(Em)No one knows what it’s like
to be the (D)bad man,
to be the (C6/9)sad man
be hind blue eyes.
(Em)No one knows what it’s like
to be (D)hat
ed,
None to be (C6/9)fat and ed
to tell ing on ly lies.
But my (C)dreams,
they aren’t as (G)emp ty
as my (C)con
science (D)seems
to be.
I have (Bm)hours
on ly lone ly.
My love is ven geance
that’s nev er (A)free.
(Em)No one knows what it’s like
to feel these (D)feel
ings
like I the (C6/9)do,
man
and I blame you.
(Em)No one bites back as hard
on their (D)an
ger.
None of my (C6/9)pain and woe
to can show on ly lies.
But my (C)dreams,
they aren’t as (G)emp ty
as my (C)con science
(D)seems
to be.
I have (Bm)hours
on ly lone ly.
My love is ven geance
that’s nev er (A)free.
When my fist clench es, (A)crack it o pen
be fore I use it and (G)lose my cool.
When I smile,
(A)tell me some bad news be fore I (Bm)laugh and (A)act like a (E)fool.
If I swal low an y thing e vil, put your fin ger down my (D)throat.
And if I shiv er, please (A)give me a (D)blan ket.
Keep me warm; let me (A)wear your coat.
(Em)No one knows what it’s like
to be the (D)bad man,
to be the (C6/9)sad man
be hind blue eyes.
This page shows “Behind Blue Eyes” by The Who in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.