Behind Blue Eyes

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From rumpole.no@spam.mortimer.com Mon May 12 12:49:09 1997
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 09:29:01 GMT
From: kitch 

 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Re: Who? Behind blue eyes. Anyone?

Tony Noon 
 
   wrote:

>I am looking for The who's Behind blue eyes anyone Know a reasonable
>Chord and lyric sheet?

====Behind Blue Eyes ==========

========Pete Townshend===Key:Em===Tempo:120===

Play the A2 as 0-0-2-2-0-0  for best effect, & let it ring...



  Em                 |
  G                  |
  D                  |
  D

No one knows what it's like to be the   bad man             to be the


  C                  |
  C                  |
  A2                 |
  A2

sad man                                 behind blue eyes


  Em                 |
  G                  |
  D                  |
  D

No one knows what it's like       to be hated                    to be


  C                  |
  C                  |
  A2                 |
  A2

fated                        to telling only lies.              But my


  C                  |
  D                  |
  G                  |
  G

dreams                   they aren't as empty                      as
my


  C                  |
  D                  |
  E                  |
  E

conscience          seems           to be                          I
have


  Bm                 |
  Bm                 |
  C                  |
  C

hours                             only lonely                  my love
is


  D                  |
  D                  |
  A2                 |
  A2

vengeance                  that's never free.


  A2                 |
  A2                 |
  Em                 |
  G

                                        No one knows what it's like to
feel


  D                  |
  D                  |
  C                  |
  C

these feelings                   like I do                       and I
blame


  A2                 |
  A2                 |
  Em                 |
  G

you                                        No one bites back as hard
on their


  D                  |
  D                  |
  C                  |
  C

anger                        none of my pain and woe
can show


  A2                 |
  A2                 |
  C                  |
  D

through                         but my dreams                 they
aren't as


  G                  |
  G                  |
  C                  |
  D

empty                             as my conscience            seems to
be.


  E                  |
  E                  |
  Bm                 |
  Bm

                                 I have hours                    only
lonely


  C                  |
  C                  |
  D                  |
  D

                             My love is vengeance               that's
never


  A2                 |
  A2                 |
  E                  |
  Bm

  A
free.


  E                  |
  Bm        
  A        |
  E                  |
  Bm

  A
                                              When my fist clenches,
crack it


  E                  |
  Bm        
  G        |
  D                  |
  Bm

  A
open,      before I use it and lose my cool.       When I smile, tell
me some


  D                  |
  Bm        
  A        |
  E                  |
  Bm

  A
bad news   before I laugh and act like a fool.


  E                  |
  Bm        
  A        |
  E                  |
  Bm

  G
               If I swallow anything evil,         put your finger
down my


  D                  |
  Bm        
  A        |
  D                  |
  Bm

  A
throat    and if I shiver, please give me a blanket, keep me warm, let
me wear


  E                  |
  E                  |
  Em                 |
  G

your coat.                               No one knows what it's like
to be


  D                  |
  D                  |
  C                  |
  C

the bad man,                 to be the sad man
behind


  A2                 |
blue eyes. [end]


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