#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Pinball Wizard Original Album: Tommy Words and Music by Pete Townshend Copyright © 1969 Polydor Records and Decca Records (US) Published by Universal Music Group Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) INTRO: Bm/F# Bmsus4/F# |-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| F#7sus4 F#7 |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| F#m7 Em/F# |-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-0------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em/G F#sus4 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2--| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|T2------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| F# |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2----------|--------------------------------| |-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3----------|--------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---0------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| [play: x2] Bsus4 B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| |-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-| |-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |T7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | NOTE: The electric guitar plays the "slide-to" notes on the first beat of the bar. [play: x2] Bsus4 B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| |-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-| |-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| | | | |Electric guitar | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |7/9------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |5/7------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE: Bsus4 B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| |-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-| |-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| | | | |Electric guitar | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7/9-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5/7-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball Asus4 A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-| |-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-6---6-6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6-| |-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |T5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-| | | | |Electric guitar | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5/7-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3/5-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all Gsus4 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-| |-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4-| |-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |T3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-| | | | |Electric guitar | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3/5-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1/3-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall F#sus4 F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-2-------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4-|-3-------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4-|-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |T2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-2-------------------------------| | | | |Electric guitar | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2/4-----------------------------|-4-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-4-------------------------------| |-0/2-----------------------------|-2-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pin- B A D E |-------------2------------------|-0-------0---0-0---0---0--------| |-4---4-------2-------3----------|-0-------0---0-0---0---0--------| |-4---4-------2-------2----------|-1-------1---1-1---1---1--------| |-4---4-------2-------0----------|-2-------2---2-2---2---2--------| |-2---2-------0---------------0--|-2-------2---2-2---2---2--------| |--------------------------------|-0-------0---0-0---0---0--------| | | | |Electric guitar | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------3----------|--------------------------------| |-4---4-------2-------2----------|--------------------------------| |-4---4-------2-------0-------2--|-2------------------------------| |-2---2-------0---------------0--|-2------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| -ball 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... E F# B E F# B |-0-------2----------------------|-0-------2----------------------| |-0-------2-------4---4----------|-0-------2-------4---4----------| |-1-------3-------4---4----------|-1-------3-------4---4----------| |-2-------4-------4---4----------|-2-------4-------4---4----------| |-2-------4-------2---2----------|-2-------4-------2---2----------| |-0-------2----------------------|-0-------2----------------------| | | | |Electric guitar | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------4---4----------|-----------------4---4----------| |-2-------4-------4---4----------|-----------------4---4----------| |-2-------4-------2---2----------|-2-------4-------2---2----------| |-0-------2----------------------|-0-------2----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Pin - ball wiz-ard, there has to be a twist E F# B G |-0-------2----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3------| |-0-------2-------4---4----------|-3-------3-------3-------3------| |-1-------3-------4---4----------|-0-------0-------0-------0------| |-2-------4-------4---4----------|-0-------0-------0-------0------| |-2-------4-------2---2----------|--------------------------------| |-0-------2----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3------| | | | |Electric guitar | | |--------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-----------------4-4------------|-0------------------------------| |-----------------4-4------------|-0------------------------------| |-2-------4-------2-2------------|--------------------------------| |-0-------2----------------------|-3------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A pin - ball wiz-ard's got such a sup - ple D Dsus4 D |-2---2---2---3-------3-------2--|-2-------2---2-2---2---2--------| |-3---3---3---3-------3-------3--|-3-------3---3-3---3---3--------| |-2---2---2---2-------2-------2--|-2-------2---2-2---2---2--------| |-0---0---0---0-------0-------0--|-0-------0---0-0---0---0--------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |Electric guitar | | |-----------------2---3-------3--|-2------------------------------| |-3---------------3---3-------3--|-3------------------------------| |-2---------------2---2-------2--|-2------------------------------| |-0---------------0---0-------0--|-0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| wri_____ist. D Cadd9 (G) D Cadd9 (G) |-0---0---0---0-------0----------|-0---0---0---0-------0---0---0--| |-3---3---3---3-------3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3-------3---3---3--| |-2---2---2---0-------0---0---0--|-2---2---2---0-------0---0---0--| |-0---0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0-------0---0---0--| |-------------3-------3---2---2--|-------------3-------3---2---2--| |-----------------------------3--|-----------------------------3--| | | | |Electric guitar | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-0---0---------------0----------|-0---0---------------0----------| |-----3---------------2----------|-----3---------------2----------| |-------------------------3------|-------------------------3------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| How do you think he does it? (I don't know) Dsus2 Cadd9 (G) Dsus2 |-0---0---0---0-------0----------|-0------------------------------| |-3---3---3---3-------3---3---3--|-3------------------------------| |-2---2---2---0-------0---0---0--|-2------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-0------------------------------| |-------------3-------3---2---2--|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------3--|--------------------------------| | | | |Electric guitar | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-0-------0---------------0------|-0------------------------------| |---------3---------------2------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------3--|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| What makes him so good? VERSE: 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 [play: x4] (same strum pattern as above) Dsus4 D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------------------------------|-10------------------------------| |-12------------------------------|-11------------------------------| |-12------------------------------|-12------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------------------------------|-10------------------------------| |-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE: Chords: Dsus4 10 x 12 12 10 x Bbsus4 6x886x F x9 10 10 10 9 D 10 x 12 11 10 x Bb 6x876x Bb7 686796 Csus4 8x 10 10 8x Asus4 5x775x C 8x 10 9 8x 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 D D C F Bb7 That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball