Pinball Wizard tab by The Who

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Author Unregistered. , last edit by mandelstamdavid [ug] 8,557 on May 16, 2016.
Ari-Id like to dedicate these tabs to all my friends and also to Brad who got
me into playing guitar, and to Rob- you still stink but hey its all good
keep trying!

[Intro]

Bm/F# Bmsus4/F# F#7sus4

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
G|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

F#7 F#m7 Em/F#

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-0-------------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B|-2-------------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
G|-3-------------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Em/G F#sus4 F#
e e e e e e e e e s s e s e s e e e e s s e s e s e q
e|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B|-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---|
G|-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---|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|T2-------------------|-2-----------------|

Bsus4 B
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x2
e||-----------------------|-----------------------||
B||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
G||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
D||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
A||-----------------------|-----------------------||
E||T7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||

Bsus4 B
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s x2
e||-----------------------|-----------------------||
B||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
G||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
D||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
A||-----------------------|-----------------------||
E||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
||Electric guitar | ||
e||-----------------------|-----------------------||
B||-----------------------|-----------------------||
G||-----------------------|-----------------------||
D||-7/9-------------------|-----------------------||
A||-----------------------|-----------------------||
E||-5/7-------------------|-----------------------||

(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.
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|Electric | |
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7/9------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5/7------------------------|-------------------------|

"From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all.

Asus4 A
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|T5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|Electric | |
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5/7-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3/5-----------------------|-------------------------|

"But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall.

Gsus4 G
e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e s e s e e s s
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|T3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|Electric | |
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-3/5-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-1/3-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 "That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pin-
F#sus4 F#
e s s e s e s e e s s w
e|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|-2---------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-3---------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|-4---------------------|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|T2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|-2---------------------|
|Electric | w |
e|------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-2/4--------------------------|-4---------------------|
A|------------------------------|-4---------------------|
E|-0/2--------------------------|-2---------------------|

"Ball.
B A D E B A D E
e q q q e q e. s e e q e q q q e q e. s e e q
e|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------2---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
B|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2-3---|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-4-4-2-2---|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
D|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-0---|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-0---0-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-----------|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
|Electric | | |
| e q q q e | w | e q q q e | w |
e|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
B|-------3---|--------------|-------3---|---------------|
G|-4-4-2-2---|--------------|-4-4-2-2---|---------------|
D|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2------------|-4-4-2-0-2-|-2-------------|
A|-2-2-0---0-|-2------------|-2-2-0---0-|-2-------------|
E|-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0-------------|

[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
q q e q. q q e q.
e|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
B|-0-2-4-4-------------|-0-2-4-4-------------|
G|-1-3-4-4-------------|-1-3-4-4-------------|
D|-2-4-4-4-------------|-2-4-4-4-------------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|
 |Electric | |
| q q e q. | q q e q. |
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
D|-2-4-4-4-------------|-----4-4-------------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|-2-4-2-2-------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-0-2-----------------|

A pinball wizard's got "Such a supple

G
q q e q. q q q q
e|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
B|-0-2-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-3------|
G|-1-3-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
D|-2-4-4-4-------------|-0-0-0-0------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-3-3-3-3------|
|Electric | |
| q q e q. | w |
e|---------------------|-3------------|
B|---------------------|-3------------|
G|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
D|-----4-4-------------|-0------------|
A|-2-4-2-2-------------|--------------|
E|-0-2-----------------|-3------------|

wrist.
D Dsus4 D
e e e q q e q e. s e e q
e|-2-2-2-3-3-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
A|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|---------------|
|Electric | |
| w | |
e|-------3-3-2-|---------------|
B|-3-----3-3-3-|---------------|
G|-2-----2-2-2-|---------------|
D|-0-----------|---------------|
A|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|---------------|

"How do you think he does it? (I don't know)

D Cadd9 (G) D Cadd9 (G)
e e e q e e e e e e q e e e |
e|-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
A|-------3-3-2-2--------|-------3-3-2-2---------|
E|-------------3--------|-------------3---------|
|Electric | |
| q. h e | q. h e |
e|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-3--------------------|-3---------------------|
G|-2--------------------|-2---------------------|
D|-0--0-0---------------|-0--0-0----------------|
A|----3-2---------------|----3-2----------------|
E|--------3-------------|--------3--------------|

What makes him so good?

D Cadd9 (G) D
e e e q e e e |
e|-0--0--0----0-0-----|-0-----|
B|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-|-3-----|
G|-2--2--2----0-0-0-0-|-2-----|
D|-0--0--0----0-0-0-0-|-0-----|
A|------------3-3-2-2-|-------|
E|------------------3-|-------|
|Electric | |
| q. h e | |
e|--------------------|-------|
B|-3------------------|-3-----|
G|-2------------------|-2-----|
D|-0----------0-0-----|-0-----|
A|------------3-2-----|-------|
E|------------------3-|-------|

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)

|| Dsus4 | D ||
e||--------|-----||
B||-10-----|-10--||
G||-12-----|-11--||
D||-12-----|-12--||
A||--------|-----||
E||-10-----|-10--||

[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.........
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