Pinball Wizard - The Who

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                  Pinball Wizard – The Who
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Written by: Pete Townshend
From: "Tommy" (1969)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
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  (strumming) 

              
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        (strumming)      (strumming)
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epeat 4 times          :|
 (strumming)


[Verse 1]
         
Ever since I w

              
as a young boy

       
, I've played 

the silver bal

l
         
From Soho down

              
 to Brighton, 

  
I must have pl

ayed them all
         
But I ain't se

              
en nothing lik

          
e him, in any 

amusement hall
        
That deaf, dum

              
b and blind ki

           
d, sure plays 

         [  ]
a mean pinball


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]

         
He stands like

              
 a statue, bec

     
omes part of t

he machine
         
Feeling all th

           
e bumpers, alw

ays playing cl

ean
         
Plays by intui

          
tion, the digi

t counters fal

l
        
That deaf, dum

              
b and blind ki

           
d, sure plays 

         [  ]
a mean pinball


[Instrumental]
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[Chorus 1]
           
He's a pinball

 
 wizard
            
There has to b

#   
e a twist
          
A pinball wiza

             
rd's got such 

        |   |  |
a supple wrist


[Middle 8]
          
How do you thi

 [  ]   
nk   he    doe

         
s it? (I don't

 [  ]
 know)
          
What makes him

 [  ] 
      so   goo

d?


[Verse 3]
         
Ain't got no d

              
istractions, c

     
an't hear no b

uzzers and bel

ls
         
Don't see no l

              
ights a flashi

    
n', plays by s

ense of smell
         
Always gets a 

        
replay, never 

seen him fall
        
That deaf, dum

              
b and blind ki

           
d, sure plays 

          [  ]
a mean pinball


[Instrumental]
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[Chorus 2]
          
I thought I  w

as
           
The Bally tabl

  
e king
          
But I just han

             
ded my pinball

         |   |  |
 crown to him


[Interlude] key change
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[Verse 4]
         
Even on my fav

              
ourite table, 


he can beat my

 best
         
His disciples 

              
lead him in, a

   
nd he just doe

s the rest
         
He's got crazy

             
 flipper finge

    
rs, never seen

 him fall
         
That deaf, dum

              
b and blind ki

            
d, sure plays 

         [  ]
a mean pinball


[Instrumental outro]
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(repeat and fa

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de out]

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