Behind Blue Eyes – guitar tab
Behind Blue Eyes | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend ©1971 Fabulous Music Ltd.
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Previously transcribed by
Brad Goldman (muttrox@bellsouth.net)
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update by Whotabs
litgo@aol.com 1999-05-19 www.thewho.net/whotabs
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Asus2 x02200
Cadd9 x32030 or x30030
Gsus4 320013
Dsus4 x00233
Esus4 022200
D/F# 2x0232
D/A x00232
E 022400
G 3x0033
[intro]
|Esus4 | | | |
|---------|0-------|---------|---0----|
|------0--|-0--0-0-|---0-----|----0---|
|---2---2-|--2--2--|--2-2----|--2--2-2|
|--2-2---2|---2---2|-2---2-2-|-2----2-|
|-2-------|--------|2-----2--|2-------|
|0--------|--------|---------|--------|
|Em |G |D |Dsus4 D |
No one knows what it's like to be the bad man To be the
|-------0--------------|---3----------|----2---2-|3--2---------|
|-------0--------------|--0-0---------|--3------3|-3--3--------|
|-----0------0---------|-0----3----0--|-2----2---|--2----2-----|
|---2-----2--------0---|--------------|0----0-0--|----------0--|
|--------------2-------|--------------|----------|-------------|
|0---------------------|3-------3-----|----------|-------------|
|Cadd9 | |Asus2 | |
sad man behind blue eyes
|----0----|---0----|------0---------|---0----|
|--3--3---|--3-3---|----0---0-------|--0-0---|
|-0----0-0|-0---0-0|--2-------2----2|-2---2-2|
|-------0-|------0-|-------------2--|------2-|
|3--------|3-------|0---------------|0-------|
|---------|--------|----------------|--------|
|Em |G |D |Dsus4 D |
No one knows what it's like to be hated, to be
|------0---------------|---3------|---2-2--|2h3---2-------|
|----0-----0-----------|--0-0-----|--------|---3---3------|
|--0------------0------|-0----0-0-|-2-----2|----2---2---2-|
|--------------------2-|----------|0---0-0-|----------0---|
|----------------------|----------|--------|--------------|
|0---------------------|3------3--|--------|--------------|
|Cadd9 | |Asus2 | |
fated to telling only lies. (But my)
|---0-----|---0---------|0------------|---0-------|
|--3--3---|--3--0-------|0-----0------|--0-0------|
|-0----0-0|-0-----0---0-|2---2---2---2|-2---------|
|-------0-|---------0---|2-2-------2--|------2--2-|
|3--------|3------------|0------------|0----------|
|---------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
|Cadd9|D D/F# |G |Gsus4 G
But my dreams, they aren't as empty
|Cadd9 |D D/A |E |E6sus4 E
As my conscience seems to be
|Bm | |C |
I have hours, only lonely
|D |Dsus4 D |Asus2 | | | |
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
|C |D |G |Gsus4 G
But my dreams, they aren't as empty
|C |D |E E6sus4| E
As my conscience seems to be
|---------0----|-0----0-|
|---------0----|-0----0-|
|9\---1---2-2--|-1----1-|
|9\---2---2-2--|-2----2-|
|7\---2---4-4--|-2-2--2-|
|---0-0-0---0-0|----0---|
|Bm | |C |
I have hours, only lonely
|D D/A |Dsus4 D/A|Asus2 | | | |
My love is vengeance that's never free Mmmm...
|E E E Bm |Bm A A E|E E E Bm|
---|------------12----|-----------------------|--12--12----------------|
---|-12--12-12-----12-|---12-12---12-12-12----|--12-----12-----12-12-12|
---|-11^----11^----11^|\---9--9----9--9--9----|9-11^\---11^\-------9--9|
---|------------------|-11------11----------11|----------------11------|
---|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
12\|0-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|Bm A A E|
|----------------------|
|--12-12-12------------|
|---9--9--9-----9------|
|11----------11-9---9\-|
|----------------------|
|---------------------0|
|E E E Bm|Bm A A E|E
When my fist clenches crack it open
E E |Bm Bm G G D|D
Before I use it and lose my cool
D D Bm|Bm A A D|D
When I smile tell me some bad news
D D Bm|Bm A A |E E E Bm|Bm A A E|E
Before I laugh and act like a fool
E E E Bm Bm A A
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|----2p0--2-------|---------2-----2-|
|--------------/7-|--7-5\-----------|
|0/0----0---0-----|-------0---0-3---|
E E E B5|B5 A A E|E
And if I swallow anything evil
E E Bm|Bm G G D|D
Put your finger down my throat
D D Bm|Bm A A |D
And if I shiver please give me a blanket
D D Bm|Bm A A E|E
Keep me warm let me wear your coat
|E E E Bm|Bm A A E|E E E Bm|Bm A A BB|
(coat)
|---------------|--------------|----12------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|------12----------|----------------|
|---------------|----7---9-7---|11^-----11^\--9-11|9~-9--9~-----9\-|
|--2p0---2-2----|7h9---9-------|------------11----|----11-----11---|
|-----------/7-7|--------------|------------------|----------------|
|------3^-------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
[electric] 3
||:B A| G D D BB:||B | |
[acoustic] | || |
||:B BBB A| G D D BB:||B |B/A |
|--------|
|---4----|
|--4-4---|
|-4---4--|
|0-----0-|
|--------|
|Em |G |D |Dsus4 D
No one knows what it's like to be the bad man
|Cadd9 | |Asus2 |
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
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