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The
Who
Ever
since I was a young boy
B(add4)
I've played the silver ball
Asus4
From Soho down to Brighton
A
I must have played them all
Gsus4
But I ain't seen nothing like him
G
In any amusement hall
F#sus4
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
F#7
Sure plays a mean pinball
Transition
He
stands like a statue
B(add4)
Becomes part of the machine
Asus4
Feeling all the bumpers
A
Always playing clean
Gsus4
He plays by intuition
G
The digit
counters fall
F#sus4
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
F#7
Sure plays a mean pinball
Chorus:
E F# B
He's a pinball wizard
E F# B
There's got to be a twist
E F#
B
Pinball wizard’s got
G D Dsus4
D
Such a supple wrist
D C G
How do you think he
does
it? (I don't know)
D C G D
What makes him so good?
Bsus4
He ain't got no distractions
B(add4)
Can't hear those buzzers and bells
Asus4
Don't see lights a flashin'
A
Plays by sense of smell
Gsus4
Always gets a replay
G
Never tilts at all
F#sus4
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
F#7
Sure plays a mean pinball
E F# B
I thought I was
E
F# B
The Bally table king
E
F# B
But I just handed
G D
Dsus4 D
My pinball crown to him
Dsus4 D (x4)
Dsus4
Even on my favorite table
D
He can beat my best
Csus4
His disciples lead him in
C
And he just does the rest
Bbsus4
He's got crazy flipper fingers
Bb
Never seen him fall
Asus4
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
A D C
F Bb
Sure plays a mean pinball
Intro:
Bm/F# Bmsus4/F# F#7sus4 |-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------||-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F#7 F#m7 Em/F# |-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------||-3---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Em/G F#sus4 F# |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------||-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-----||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---||-------------------|---------------------|---------------------||-------------------|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--T7-|
Bsus4 B
||-----------------------|-----------------------||||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|| (x4)||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||||-----------------------|-----------------------||||T7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
Main Progression:
Bsus4 B(add4) |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Asus4 A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Gsus4 G |------------------------------|-----------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| F#7sus4 F#7 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0---------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-3---------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4---------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|
|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2---------------------|
Transition:
B B A D E
E B B A D E E
|-----------|-0------------|-------2---|-0-------------|
|-------3---|-0------------|-------3---|-0-------------|
|-4-4-2-2---|-1------------|-4-4-2-2---|-1-------------|
|-4-4-2-0---|-2------------|-4-4-2-0---|-2-------------|
|-2-2-0-----|-2----------x-|-2-2-0---2-|-2-------------|
|---------0-|--------------|---------0-|-0-------------|