Boris the Spider — John Entwistle
From The Who's album "A Quick One"
Bass tabbed by [email protected]
Here, I have tabbed the bass line. The guitar chords follow the notes in the bass but
are played with no third. The chord which starts the second measure of each phrase is
strummed once using the complete chord. eg
The intro goes D5 Db5 C5 B5 Bb5 F5 / G
OK here we go,
Intro;
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Verse;
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Chorus;
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Bridge                                  X3
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Ending Chorus;
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Order;
Intro
Verse—Chorus
Verse—Chorus
Bridge
Verse—Chorus
Bridge
Verse—Ending Chorus
Lyrics
Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
He's come to a sticky end
Don't think he will ever mend
Never more will he crawl 'round
He's embedded in the ground
Boris the spider
Boris the spider