Odorono tab

Odorono

The Who
"Odorono"
From The 1967 Album "The Who Sell Out"

From www.thewho.net/whotabs                                                     

Guitar 1 (rhythm): Capo on 2 

Guitar 2 (lead): standard tuning

intro; verse pattern
gtr 1
|E7      |E6      |E-6     |E            |
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|4-4---4---4--|
|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-|5-5---5---5--|
|7-7-7-7-|6-6-6-6-|5-5-5-5-|4-4---4---4--|
|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
|--------|--------|--------|-------------|
|--------|--------|--------|-------------|

|E7      |E6         |E-6        |E          |        |
|gtr 1                                               
|4-4-4-4-|4-4-4---4--|4-4-4---4--|4-4-4---4--|4-------|
|5-5-5-5-|5-5-5---5--|5-5-5---5--|5-5-5---5--|5-------|
|7-7-7-7-|6-6-6---6--|5-5-5---5--|4-4-4---4--|4-------|
|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|gtr 2                                              |
|---4--0-|-4------0--|-4----4----|-----------|2/4-----|
|-------0|----------0|----------0|-----------|3/5-----|
|2/4--4--|3-----3----|2---2------|1----------|2/4-----|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
 /=slide
            |E7             |E6       |E-6                   |E          |
She sang the best she'd ever sang, she couldn't ever sing any better      
    gtr 2 |-----4------0--|-4----0--|---------4--------0---|--4----0---|
            |--------------0|--------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
            |2/4-------4----|3----3---|2--------------2------|1-----1----|
            |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
            |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|
            |---------------|---------|----------------------|-----------|

       |E7            |E6         |E-6             |E        |         |
But Mr. Davidson never rang,   she knew he would forget her             
gtr 2|-----4-----0--|-4------0--|-----2------0---|--4----0-|4--------|
       |-------------0|----------0|--------------0-|---------|0-------0|
       |2/4------4----|3------3---|2-------2-------|(1)---1--|-------1-|
       |--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------|
       |--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------|
       |--------------|-----------|----------------|---------|---------|

              |B7  B7 B6 B6   |B7  B7 B6 B6  |E  E  Esus4 |E           |
She'd seen him there       and put herself to ransom            (He had)
              |gtr 1                                                  
              |5---5--4-------|5---5--4--4---|4--4--5--5--|4--4--4--4--|
              |4---4--4-------|4---4--4--4---|5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--|
              |4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
              |4---4--4--4----|4---4--4--4---|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
              |2---2--2--2----|2---2--2--2---|------------|------------|
              |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
              |gtr 2        |                                        |
              |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
              |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
              |---------------|--------------|------------|------------|
              |-------------9-|------------x-|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9--9--|
              |9---9--9-9h11--|9---------9-x-|7--7--7--7-7|7--7--7x-7--|
              |7---7--7-------|7---7--7--7---|-----------7|-------x----|

      |B7 B7  B6 B6  |B7  B7  B6 B6   |E  E   Esus4|E           |
He had stared,     he really was quite handsome                  
      |gtr 1                                                  |
      |5--5---4--4---|5---5-----------|4--4--4--5--|4--4--4--4--|
      |4--4---4--4---|5---5-----------|5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--|
      |4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--|
      |4--4---4--4---|4---4---4--4----|2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--|
      |2--2---2--2---|2---2---2--2----|------------|------------|
      |--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
      |gr 2        |                                          |
      |--------------|----------------|------------|------------|
      |---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
      |---------7^---|----------------|------------|------------|
      |------------9-|----------------|2---------2-|------x-----|
      |9--9---9----x-|9---9---9--9----|2------2h4--|------------|
      |7--7---7-----x|7---7---7--7----|0-----------|0-----------|

repeat verse
       |E7               |E6         |E-6                   |E          |
She had really looked her best,   she couldn't ever look any better      
gtr 2|-----4-----0-----|--4-----0--|--------4--------0----|--4----0---|
       |--------------0--|----------0|--------------------0-|---------0-|
       |2/4------4-------|3------3---|2-------------2-------|1-----1----|
       |-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
       |-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|
       |-----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|

       |E7                   |E6         |E-6             |E          |E 
But she knew she'd failed the test;   she knew he would forget her       
gtr 2|------4-------0------|--4------4-|-----2------0---|---4-------|--
       |-----------------0---|----x------|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5-
       |2/4---------4--------|3-------3-3|2---------2-----|1/4--------|--
       |---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--
       |---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--
       |---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--

chorus
  |E5 B           |B5  E5     F#5          |G5         D5   |A5           |
Triumphant was the way she'd felt as she acknowledged the applause    (Tri-
  |gtr 1                                                                |
  |---------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|
  |5-4------------|------------------------|-----------3--3-|-------------|
  |4-4------------|4---9-----/11-----------|4---4------2--2-|-------------|
  |0-4------------|4---9-----/11-----------|5---5------4--4-|7-7-7-7-7-7--|
  |--2------------|2---7-----/9------------|5---5------5--5-|7-7-7-7-7-7--|
  |---------------|------------------------|3t--3t----------|5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  |gtr 2                                                                |
  |---------------|------------------------|3----------2----|-------------|
  |---------------|------------------------|3----------3----|-------------|
  |---------------|------------------------|0----------2----|2---4^\-2----|
  |9--------------|----9------11-----------|0----------0----|2------------|
  |7-9------------|9---7------9------------|----------------|0-------0----|
  |--7------------|7-----------------------|3---------------|-------------|


  |E5 B           |B5  E5    F#5          |G5             D/B           |
Triumphant was the way she'd felt when she saw him at the dressing room  
  |gtr 1                                                              |
  |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
  |5-4------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
  |4-4------------|4---9----/11-----------|12--12---------7--------7----|
  |2-4------------|4---9----/11-----------|12--12---------7--------7----|
  |--2------------|2---7----/9------------|10--10---------5--------5----|
  |---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
  |gtr 2                                                              |
  |---------------|-----------------------|3--------------2-------------|
  |---------------|-----------------------|3--------------3-------------|
  |---------------|-----------------------|0--------------2-------------|
  |9--------------|----9-----11--\--------|0--------------0-------------|
  |7-9------------|9---7-----9---\--------|-----------------------------|
  |--7------------|7----------------------|-----------------------------|

|Db7-9           |                |B5              |                |
 door                                                       (She was)
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|(A7/C#)                                                            |
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|2---3p2---------|----------------|----------------|4---------------|
|2-------2---2---|0---0---0---0---|2---2---2---2---|----2-----------|
|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--2---2---2---2-|2-2---2---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

repeat verse
       |E7                     |E6        |E-6                |E          |
She was happier than she'd ever been as he praised her for her grace       
gtr 2|--------4-------4------|--0----0--|--------2-------2--|--0--------|
       |-------------------0---|---------0|-----------------0-|-----------|
       |2/4-----------4--------|3-----3---|2-------------2----|1-----1----|
       |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
       |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
       |-----------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
                      p.m.

         |E7                      |E6          |E-6             |E          |  
But his expression changed, she had seen as he leant to kiss her face          
  gtr 2|---------4-------0------|--4------0--|-----4------0---|---4-------|--
         |--------------------0---|-----------0|--------------0-|-------7^\-|5-
         |2/4------------4--------|3-------3---|2---------2-----|1----------|--
         |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
         |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--
         |------------------------|------------|----------------|-----------|--

        |B7 B7 B6    B6    |B7   B7  B6  B6   |E  E  Esus4 |E            |
It ended there,          he claimed a late  appointment                   
gtr 2 |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
        |------------------|------------------|------------|-------------|
        |------------------|------------------|------------|9--9--9------|
        |-----------------9|------------------|9--9--9--9--|9--9--9------|
        |9--9--9----9-9h11-|9----9-------9----|7--7--7--7--|7--7--7-----9|
        |7--7--7-/11-------|7----7---9/11-11/9|------------|------------7|

           |B7 B7  B6 B6   |B7  B7  B6 B6|E  E  Esus4 |E           |
She quickly turned       to hide her disappointment                 
   gtr 2 |---------------|-------------|------------|------------|
           |---------7^----|-------------|------------|------------|
           |---------7^----|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
           |---------7^-9-9|-------------|9-----------|9-----------|
           |9---9--9-------|--------9--9-|7-----------|7-----------|
           |7---7--7------7|7---7---7--7-|------------|------------|

   |E7                   |E6            |E-6         |E          |
She ripped her glittering gown, couldn't face another show, no    
   |-------4--------0----|--4------0----|----4----0--|--4----0x--|
   |-------------------0-|-----------0--|----------0-|-----------|
   |2/4-----------4------|3-------3-----|2------2----|1-----1----|
   |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
   |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
   |---------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|

     |E7                 |E6       |E-6               |E          |E  
Her deodorant had let her down, she should've used Odorono            
     |----4--------0-----|--0----4-|--------0-------4-|--4--------|---
     |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
     |2/4--------4-------|3-----3-3|2-------------2---|1------11^\|9~-
     |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
     |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---
     |-------------------|---------|------------------|-----------|---

lost chorus
Odorono, could've saved her day
Could've helped her to get the part
Odorono, and he would have stayed
Could have helped to save her heart
Save her heart

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