Sally Simpson Chords by The Who

[Intro]

[Verse]
G C G C
■ ■ ■ ■
                     G                
Outside the house Mr Simpson announced
           C                  G      
That Sally couldn't go to the meeting
   C                                    
He went on cleaning his blue Rolls Royce
    C                     
And she ran inside weeping
                        G                         
She got to her room and tears splashed the picture
C                 
Of the new Messiah
C                                          
She picked up the book of her father's life
                    G   
And threw it on the fire


[Chorus]
                  F    
She knew from the start
     F                
Deep down in her heart
             G                 C     G
That she and Tommy were worlds apart ■
F                                C        
■ But her mother said Never mind your part
      D              G 
Is to be what you'll be


[Verse]
C                           G            
The theme of the sermon was 'Come unto me
C                    G   
And love will find a way'
C                   G             
So Sally decided to ignore her dad
    C         G     
And sneak out anyway
C                       G            
She spent all afternoon getting ready
    C                    G        
And decided she'd try to touch him
C              G                
Maybe he'd see that she was free
    C                G     
And talk to her this Sunday


[Chorus]
F                      
She knew from the start
     F                
Deep down in her heart
                        G           
That she and Tommy were worlds apart
        F                 C             
But her mother said Never mind your part
      D7             G 
Is to be what you'll be


[Verse]
C                          G                 
She arrived at six and the place was swinging
   C               G   
To gospel music by nine
      C           G                    
Group after group appeared on the stage
    C                    G     
And Sally just sat there crying
C                         G                  
She bit her nails looking pretty as a picture
C                          
Right in the very front row
                        C                  
And then a DJ wearing a blazer with a badge
                        G 
Ran on and said Here we go


[Chorus]
D              G    
The crowd went crazy
   D             G    
As Tommy hit the stage
D                            G            
Little Sally got lost as the police bossed
    A                   
The crowd back in a rage
D    Em C     G                    
Soon ■  ■ the atmosphere was cooler


[Verse]
   C            G     
As Tommy gave a lesson
C                         G                 
Sally just had to let him know she loved him
    C              G      
And lept up on the rostrum
C                           G             
She ran across stage to the spotlit figure
    C              G       
And brushed him on the face
C                         G            
Tommy whirled around as a uniformed man
C                 G    
Threw her off the stage


[Chorus]
F                      
She knew from the start
                 F    
Deep down in her heart
                   G                
That she and Tommy were worlds apart
        F                 C             
But her mother said Never mind your part
      D  D7          G 
Is to be what you'll be


[Verse]
C                         G                  
Her cheek hit a chair and blood trickled down
C                 G    
Mingling with her tears
C                G        
Tommy carried on preaching
        C                    G   
And his voice filled Sally's ears
C                      G         
She caught his eye she had to try
       C                        G     
But he couldn't see through the lights
C                           G            
Her face was gashed and the ambulance men
       C                  G    
Had to carry her out that night


[Chorus]
D7        D    G    
The crowd went crazy
D                 G    
As Tommy left the stage
D                             G               
Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch
      A               D    G 
And a gash across her face oh
C                        G                     
Sixteen stitches put her right and her dad said
C                  G       
Don't say I didn't warn you
C                    G              
Sally got married to a rock musician
C          G         
She met in California


[Verse]
C            G                  
Tommy always talks about the day
C                      G   
The disciples all went wild
C                     G                
Sally still carries a scar on her cheek
   C                 G    
To remind her of his smile


[Chorus]
         F             
She knew from the start
             F        
Deep down in her heart
                        G           
That she and Tommy were worlds apart
        F                 C             
But her mother said Never mind your part


[Outro]
   D  D7 G    G7 G        
Is to be what ■  you'll be