I'm pretty sure this is accurate.
Well hope this is easy enough to play
Written By Kim in Montomery
I'm OUT!!
Tabs to verse 1
E------------0-----------------0-------------------0---------|
B--------------0-----------------0-------------3-----3---3---|
G---------0------0-----------0-----0---------2---2-----2-----|
D-------2----------2-------0---------0-----0-----------------|
A-----2------------------2-----------------------------------|
E---0------------------3-------------------------------------|
E-----------0-------------------0---------------0----------------0--0--|
B------3------3---3---------3-----3---3------3-----3--3----------2---2-|
G----2---2------2-------------0-----2---------0-----2---------2---2----|
D--0--------------------2----------------2------------------2---2------|
A---------------------3----------------3------------------0---0--------|
E-------------------------------------------------------0---0----------|
Em G D
No one knows what it's like to be the bad man...........
C A
To be the sad man....... Behind blue eyes
Em G D
And no one knows what it's like to be hated
C A
to be fated...... to telling only lies
CHORUS
C D G
But my dreeeams they aren't as empty ......
C D Em
As my cooonscience seems to be .....
Bm C
I have hours, Only lonely
D A
My love is vengance... that's never free.
2nd Verse
Em G D
No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings
C A
Like I do..... And I blame you\
Em G D
And no one bites back as hard at their anger
C A
None of myy pain and woe.... Can show through
BACK TO CHORUS
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Title: Behind Blue Eyes
Artist: The Who
Album: Who's Next
Verse
Em G D Dsus4 D
E----------0---------------3--------|------2-------2---3-----2--------|
B------------0-----------0---0------|----3---3-------3---3-----3------|
G--------------0---0---0-------0---0|--2-------2-----------2-----2----|
D-------0--------2------------------|0-----------0-----------------0--|
A-----2-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E---0----------------3-----------3--|---------------------------------|
Em G D Dsus4 D
E---------0---------------3---------|------2---------3-----2----------|
B-------0---0-----------0---0-------|----3---3---------3-----3--------|
G-----0-------0-0-0---0-------0---0-|--2-------2---2-----0-----2---2--|
D-----------------------------------|0-----------0---------------0----|
A-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E---0---------------3-----------3---|---------------------------------|
Chorus
C D G C/G G
E------0--------2-----2-------|---------3--------------------3-------|
B---1--1--------3-----3-------|0--------0--0--1--1--0--0--0--0-------|
G---0--0--------2-----2-------|0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D---2--2-----0--0-----0--0--0-|0--------0-----2-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A---3--3--3--0-----0--0-----0-|------------------------------------0-|
E-----------------------------|3--3--3--------3-----3--------3--3----|
C D E A/E E
E---3--------3--------2-----2-------|---0-----------0-----0--------0----|
B---1--------1--------3-----3-------|---0-----------------0--------0----|
G---0--------0--------2-----2-------|---1-----------2-----1--------1----|
D---2-----2--2-----0--0--0--0--0----|---------------------2--2----------|
A---3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0-|------2--2--4--4-----------2-----2-|
E---------------------------------0-|0-----0--0--0-----0--------0-----0-|
Bm C
E---2--------2--------2--------2----|---------0--------0-----0-------|
B---3--------3--------3--------3----|1--------1--------1-----1-------|
G---4--------4--------4--------4----|0--------0--------0-----0-----0-|
D---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-|
A---2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
E-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D Dsus4 D Asus2
E---2-----2-----3-----------2--2--2----|0--------0-----------0-----------------0---0--0|
B---3-----3-----3-----------3--3--3----|0--------0--------0--0-----0-----------0---0--0|
G---2-----2--2-----2--------2--2--2----|2--------2--2-----2--2--2--2-----------2---2--2|
D---0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-------|---2--------2--------------2-----2--2----------|
A------0-----------------------------0-|---0--0--------0-----------0--0--0--0----------|
E------------------------------------0-|-----------------------------------------------|
Em G D (From "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man") e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------| B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----| G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---| D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-| A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|
Cadd9 Asus2 (From "To be the sad man, behind blue eyes") e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------| B|-----3---3-----------3---3---------------0---------------0-------| G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----| D|-----------------------------------2---------------2-----------2-| A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-----------0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G D (From "No one knows what it's like to be hated") e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------2h3-------2-------| B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-------3-------3-----| G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-------2-------2---| D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-------------0-------0-| A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------0---3-----------3---------------------------------------|
Cadd9 A (From "To be faded, to telling only lies") e|-------0---------------0---------0-----0---------------0---------| B|-----3---3-----------3---3-------2-------2---------------2-------| G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-2---2-----2---2-----2-----2-----| D|---------------------------------2-2---------------2---------2---| A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-------------0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C D G C G (From "But my dreams, they are as empty ") e|-0---0---2---2---3---3---0-0--3-3--3-| B|-1---1---3---3---3---3---1-1--3-3--3-| G|-0---0---2---2---0---0---0-0--0-0--0-| D|-2---2---0---0---0---0---2-2--0-0--0-| A|-3---3-----------2---2---3-3--2-2--2-| E|-----------------3---3--------3-3--3-|
C D E (From "As my conscience seems to be") e|--0---0---2---2-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-| B|--1---1---3---3-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-| G|--0---0---2---2-----1-1---2-2-2-1--1-1-| D|--2---2---0---0-----2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-| A|--3---3----------------------------2-2-| E|-----------------0------0--------------|
Bm C (From "I have hours only lonely") e|-2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-| B|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-| G|-4---4---4---4----0---0---0---0-| D|-4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2-| A|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-| E|--------------------------------|
D Dsus4-D A (From "My love is vengance that's never free") e|-2---2---3-3--2-2--2----0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0--------0-----0--0--0--| B|-3---3---3-3--3-3--3----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------2--------2-----2--2--2--| G|-2---2---2-2--2-2--2----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2--2--2--| D|-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--| A|------------------------0---0---0-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0----0------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G D Dsus4-D (From "No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings ") e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------| B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----| G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---| D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-| A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|
Cadd9 A (From "Like I do, and I blame you") e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------| B|-----3---3-----------3---3---------------0---------------0-------| G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----| D|-----------------------------------2---------------2-----------2-| A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0-----------0---0-----------0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G D Dsus4-D (From "No one bites back as hard on their anger ") e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-3-2-------0-| B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3---3-3-3-----3---| G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-2-2-2---2-----| D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----0-0-0-0-------| A|---2-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-----------------------------------|
C A (From "None of my pain and woe can show through") e|-------0---------------0---------0-----------------0-0-0-0---------0--0-| B|-----3---3-----------3---3-------2-----------------2-2-2-2---------2--2-| G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2--2-| D|---------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2--2-| A|-3-----------3---3-----------3---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C D G C G (From "But my dreams, they are as empty ") e|-0---0---2---2---3---3---0-0--3-3--3-| B|-1---1---3---3---3---3---1-1--3-3--3-| G|-0---0---2---2---0---0---0-0--0-0--0-| D|-2---2---0---0---0---0---2-2--0-0--0-| A|-3---3-----------2---2---3-3--2-2--2-| E|-----------------3---3--------3-3--3-|
C D E (From "As my conscience seems to be") e|--0---0---2---2--------0--0-0--0---0-| B|--1---1---3---3--5\----0--0-0--0---0-| G|--0---0---2---2--4\----1--2-2--1---1-| D|--2---2---0---0--2\----2--2-2--2---2-| A|--3---3------------------------------| E|---------------------0---------------|
Bm C (From "I have hours only lonely") e|-2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-| B|-3---3---3---3----1---1---1---1-| G|-4---4---4---4----0---0---0---0-| D|-4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2-| A|-2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-| E|--------------------------------|
