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Paul Zimmerman
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BEHIND BLUE EYES
The Who

Em                     G               D
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man,
          C          A
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
Em                     G          D
No one knows what it's like to be hated,
      C                 A
To be fated, to telling only lies

CHORUS
       C  D                   G
But my dreams, they aren't as empty,
      C          D        E
As my conscience seems to be
       Bm           C
I have hours, only lonely
           D                      A
My love is vengeance that's never free


No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings
Like I do, and I blame you
No one bites back as hard on their anger
None of my pain and woe, can show through

CHORUS

D            Bm       A        E
When my fist clenches crack it open
         Bm         G       D
Before I use it and lose my cool
       Bm    A            E
When I smile tell me some bad news
         Bm        A          E
Before I laugh and act like a fool

And if I swallow anything evil
Stick your finger down my throat
If I shiver please give me a blanket
Keep me warm let me wear your coat

No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes


BEHIND BLUE EYES- The Who

Em                     G               D
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
          C/D           A9
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
Em                     G          D    Dsus
No one knows what it's like to be hated
      C/D                 A9
To be fated, to telling only lies

CHORUS:
       C  D                   G    C/G  G
But my dreams, they aren't as empty
      C          D        E  Esus E
As my conscience seems to be
       Bm           C
I have hours, only lonely
           D                      A9
My love is vengeance that's never free


No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings
Like I do, and I blame you
No one bites back as hard on their anger
None of my pain and woe, can show through ...CHORUS

E  Bm  A  E  Bm  A
E         Bm       A        E
When my fist clenches crack it open
         Bm         G       D
Before I use it and lose my cool
        G     A            E
When I smile tell me some bad news
           G        A          E
Before I laugh and act like a fool
           Bm       A       E
And if I swallow anything evil
             Bm     G       D
Stick your finger down my throat
           G             A          D
And if I shiver please give me a blanket
         G            A        E
Keep me warm let me wear your coat

Bm A E  Bm A  B  A D D5  B A D D5 B A D D5 B    B/A

No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes




      Esus4                              Em        G       D       Ds4 D
e---------------0-------------------0-------0---------3-------2---2-3--2---
B--T---------0---0--0-0----0---------0------0--------0-0-----3-----3-3--3--
G--A-----2----2---2--2----2-2------2--2-2--0---0----0---3-0-2---2-----2--2-
D--B----2-(2)--2---2---2-2---2-2--2----2--2---2---0--------0---0-0--------0
A------2----------------2-----2--2---------------2-------------------------
E-----0----------------------------------0---------3-----3-----------------
                                       "No one knows..."
      Cadd9           Asus2           Em       G       D        Ds4 D
e--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------3-------2-2--2^3--2----
B--T----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------0-0--------------3--3---
G--A---0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---0^2--0---0-0-2-----2----2--2-2
D--B--------0-------0-------2-------2---------2--------0---0-0---------0-
A-----3-------3-------0-------0------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------0--------3-----3-------------------
      Cadd9            Asus2
e--------0-------0-----0----------0-----
B--T----3-3-----3-0----0---0-----0-0----
G--A---0---0-0-0---0-0-2--2-2-2-2-------
D--B--------0-------0--2-2---2-------2-2
A-----3-------3--------0-------0--------
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NOTE:  I borrowed heavily from previous postings to make this.  Thanks.
(from Who's Next, 1971)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)