The Who – Bell Boy (Ukulele)

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By The Who >From Quadrophenia, 1973 Written by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. Eb5 x11346 & 6688xx Bb x1333x Eb xx1343 F7/A xx1211 Ab/Eb (4)x1144 Abm6 4x1331 Db/Eb x41121 & x41124 Fmaj7 xx3555 Ab/C (Eb bass)* x31144 Fii 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 Db 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|Db/Eb   Ab/Eb|Eb       Ab/Eb|Db/Eb |
//|Eb5      |             |              |    //|

||Eb               Ab/Eb  |Db/Eb             Ab/C|
||                        |                      |

A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the

|Eb        Ab/Eb |Db/Eb           Ab/Eb|
|                |                     |

Only soul in the world that's real

|Eb     Ab/Eb|Db/Eb    Ab/Eb //|Eb         Ab/Eb|Db/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|Db Eb :||[repeat through spoken] ||:F Dm|Eb Ab|Bb C|Db 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     |
|                              |      |

|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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