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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
Eb xx1343 F7/A xx1211
Ab/Eb (4)x1144 Abm6 4x1331
C#/Eb x41121 & x41124 Fmaj7 xx3555
Ab/C (Eb bass)* x31144 F2 xxx565
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 C# x466xx
Ebsus2 xx1341
[*no Ab bass, so default to C bottom; bass plays Eb]
[Gtr 1, top, acoustic; Gtr 2, bottom, electric]
[intro; synth arr for acoustic]
//|Eb Cm|C#/Eb Ab/Eb|Eb Ab/Eb|C#/Eb |
//|Eb5 | | | //|
|Eb Cm|C#/Eb Ab/Eb|Eb Ab/Eb|C#/Eb |
|Eb | | | |
[verse; acoustic in]
||Eb Ab/Eb |C#/Eb Ab/C|
|| | |
A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the
|Eb Ab/Eb |C#/Eb Ab/Eb|
| | |
Only soul in the world that's real
|Eb Ab/Eb|C#/Eb Ab/Eb //|Eb Ab/Eb|C#/Eb Ab/C||
| | | | ||
But I see a face coming through the haze
I remember him from those crazy days, crazy days, crazy days
//|Cm7 Ab |Cm7 F|
//|Cm7 | //|
Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces
|Cm7 Ab |Cm7 F|
|Cm7 | //|
Riding up in front of a hundred faces
|Cm7 Ab |Cm7 F |
|Cm7 | //|
I don't suppose you would remember me but
|Cm7 Ab |Cm7 F|
|Cm7 |[pick slide]
I used to follow you back in '63
||:F Dm|Eb Ab|Bb C|C# Eb :||[repeat through spoken]
||:F Dm|Eb Ab|Bb C|C# Eb :||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?
|Bb F7/A Bb| |
| | |
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
|Fmaj7 Cmaj7 |D |
| | |
Some nights I still sleep on the beach,
|Fmaj7 Cmaj7 |D |
| | |
Remember when stars were in reach
|Fii Fmaj7ii |F7ii |
| | |
I wander in early to work
|Abii |Eb Ebsus2|Eb Ebsus2|Eb |
| | | | |
Spend my day lickin' boots for my perks
[repeat verse]
A beach is a place where a 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, 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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