Behind Blue Eyes - The Who

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               Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
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Written by: Pete Townshend
From: "Who’s Next" (1971)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G
Cadd9  x-3-2-0
Esus4  0-2-2-2
Asus2  x-0-2-2

-B-e
-3-0
-0-0
-0-0

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[Intro]
[Esus4
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|------------
B|----------0-
G|------2-----
D|----2-------
A|--2---------
E|0-----------

4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|0--------
----|--0-----0
2---|----2----
--2-|------2--
----|---------
----|---------

 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
---0---|------
-2-----|----2-
-----2-|--2---
-------|2-----
-------|------

+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
0---------|---
--2-------|---
----2---2-|--2
------2---|2--
----------|---

 2 + 3 + 4 +
---0---------|
-----0-------|
-2-----2---2-|
---------2---|
-------------|
-------------|


[Verse]
            
No one knows w

         
hat it's like 
             
To be the bad 

   [   ]
man
          
To be the sad 


man
  
Behind blue ey

es

            
No one knows w

         
hat it's like 
            [
To be hated

   ]
      
To be fated
           
To telling onl

y lies


[Chorus]
            
But my drea-ea

              
ms, they aren'

            
t as empty
             
As my conscien

              
ce seems to be
            
I have hours, 

     
only lonely
             
My love is ven

              
geance that's 

      
never free


[Verse]
            
No one knows w

         
hat it's like 
              
To feel these 

      [   ]
feelings
       
Like I do
            
And I blame yo

u

            
No one bites b

       
ack as hard 
             
On their anger

  [   ]
           
None of my pai


n and woe
         
Can show throu

gh


[Chorus]
            
But my drea-ea

              
ms, they aren'

            
t as empty
             
As my conscien

              
ce seems to be
            
I have hours o

    
nly lonely
             
My love is ven

              
geance that's 

      
never free


[Middle 8]
|  |   |  |   |

             
  When my fist

           
 clenches crac

      [  ]
k it open
           
  Before I use

             
 it and lose m

  
y cool
           
When I smile t

            
ell me some ba

d news
            
Before I laugh

             
 and act like 

 |  |   |
a fool
           
  And if I swa

             
llow anything 


evil
            
Put your finge

         
r down my thro

at
            
And if I shive

             
r please give 

     
me a blanket
            
Keep me warm l

             
et me wear you

 |  |   |  |   |
r coat


[Link]
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[Verse] (coda)
            
No one knows w

         
hat it's like 
             
To be the bad 

   [   ]
man
          
To be the sad 


man
          
Behind blue ey

es

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