D Dsus4-D A (From "My love is vengance that's never free") e|-2---2---3-3--2-2--2----0---0-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0--------0-----0-0-0--| B|-3---3---3-3--3-3--3----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--------2--------2-----2-2-2--| G|-2---2---2-2--2-2--2----2---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2---2-2-2--| D|-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--| A|------------------------0---0---0-------0-0-0-0-0--0--0-----0--0----0----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E B A (From " When my fist clenches, crack it open") e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------4---4----2--2--| D|-2----2--2-----4---4----2--2--| A|-2----2--2-----2---2----0--0--| E|-0----0--0--------------------|
E B G D (From " Before I use it and lose my cool") e|------------------------3--3-----------| B|------------------------3--3--3---3--3-| G|---------------4---4----4--4--2---2--2-| D|-2----2--2-----4---4----5--5--0---0--0-| A|-2----2--2-----2---2-------------------| E|-0----0--0-----------------------------|
D Bm A D (From " When a smile give me some bad news") e|--------------------------------------------| B|-3----3--3------------------------3----3--3-| G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-----2----2--2-| D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2-----0----0--0-| A|---------------2---2----0---0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
D Bm A E (From " Before I laugh and act like a fool") e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3----3--3--------------------------------------------------------| G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-------------------------------------| D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2--------2-----2---2---2----2-----2---| A|---------------2---2----0---0----------2-----2-------2------2-----| E|----------------------------------0------0----------------0-----0-|
E B A E (From " And if I swallow anything evil") e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------4---4----2--2--| D|-2----2--2-----4---4----2--2--| A|-2----2--2-----2---2----0--0--| E|-0----0--0--------------------|
E B G D (From " Put your finger down my throat") e|------------------------3--3-----------| B|------------------------3--3--3---3--3-| G|---------------4---4----4--4--2---2--2-| D|-2----2--2-----4---4----5--5--0---0--0-| A|-2----2--2-----2---2-------------------| E|-0----0--0-----------------------------|
D Bm A D (From " If I shiver please give me a blanket") e|--------------------------------------------| B|-3----3--3------------------------3----3--3-| G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2-----2----2--2-| D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2-----0----0--0-| A|---------------2---2----0---0---------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
D B A E (From "Keep me warm, let me wear your coat") e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-3----3--3----------------------------------------| G|-2----2--2-----4---4----2---2---------------------| D|-0----0--0-----4---4----2---2--------2-----2---2--| A|---------------2---2----0---0----------2-----2----| E|----------------------------------0------0--------|
Guitar I (Electric) B A G D B A G D B A G D B e|----------3-------|----------3-------|----------3-------|------------------------| B|----------3---3-3-|----------3---3-3-|----------3---3-3-|------------------------| G|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-----2--4---2-2-|-4-4-4------------------| D|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-----2--5---4-4-|-4-4-4------------------| A|-2-----0----------|-2-----0----------|-2-----0----------|-2-2-2------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------| |Guitar II e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4---4-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------4-------4---| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-----------2-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro] Em G D (From "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man") e|-------0---------------3---------------2-----------3-------2-------| B|---------0-----------0---0-----0-----3---3-----3-----3-------3-----| G|-----------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----2-----2-------2---| D|-----2---------2-----------------0-----------0-----------0-------0-| A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------0---3-----------3-------------------------------------|
C A (From "To be the sad man, behind blue eyes") e|-------0---------------0----------0----| B|-----3---3-----------3---3--------2----| G|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--2----| D|----------------------------------2----| A|-3-----------3---3-----------3----0----| E|---------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on | \ Slide down | r Release | b Bend | / Slide up
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
All the credit for this goes to the guys at Whotabs.
Behind Blue Eyes | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Who's Next, 1971
Written by Pete Townshend (c)1971 Fabulous Music Ltd.
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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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
|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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