Sally Simpson chords by The Who
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Outside the house Mr.
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Simpson announced
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That Sally couldn't go to the meeting
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He went on cleaning his
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blue Rolls Royce
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And she ran inside weeping
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She got to her room,
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and tears splashed the picture
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Of the new Messiah
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She picked up the book
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of her father's life
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And threw it on the fire
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She knew from the start Deep
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Verse 2
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down in her heart
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That she and Tommy were worlds apart
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But her mother said,
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"Never mind, your part
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Is to be what you'll be"
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The
Verse 3
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theme of the sermon was
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'Come unto me,
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And love will find a way',
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So Sally decided to ignore her dad
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And sneak out anyway
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She spent all afternoon getting ready
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And decided she'd try to touch him
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Maybe he'd see that she was free
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And talk to her this Sunday
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She knew from the start Deep
Verse 4
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down in her heart
That she and Tommy were
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worlds apart
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But her mother said,
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"Never mind, your part
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Is to be what you'll be"
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Verse 5
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She arrived at six,
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and the place was swinging
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To gospel music by nine
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Group after group appeared
on the stage
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And Sally just sat there crying
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She bit her nails,
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looking pretty as a picture
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Right in the very front row
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And then a DJ wearing
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a blazer with a badge
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Ran on and said, "Here we go!"
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The crowd went crazy
Verse 6
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As Tommy hit the stage
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Little Sally got lost as the
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po lice bossed
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The crowd back in a rage
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Verse 7
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Soon the atmosphere was cooler
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As Tommy gave a lesson
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Sally just had to let him
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know she loved him
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And lept up on the rostrum
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She ran across stage to the spotlit figure
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And brushed him on the face
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Tommy whirled around as
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a uniformed man
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Threw her off the stage
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She knew from the start Deep
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down in her heart
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That she and Tommy were worlds apart
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But her mother said,
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"Never mind, your part
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Is to be what you'll be"
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Her
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cheek hit a chair
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and blood trickled down
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Mingling with her tears
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Tommy carried on preaching
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And his voice filled Sally's ears
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She caught his eye, she had to try
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But he couldn't see through the lights
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Her face was gashed,
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and the ambulance men
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Had to carry her out that night
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The crowd went crazy
Verse 10
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As Tommy left the stage
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Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch
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And a gash across her face, oh
Verse 11
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Sixteen stitches put her right,
and her dad said
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"Don't say I didn't warn you"
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Sally got married to a rock mu sician
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She met in California
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Tommy always talks about the day
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The disciples all went wild
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Sally still carries a scar on her cheek
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To remind her of his smile
Verse 12
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She knew from the start
Deep down in her heart
That she and Tommy were
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worlds apart
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But her mother said,
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"Never mind, your part
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Is to be what you'll be"
Outro 1
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Sally Simpson
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