Bell Boy

bell boy
by the who
>from quadrophenia , 1973
written by pete townshend 1973 fabulous music ltd .

capo on 1

D#5 x11346 & 6688xx A# x1333
xeb xx1343 F7/A xx1211
G#/D# ( 4 ) x1144 G#m6 4×1331
C#/D# x41121 & x41124 Fmaj7 xx3555
G#/C ( D# bass ) * x31144 fii xxx565
F7sus4 = A#sus4/F x8886x fmaj7ii xxx555
D#7sus4 = G#sus4/D# x6664x f7ii xxx545
G#6 xx6541 abii xxx544
Cm7 x35343 F 133533
Dm xx7765 G# 4×1144
C x355xx C# x466
xxebsus2 xx1341
[ * no G# bass , so default to C bottom; bass plays D# ]

[ gtr 1 , top , acoustic; gtr 2 , bottom , electric ]

[ intro; synth arr for acoustic ]
// | D# Cm | C#/D# G#/D# | D# G#/D# | C#/D# |
// | D#5 | | | // |

| D# Cm | C#/D# G#/D# | D# G#/D# | C#/D# |
| D# | | | |

| D# G#/D# | C#/D# G#/D# // | D# G#/D# | C#/D# G#/C | |
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but i see a face coming through the haze
i remember him from those crazy days , crazy days , crazy days

// | Cm7 G# | Cm7 F |
// | Cm7 | // |
ain’t you the guy who used to set the paces

| Cm7 G# | Cm7 F |
| Cm7 | // |
riding up in front of a hundred faces
| Cm7 G# | Cm7 F |
| Cm7 | // |
i don’t suppose you would remember me but

| Cm7 G# | Cm7 F |
| Cm7 | [ pick slide ]
i used to follow you back in ’63

| | : F Dm | D# G# | A# C | C# D# : | | [ repeat through spoken ]
| | : F Dm | D# G# | A# C | C# D# : | | 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?

| A# F7/A A# | |
| | |
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’

[ 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

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