Behind Blue Eyes Chords by The Who

Tempo:
124.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Who - Behind Blue Eyes chords
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[E]
[Em] No one knows [G] what it's like to be [D] the bad man, to [G] be the sad [C] man, [D] [A] behind blue eyes.
[Em] No one knows what [G] it's like to be [D] hated, to be [G] faded, [C]
to [A] telling only lies.
But [C] my [D]
dreams they [G] aren't as empty as [C] my conscience [D]
seems [E] to be.
[A] [E] There's
[Bm]
only [C] lonely, my love [D] is vengeance that's [A] never free.
[Em] No one knows what it's like to [D] feel these feelings, like I [C] do, and I [A] blame you.
[Em] No one bites back as hard on [D] their anger, none of [C] my pain and woe can [A] show through.
But [C] my [D]
dreams they [G] aren't as empty as [C] my conscience [D]
seems to [E] be.
[A] [E] I [Bm] have eyes, only [C] lonely, my [D] love is vengeance that's [A] never free.
[E] When [Bm]
[A] [E] [Bm]
[A] [E] my [Bm] fist [A] clenches, crack [E] it open, before [Bm] I use [G] it and [D] lose my cool.
When [Bm] I smile, [A]
[D] tell me some bad news [Bm] before I [A] laugh and act [E] like a fool.
[Bm] [E]
And [F#] if I [A] swallow [E] anything evil, put [G] your finger [D] down my throat.
And [Bm] if I [A] shiver, please [D] give me a blanket, keep [Bm] me warm, [A] let me wear [E] your clothes.
[Bm] [A] [E]
[Bm] [A] [B]
[A] [Gm] [D] [B]
[A] [G] [D] [B] [A]
[G] [D] [B]
[A] [Em] No one knows [G] what it's like to be the [D] bad man, to [G] be the sad man [A] behind blue eyes.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning The Who - Behind Blue Eyes chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, A, E, C, D, G, D, B and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 62 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 125. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G# Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] No one knows [G] what it's like to be [D] the bad man, _ to [G] be the sad [C] man, _ _ [D] [A] behind blue eyes. _
_ _ [Em] No one knows what [G] it's like to be [D] hated, _ _ _ _ to be [G] faded, _ [C] _
to [A] telling only lies. _ _
But [C] my _ _ _ [D] _
dreams they [G] aren't as empty _ _ _ _ as [C] my conscience _ [D] _
_ seems [E] to be.
[A] [E] There's _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ only [C] lonely, _ _ _ my love [D] is vengeance that's _ _ [A] never free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] No one knows what it's like to [D] feel these _ feelings, _ _ like I [C] do, _ _ _ _ and I [A] blame you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] No one bites back as hard on [D] their anger, _ _ _ none of [C] my pain and woe _ _ can [A] show through. _ _ _
_ But [C] my _ _ _ [D]
dreams they [G] aren't as empty _ _ as _ [C] my conscience _ [D] _
_ seems to [E] be.
[A] [E] I _ _ _ [Bm] have eyes, _ _ _ _ only [C] lonely, _ _ _ my [D] love is vengeance _ that's _ [A] never free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ When _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ my [Bm] fist [A] clenches, crack [E] it open, before [Bm] I use [G] it and [D] lose my cool.
When [Bm] I smile, [A]
[D] tell me some bad news [Bm] before I [A] laugh and act [E] like a fool.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ And [F#] if I [A] swallow [E] anything evil, put [G] your finger [D] down my throat.
And [Bm] if I [A] shiver, please [D] give me a blanket, keep [Bm] me warm, [A] let me wear [E] your clothes.
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] No one knows [G] what it's like to be the [D] bad man, _ to [G] be the sad man _ _ _ [A] behind blue eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Pete Townshend who authored this song.

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