Bell Boy

The Who

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Bell Boy By The Who >From Quadrophenia 1973 Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. Capo on 1 Eb5                  x11346 & 6688xx    Bb                   x1333x                    xx1343             /                 xx1211 /               (4)x1144                             4x1331 /                x41121 & x41124                    xx3555 F7sus4 = Bbsus4/F    x8886x             Fmaj7ii              xxx555 Eb7sus4 = Absus4/Eb  x6664x             F7ii                 xxx545 Ab6                  xx6541             Abii                 xxx544 Cm7                  x35343             F                    133533 Dm                   xx7765             Ab                   4x1144 C                    x355xx             Db                   x466xx Ebsus2               xx1341              [*no bass so default to bottom; bass plays ] [Gtr 1 top acoustic; Gtr 2 bottom electric] [intro; synth arr for acoustic] //|     |/   /|       /|/ | //|      |             |              |    //| |     |/   /|       /|/ | |       |             |              |      | [verse; acoustic in] ||                        |                      | beach is place where man can feel he’s the |                |                     |  Only soul in the world that’s real |            |                 |                |             || But I see a face coming through the haze I remember him from those crazy days crazy days crazy days //|                          |           |      Ain’t you the guy who used to set the paces |                  |          | Riding up in front of a hundred faces |                        |         |   I don’t suppose you would remember me but |Cm7                          |[pick slide]  I used to follow you back in ’63 ||:    |     |      |     :||[repeat through spoken] ||:    |     |      |     :||2 [spoken] I’ve got a good job and I’m newly born You should see me dressed up in my uniform I work in an hotel all gilt and flash Remember the gap where the doors we smashed? |           |                      |  Bell Boy  I got to get running now  Bell Boy  Keep my lip buttoned down  Bell Boy  Carry this baggage out  Bell Boy Always running at someone’s bleedin’ |F7sus4  |Bb                 |Eb7sus4 |Ab6   | |        |                   |        |      |    Heel          You know how I feel |Abm6                           |Ebsus2     |        |        |       | |                               |           |        |        |       |      Always running at someone’s heel |                                   |         |     Some nights I still sleep on the beach |                              |      |     Remember when stars were in reach |Fii            Fmaj7ii   |F7ii    | |                         |        |                 I wander in early to work |                                    |            |           |      |     Spend my day lickin’ boots for my perks [repeat verse] He’s the only soul in the world that’s real But I see a face coming through the haze I remember him from those crazy days crazy days crazy days crazy days Ain’t you the guy who used to set the paces Riding up in front of a hundred faces I don’t suppose you would remember me But I used to follow you back in ’63 People often change but when I look in your eyes You can learn a lot from a life like mine The secret to me it ain’t flown up a flag I carry it behind this bleeding little badge what says: Bell Boy I gotta get running now Bell Boy Keep your lip buttoned down Bell Boy Carry the bloody baggage out Bell Boy Always running at someone’s heel You know how I feel always running at someone’s heel  Ebsus2 |------|-----|----|----| |------|-----|----|----| |------|-----|----|----| |------|-----|----|----| |------|-----|----|----|

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