Pinball Wizard
by The Who
>From Tommy, 1969
Written by Pete Townshend
[intro]
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F#7 F#m7 Em/F#
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Em/G F#sus4 F#
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Bsus4 B
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Bsus4 B
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(elec. gtr: play so that second notes sound on first beat of
bar)
"Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball.
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|Electric | |
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"From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.
Asus4 A
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|Electric | |
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"But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.
Gsus4 G
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|Electric | |
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"That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pin-
F#sus4 F#
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"Ball.
B A D E B A D E
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[repeat verse]
He stands just like a statue
Becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean
He plays by intuition
The digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball
He's a...
"Pinball wizard, there has to be a twist.
E F# B
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A pinball wizard's got "Such a supple
G
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wrist.
D Dsus4 D
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|Electric | |
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"How do you think he does it? (I don't know)
D Cadd9 (G) D Cadd9 (G)
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|Electric | |
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What makes him so good?
D Cadd9 (G) D
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|Electric | |
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He ain't got no distractions
Can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see lights a-flashin'
Plays be sense of smell
Always gets a replay
I've never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball
I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him
x4 (same strum pattern as above)
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[chords for verse: Csus4: 8x10 10 8 x; C 8x 10 9 8 x;
Bbsus4: 6x886x; Bb: 6x876x; Asus4: 5x775x; A: 5x765x]
Dsus4 D
Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
Csus4 C
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
Bbsus4 Bb
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
Asus4 A
That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin
D D C F Bb7
ball.........
[Mike's note: the end is just Pete playing around with a Bb7
chord (and some suspensions)-- Bb7: x13131]