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 4x1331 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# 4x1144 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# | | | | [ Verse; acoustic in ] | | D# G#/D# | C#/D# G#/C | | | | | a beach is a place where a man can feel he’s the | D# G#/D# | C#/D# G#/D# | | | | only soul in the world that’s real | D# G#/D# | C#/D# G#/D# // | D# G#/D# | C#/D# G#/C | | | | | | | | 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’ | F7sus4 | A# | D#7sus4 | G#6 | | | | | | heel you know how i feel | G#m6 | D#sus2 | | | | | | | | | | always running at someone’s heel | Fmaj7 Cmaj7 | D | | | | some nights i still sleep on the beach , | Fmaj7 Cmaj7 | D | | | | remember when stars were in reach | fii fmaj7ii | f7ii | | | | i wander in early to work | abii | D# D#sus2 | D# D#sus2 | D# | | | | | | spend my day lickin’ boots for my perks [ 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 D#sus2 | - - - - - - | - - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | | <11 - - - | - - - - - | <11 - | - - - - | | - - - - - - | - - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | | - - - - - - | - - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | | - - - - - - | - - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | | - - - - - - | - - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |