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Red Eyes by The War on Drugs (off Lost in the Dream)
Special thanks to Reedoo for the correction on this tab.
Capo 3
[Intro]
    Cmaj7      D(x2)
[Verse]
GCome aCnd see
EmWhere I Dwitness eGveryCthing
GOn my kCnees
You Embeat it Ddown to Gget to my Csoul
GAgainst mCy way
EmAnyoDne couGld tell us Cyou're coming
GBaby don't Cmind
EmLeave it on the Dline, leave it Ghangin on the Crail
[Bridge]
D    Cmaj7    Cmaj7    D
[Verse]
GCome and Cride away
It's eEmasiDer to Gstick to the Cold
GSurrounded by the Cnight
EmSurrounded by the Dnight and you Gdon't give Cin
But you Gabuse my fCaith
EmLosin every Dtime but I Gdon't know Cwhere
You're Gon my Cside again
So Emride the Dheat, wherGever it Cgoes
I'll Dbe the one to care, woo!
[Bridge]
G    Cmaj7
Em   D   G   Cmaj7
Em   D   G   Cmaj7
D
[Verse]
You're Gall I've Cgot, wait
Don't Emwanna let the Ddark night Gcover my Csoul
Well, you can Emsee it through the Ddarkness Gcoming my Cway
Well, we Dwon't get lost inside it all again
[Quiet Part]
    Cmaj7      D(x8)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, my ride
No one sees me when I'm right here waiting
They don't mind that I'm here, I hear
Throw the big weight of your mind against it
I would keep you here, but I can't
[Bridge]
G    Cmaj7
Em   D   G   Cmaj7
Em   D   G   Cmaj7
D
[Verse]
GLost on my sCea again
The Emeasy Dway to Gcover my Csin
Don't Emwant another Ddark time Gthink to myCself
Yeah, I Dwon't get lost inside it all, I'm Gon mCy way
Well, I can Emsee it, the Ddarkness Gcovering my Cmind
Well, we can Emhear the Dvoices Gwar inCside, yeah
They Dwon't get lost inside it all
You're Gon mCy way, woo!
[Outro]
G    Cmaj7
Em   D   G   Cmaj7
Em   D   G   Cmaj7
D

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Red Eyes

by The War On Drugs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Cmaj7

Red Eyes by The War on Drugs (off Lost in the Dream)

Special thanks to Reedoo for the correction on this tab.

Capo 3

[Intro]

Cmaj7 D

(x2)

[Verse]

G C

Come and see

Em D G C

Where I witness everything

G C

On my knees

Em D G C

You beat it down to get to my soul

G C

Against my way

Em D G C

Anyone could tell us you're coming

G C

Baby don't mind

Em D G C

Leave it on the line, leave it hangin on the rail

[Bridge]

D Cmaj7 Cmaj7 D

[Verse]

G C

Come and ride away

Em D G C

It's easier to stick to the old

G C

Surrounded by the night

Em D G C

Surrounded by the night and you don't give in

G C

But you abuse my faith

Em D G C

Losin every time but I don't know where

G C

You're on my side again

Em D G C

So ride the heat, wherever it goes

I'll be the one to care, woo!

[Bridge]

G Cmaj7

Em D G Cmaj7

[Verse]

G C

You're all I've got, wait

Em D G C

Don't wanna let the dark night cover my soul

Em D G C

Well, you can see it through the darkness coming my way

Well, we won't get lost inside it all again

[Quiet Part]

Cmaj7 D

(x8)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, my ride

No one sees me when I'm right here waiting

They don't mind that I'm here, I hear

Throw the big weight of your mind against it

I would keep you here, but I can't

[Bridge]

G Cmaj7

Em D G Cmaj7

[Verse]

G C

Lost on my sea again

Em D G C

The easy way to cover my sin

Em D G C

Don't want another dark time think to myself

D G C

Yeah, I won't get lost inside it all, I'm on my way

Em D G C

Well, I can see it, the darkness covering my mind

Em D G C

Well, we can hear the voices war inside, yeah

They won't get lost inside it all

G C

You're on my way, woo!

[Outro]

G Cmaj7

Em D G Cmaj7

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