Bell Boy
By The Who
>From Quadrophenia, 1973
Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.
Capo on 1
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/ ( bass)* x31144 xxx565
= / x8886x Fmaj7ii xxx555
= / x6664x F7ii xxx545
xx6541 Abii xxx544
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[*no Ab bass, so default to C bottom; bass plays Eb]
[Gtr 1, top, acoustic; Gtr 2, bottom, electric]
[intro; synth arr for acoustic]
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[verse; acoustic in]
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A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the
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Only soul in the world that's real
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But I see a face coming through the haze
I remember him from those crazy days, crazy days, crazy days
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Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces
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Riding up in front of a hundred faces
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I don't suppose you would remember me but
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|Cm7 |[pick slide]
I used to follow you back in '63
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[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?
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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'
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Heel You know how I feel
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Always running at someone's heel
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Some nights I still sleep on the beach,
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Remember when stars were in reach
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I wander in early to work
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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
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