{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":836636,"song":"Bell Boy","artist":"The Who","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11599154-bell-boy-chords-by-the-who/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/836636?type=chord","rating":4.67904,"votes":8,"content":"Bell Boy\r\nBy The Who\r\n>From Quadrophenia, 1973\r\nWritten by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.\r\n\r\n\r\nCapo on 1\r\n\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]                  x11346 & 6688xx    [ch]Bb[/ch]                   x1333x\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]                   xx1343             [ch]F7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]                 xx1211\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]               (4)x1144            [ch]Abm6[/ch]                 4x1331\r\n[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]                x41121 & x41124    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                xx3555\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]C[/ch] ([ch]Eb[/ch] bass)*      x31144             [ch]Fii[/ch]                  xxx565\r\n[ch]F7sus4[/ch] = [ch]Bbsus4[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]    x8886x             Fmaj7ii              xxx555\r\n[ch]Eb7sus4[/ch] = [ch]Absus4[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]  x6664x             F7ii                 xxx545\r\n[ch]Ab6[/ch]                  xx6541             Abii                 xxx544\r\n[ch]Cm7[/ch]                  x35343             [ch]F[/ch]                    133533\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]                   xx7765             [ch]Ab[/ch]                   4x1144\r\n[ch]C[/ch]                    x355xx             [ch]Db[/ch]                   x466xx\r\n[tab][ch]Ebsus2[/ch]               xx1341             \r\n[*no Ab bass, so default to C bottom; bass plays Eb][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Gtr 1, top, acoustic; Gtr 2, bottom, electric]\r\n\r\n[intro; synth arr for acoustic]\r\n[tab]//|[ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|[ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch] |\r\n//|Eb5      |             |              |    //|[/tab]\r\n\r\n|[ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|[ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch] |\r\n|[ch]Eb[/ch]       |             |              |      |\r\n\r\n[verse; acoustic in]\r\n[tab]||[ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]  |[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]C[/ch]|\r\n||                        |                      |[/tab]\r\nA beach is a place where a man can feel he's the \r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch] |[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|\r\n|                |                     |[/tab]\r\n Only soul in the world that's real\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch] //|[ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]/[ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]/[ch]C[/ch]||\r\n|            |                 |                |             ||[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut I see a face coming through the haze\r\nI remember him from those crazy days, crazy days, crazy days\r\n\r\n[tab]//|[ch]Cm7[/ch]                  [ch]Ab[/ch]        |[ch]Cm7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]|\r\n//|Cm7                            |             //|[/tab]\r\n     Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces\r\n\r\n|[ch]Cm7[/ch]                [ch]Ab[/ch]  |[ch]Cm7[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]|\r\n[tab]|[ch]Cm7[/ch]                    |            //|\r\n Riding up in front of a hundred faces[/tab]\r\n|[ch]Cm7[/ch]               [ch]Ab[/ch]         |[ch]Cm7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]  |\r\n[tab]|[ch]Cm7[/ch]                          |           //|\r\n   I don't suppose you would remember me but[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Cm7[/ch]                  [ch]Ab[/ch]      |[ch]Cm7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]|\r\n|Cm7                          |[pick slide][/tab]\r\n I used to follow you back in '63\r\n\r\n||:[ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]|[ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]|[ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch] :||[repeat through spoken]\r\n||:[ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]|[ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]|[ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch] :||2\r\n\r\n[spoken]\r\nI've got a good job and I'm newly born\r\nYou should see me dressed up in my uniform\r\nI work in an hotel, all gilt and flash\r\nRemember the gap where the doors we smashed?