{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2089223,"song":"Irish Eyes","artist":"Anthony John Clarke","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11454082-irish-eyes-chords-by-anthony-john-clarke/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2089223?type=chord","rating":4.38555,"votes":3,"content":"*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****\r\n\r\n\r\nAnthony John Clarke - Irish Eyes\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nJohn's family, it was everything[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the children were his life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the neighbours always spoke of John so well[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFor once the cards stacked in his favour[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the offer came his way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTwenty pounds for one night's work, he might as well[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJohn drove his lorry down an empty road[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom Carryduff through Saintfield, Tollymore[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut they found poor John's body[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn the side of the lonely road[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the neighbours heard the police tap on the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell, the police they took the phone call[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt said there'd been some mistake[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd apologies were sent to all concerned[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTwo hooded men had stopped John's lorry[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn the side of the lonely road[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut their bullet had been meant for someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJohn's family tried to understand it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey prayed in church for strength to pull them through[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut they'd been seeing lorries[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn the sides of the lonely roads[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom Nineteen Sixty-Nine to Ninety-Two[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis ain't no precious song about Ireland[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo don't you dare mistake it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor the ones that you whistle when you're going home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's not all leaving from some harbour[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's not all step into my parlour[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell, there were investigations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFive minutes on the news[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the mass card wore a picture of John's face[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThere was outrage[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTwo letters in the paper[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd both sides of the fence, they sensed disgrace[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd sure enough there were elections[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFamiliar cowboys tried to steal the show[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMen spoke of changing attitudes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhile thirteen tired platitudes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPushed hope and poor John's lorry off the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis ain't no precious song about Ireland[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo don't you dare mistake it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor the ones that you whistle when you're going home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's not all leaving from some harbour[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's not all step into my parlour[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy should Irish Eyes keep smiling?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?[/tab]","plain_text":"*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****\n\n\nAnthony John Clarke - Irish Eyes\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nC Dm Em F C G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","Dm","Em","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}