |[acoustic] |
12 12
12 12
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|[electric] |
15^ 15 12
15 12 15 12
14^ x 12^
14 14 12 12 12 12
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
5
| Asus4 A |E5 |Asus4 A Asus4 A | -bile, yeah Mmm |[acoustic] |
12 10 10 9 9 12 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9
12 10 10 10 1012 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 9 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|[electric] |
9h
12h14 12h14 12h14 14 14 14 14 1414 14/14/14/14/14/14/14
|[synth arr. for guitar] |

[outro]

|F#m | | |[acoustic]
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7 9 7
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7
7
7
|[electric]
11 9h11 9h11 9h11 9 9
|[synth arr. for guitar]
7 10 14 12/10/9 12/13
|D | | |[acoustic] |
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7 9 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7
7
|[electric] |
7
0 7 0 7
0
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
15 7/
7 11 14 11 9 7
|Bm7 | | |[acoustic] |
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7 9 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|[electric] |
4h6 4
2 2 0
3^
|[synth arr. for guitar] |
12 14/16
10 14
|E5 |D E5 ||
12 12 10 12
12 7 12 7/7 10 12
9 9 7 9 7/7 7 7 7 9 9
9 9 7 9 9 7/7 9 7 7 7 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7/7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|[electric] ||
14^\12 12^
12 14
0 0
|[synth arr. for guitar] ||
(16) 12\0
Goin' Mobile (basic original version) by the Who >From Who's Next, 1971 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1971 Fabulous Music Ltd. E x 7 9 9 9 x and (E5) x 7 9 9 12 12 G x 10 9 7 8 10 D/F# x 9 7 7 10 10 Em x 7 9 9 8 7 Em7/D 10 x 9 7 8 7 Cmaj7 8T 10 10 9 8 7 Cmaj7/B 7 10 10 9 8 7

D 10Tx 7 7 10 7 and 10 x 7 7 7 10 (bridge)

G/D 10 x 9 7 8 10 A x x 7 9 10 9 Asus4 x x 7 9 10 10
F#m x x 11 11 10* 7 (descend 10,9,7)
Bm7#9 7 9 7 7 10* 10 (descend 10,9,7)

[intro]

E x2 F#m
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
9 10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7
. 9 9 9 9 . 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
. 9 9 9 .
7 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9T 7 9T

[intro continued; verse pattern]

E x2 F#m D
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
9 10 10 9 9 7 9 7 10 10 9 7
. 9 9 9 9 . 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7
. 9 9 9 . 11 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7
7 9T 7 9T T10 10 10 10 7 9T
E F#m D I'm going home, and when I wanna go home, I'm goin' mobile E F#m D Well, I'm gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels, goin' mobile E Keep me movin' I can pull up by the curb, I can make it on the road, goin' mobile I can stop in any street invitin' people that we meet, goin' mobile Keep me movin' hmm...

[bridge]

G D/F# Em Em7/D Out in the woods or in the city Cmaj7 Cmaj7/B D It's all the same to me, when I'm drivin' free G/D D E... The world's my home, when I'm mobile Asus4 A Wee whoo, beep beep Play the tape machine, make the toast and tea when I'm mobile Well, I can lay in bed with only highway ahead when I'm mobile Keep me movin' E5... Keep me movin' Over fifty Keep me groovin' Just a hippie gypsy Asus4 A E5 Asus4 A E5.... C'mon move now movin'.... ||: Asus4 A A | Asus4 A A :|| E5... Keep me movin' movin' movin' yeah... Mobile, mobile.... G D/F# Em I don't care about pollution Em7/D Cmaj7 I'm an air-conditioned gypsy Cmaj7/B D That's my solution Watch the police and the taxman miss me E E5.... I'm mobile!

[outro] * * *

| E5 | As4 A | F#m | D | Bm7 | E5 |E [*w/descending B-string pattern]

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