\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F7[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]|                      |\r\n|           |                      |[/tab]\r\n Bell Boy,  I got to get running now\r\n Bell Boy,  Keep my lip buttoned down\r\n Bell Boy,  Carry this baggage out\r\n Bell Boy, Always running at someone's bleedin'\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]F7sus4[/ch]  |[ch]Bb[/ch]                 |[ch]Eb7sus4[/ch] |[ch]Ab6[/ch]   |\r\n|        |                   |        |      |[/tab]\r\n Heel          You know how I feel\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Abm6[/ch]                           |[ch]Ebsus2[/ch]     |        |        |       |\r\n|                               |           |        |        |       |[/tab]\r\n     Always running at someone's heel\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]       |[ch]D[/ch]        |\r\n|                                   |         |[/tab]\r\n    Some nights I still sleep on the beach, \r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Fmaj7[/ch]              [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]      |[ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n|                              |      |[/tab]\r\n    Remember when stars were in reach\r\n\r\n|Fii            Fmaj7ii   |F7ii    |\r\n|                         |        |\r\n    I wander in early to work\r\n\r\n[tab]|Abii                                |[ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]Ebsus2[/ch]|[ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Ebsus2[/ch]|[ch]Eb[/ch]    |\r\n|                                    |            |           |      |[/tab]\r\n    Spend my day lickin' boots for my perks\r\n\r\n[repeat verse]\r\nA beach is a place where a man can feel\r\nHe's the only soul in the world that's real\r\n\r\nBut I see a face coming through the haze\r\nI remember him from those crazy days, crazy days, crazy days, crazy days\r\n\r\nAin't you the guy who used to set the paces\r\nRiding up in front of a hundred faces\r\nI don't suppose you would remember me \r\nBut I used to follow you back in '63\r\n\r\nPeople often change but when I look in your eyes\r\nYou can learn a lot from a life like mine\r\nThe secret to me, it ain't flown up a flag\r\nI carry it behind this bleeding little badge, what says:\r\n\r\nBell Boy, I gotta get running now\r\nBell Boy, Keep your lip buttoned down\r\nBell Boy, Carry the bloody baggage out\r\nBell Boy, Always running at someone's heel,\r\nYou know how I feel, always running at someone's heel\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Ebsus2[/ch]\r\n|------|-----|----|----|\r\n|<11---|-----|<11-|----|\r\n|------|-----|----|----|\r\n|------|-----|----|----|\r\n|------|-----|----|----|\r\n|------|-----|----|----|[/tab]","plain_text":"Bell Boy\nBy The Who\n>From Quadrophenia, 1973\nWritten by Pete Townshend ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd.\n\n\nCapo on 1\n\nEb5                  x11346 & 6688xx    Bb                   x1333x\nEb                   xx1343             F7/A                 xx1211\nAb/Eb               (4)x1144            Abm6                 4x1331\nDb/Eb                x41121 & x41124    Fmaj7                xx3555\nAb/C (Eb bass)*      x31144             Fii                  xxx565\nF7sus4 = Bbsus4/F    x8886x             Fmaj7ii              xxx555\nEb7sus4 = Absus4/Eb  x6664x             F7ii                 xxx545\nAb6                  xx6541             Abii                 xxx544\nCm7                  x35343             F                    133533\nDm                   xx7765             Ab                   4x1144\nC                    x355xx             Db                   x466xx\n\n\n[Gtr 1, top, acoustic; Gtr 2, bottom, electric]\n\n[intro; synth arr for acoustic]\n\n\n|Eb     Cm|Db/Eb   Ab/Eb|Eb       Ab/Eb|Db/Eb |\n|Eb       |             |              |      |\n\n[verse; acoustic in]\n\nA beach is a place where a man can feel he's the \n\n\n Only soul in the world that's real\n\n\n\nBut I see a face coming through the haze\nI remember him from those crazy days, crazy days, crazy days\n\n\n     Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces\n\n|Cm7                Ab  |Cm7          F|\n\n|Cm7               Ab         |Cm7       F  |\n\n\n\n I used to follow you back in '63\n\n||:F    Dm|Eb     Ab|Bb      C|Db    Eb :||[repeat through spoken]\n||:F    Dm|Eb     Ab|Bb      C|Db    Eb :||2\n\n[spoken]\nI've got a good job and I'm newly born\nYou should see me dressed up in my uniform\nI work in an hotel, all gilt and flash\nRemember the gap where the doors we smashed?\n\n\n\n Bell Boy,  I got to get running now\n Bell Boy,  Keep my lip buttoned down\n Bell Boy,  Carry this baggage out\n Bell Boy, Always running at someone's bleedin'\n\n\n Heel          You know how I feel\n\n\n     Always running at someone's heel\n\n\n    Some nights I still sleep on the beach, \n\n\n    Remember when stars were in reach\n\n|Fii            Fmaj7ii   |F7ii    |\n|                         |        |\n    I wander in early to work\n\n\n    Spend my day lickin' boots for my perks\n\n[repeat verse]\nA beach is a place where a man can feel\nHe's the only soul in the world that's real\n\nBut I see a face coming through the haze\nI remember him from those crazy days, crazy days, crazy days, crazy days\n\nAin't you the guy who used to set the paces\nRiding up in front of a hundred faces\nI don't suppose you would remember me \nBut I used to follow you back in '63\n\nPeople often change but when I look in your eyes\nYou can learn a lot from a life like mine\nThe secret to me, it ain't flown up a flag\nI carry it behind this bleeding little badge, what says:\n\nBell Boy, I gotta get running now\nBell Boy, Keep your lip buttoned down\nBell Boy, Carry the bloody baggage out\nBell Boy, Always running at someone's heel,\nYou know how I feel, always running at someone's 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