Pinball Wizard Chords by The Who

Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

D

E

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Who-Pinball Wizard chords
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Key:
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn The Who - Pinball Wizard chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: F#, B, A, D, E, B, E, B, D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 132 BPM. Given the song's key of D, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Bm] .
[F#] .
[F#m] [G] .
[F#] .
[G] [Em] .
[B] [Em] .
[B] .
.
Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver [D] ball.
From Soho down to [A] Brighton I must have played them all.
[G] I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall.
[F#] That deaf dumb black kid [Bm] sure plays a mean [A] pinball.
[D] [E] .
[B] [A] [D] [E] .
He stands like a statue [B] becomes one of the machine.
He in all the bumpers [A] always playing [Em] clean.
Plays by intuition the digit counts as four.
That [Bm] deaf dumb black kid [D] sure plays a [B] mean pinball.
[A] [D] .
[E] [B] [A] [D] .
[E] He's a [B] pinball wizard [E] there [F#] has [B] to be a [E] thrift.
A [B].
pinball [G] wizard's not such a [D] thrift .
I think he cares I know now.
Makes him so good .
[Em] Ain't got no distractions can't hear [B] no bells and whistles.
Don't see no lights flashing [A] plays by sense of [Em] smell.
Always gets a replay never seen him fall.
That [B] deaf dumb black kid sure plays a mean [A] pinball.
[D] [E] I [B] [D] .
[E] [F#] [B] thought I [E] was [F#] a [B] birdie table king.
[E] [F#] I [B] just handed [G] five pinballs down [D] to the kid.
[G] [D] .
.
.
Even .
on my favorite table he can't beat my best.
[Am] He decides who's leading him and he just does the rest.
[A#] He's got crazy flipping fingers never seen him fall.
[A] That deaf dumb black kid sure plays a mean [D] pinball.
[C] [F] [A#] [D#] [A#] .
[G#] [A#] .
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[G#] .

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It's Pete Townshend who authored this song.

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