Song's chords A5, Bm/F♯, F♯sus4, F♯7, F♯m, Em/F♯, G, Bsus4, B, Asus4, A, Gsus4, B5, D5, E5, E, F♯, D, Dsus4, Csus2, Csus4, C, B♭sus4, B♭, F
Album Who's Greatest Hits
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"Pinball Wizard" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached #4 in the UK charts. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a pinball champion, called "Local Lad" in the Tommy libretto book, astounded by the skills of the opera's eponymous main character, Tommy Walker: "That deaf, dumb, blind kid sure plays a mean pinball", and "I thought I was the hobby table king, but I just handed my pinball crown to him." Townshend once called it "the most clumsy piece of writing [he'd] ever done"; nevertheless, the song was a gigantic commercial success and one of the most recognized tunes from the opera. It was a perpetual concert favourite for Who fans due to its pop sound and familiarity. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.