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BEHIND BLUE EYES
(The Who)
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
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 dreams, they aren't as empty,
C D E
As my conscience seems to be
Bm C
I have hours, only lonely
D A
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
CHORUS
D Bm A E
When my fist clenches crack it open
Bm G D
Before I use it and lose my cool
Bm A E
When I smile tell me some bad news
Bm A E
Before I laugh and act like a fool
And if I swallow anything evil
Stick your finger down my throat
If I shiver please give me a blanket
Keep me warm let me wear your coat
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
BEHIND BLUE EYES- The Who
Em G D
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
C/D A9
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
Em G D Dsus
No one knows what it's like to be hated
C/D A9
To be fated, to telling only lies
CHORUS:
C D G C/G G
But my dreams, they aren't as empty
C D E Esus E
As my conscience seems to be
Bm C
I have hours, only lonely
D A9
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 ...CHORUS
E Bm A E Bm A
E Bm A E
When my fist clenches crack it open
Bm G D
Before I use it and lose my cool
G A E
When I smile tell me some bad news
G A E
Before I laugh and act like a fool
Bm A E
And if I swallow anything evil
Bm G D
Stick your finger down my throat
G A D
And if I shiver please give me a blanket
G A E
Keep me warm let me wear your coat
Bm A E Bm A B A D D5 B A D D5 B A D D5 B B/A
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
Esus4 Em G D Ds4 D
e---------------0-------------------0-------0---------3-------2---2-3--2---
B--T---------0---0--0-0----0---------0------0--------0-0-----3-----3-3--3--
G--A-----2----2---2--2----2-2------2--2-2--0---0----0---3-0-2---2-----2--2-
D--B----2-(2)--2---2---2-2---2-2--2----2--2---2---0--------0---0-0--------0
A------2----------------2-----2--2---------------2-------------------------
E-----0----------------------------------0---------3-----3-----------------
"No one knows..."
Cadd9 Asus2 Em G D Ds4 D
e--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------3-------2-2--2^3--2----
B--T----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------0-0--------------3--3---
G--A---0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---0^2--0---0-0-2-----2----2--2-2
D--B--------0-------0-------2-------2---------2--------0---0-0---------0-
A-----3-------3-------0-------0------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------0--------3-----3-------------------
Cadd9 Asus2
e--------0-------0-----0----------0-----
B--T----3-3-----3-0----0---0-----0-0----
G--A---0---0-0-0---0-0-2--2-2-2-2-------
D--B--------0-------0--2-2---2-------2-2
A-----3-------3--------0-------0--------
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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The Four String Lead Player |
#1 by The Four String Mother Fucker at Nov 10, 2005 at 1:50 AM EST |
| i think that this song has something to do with the aryan race...and Hitler's disdain and utter hatred for the jewish peoples...perhaps i am in complete delusion by saying this, but i can't help but wonder what lies 'behind blue eyes' | |
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Super Average |
#2 by Super Q at Feb 23, 2006 at 6:58 PM EST |
| woodcock, roger is the leader vocals, of course he would sing it, this song is about the villian from the aborted Lifehouse project, everbody thinks he is the bad guy, but he thinks he is doing the right thing | |
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Sir Stuff Professional |
#3 by Sir Stuff at May 2, 2006 at 4:35 PM EST |
| hitler had striking blue eyes so that is a possibility. | |
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#4 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Dec 7, 2006 at 9:54 PM EST |
| I am with OpinionHead... this is about some secret hate. Could be teenage angst or something worse. This is one of the few songs that actually makes me feel cold. | |
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Harry Average |
#5 by Harry Johnson at May 14, 2007 at 11:19 PM EST |
| Pete has stated that this song has no relation to him. It's about the villain of Lifehouse, the person who was running the Grid (I think that's what it's called). It's about feeling lonely, and you would too if you were running the world. Pete's not gay, John wrote My Wife. Seriously, some people on here don't know what they're talking about! | |
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Lex Average |
#6 by Lex Nafrodosze at Jul 3, 2007 at 10:42 PM EST |
| My interpratation of it is this: Behind Blue Eyes would've been part of the Lifehouse project had Lifehouse not imploded upon itself. Since Lifehouse was going to be about a dystopian world, which is what Baba O'Riley is about, it's the prelude of the story in this world, perhaps the song Behind Blue Eyes was about one of the characters. Perhaps a character that seems bad on the outside, but that's not really him on the inside. Behind blue eyes, he's just a lonely and sad person who has become fed up with the dystopian world they live in. | |
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ian Average |
#7 by ian mckinly at Sep 22, 2007 at 6:18 AM EST |
| This is the theme for the villain of Lifehouse, Jumbo. | |
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