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Hollies - Open Up Your Eyes
## NOTE:   F6= XX3231 ##
##        F#6= XX4342 ##
CHORUS:
GOpen up your eyes, Amlooking at the people
DWouldn't it be nice if they were F6always Gsmiling
Open up your eyes, Amlooking at the people
DWouldn't it be nice if they were F6always Gsmiling, smiling
DmWake in the morning, look Am7out of my window
Down on the street as the people pass by
DmWonderful faces, aAm7wake but asleep
Rushing around with appointments to keep
Rushing around with appointments to keep
DmBald-headed banker, with Am7bowler on head
Credit for debit but still in the red
DmSchool girl in pigtails and Am7freckly nose
Trying to remember her Latin prose
Trying to remember her Latin prose
CHORUS:
GOpen up your eyes, Amlooking at the people
DWouldn't it be nice if they were F6always Gsmiling
Open up your eyes, Amlooking at the people
DWouldn't it be nice if they were F6always Gsmiling, smiling
BRIDGE:
Open Amup your eyes, Dopen F6up your Geyes
Open Amup your eyes, Dopen F6up your Geyes
CIsn't it surprising what you'll Gfind_Ab___?
                 **Key Change - Up 1 Semitone**
INSTRUMENTAL:   Ebm          Bbm7    Ebm  Bbm7  
BRIDGE:
AbOpen Bbmup your eyes, Ebopen F#6up your Abeyes
EbmWhat are they thinking? Bbm7What's on their minds?
Are they all looking for something to find?
EbmDecreasing circles, Bbm7running around
Searching for something they've already found
Searching for something they've already found
CHORUS:
AbOpen up your eyes, Bbmlooking at the people
EbWouldn't it be nice if they were F#6always Absmiling
Open up your eyes, Bbmlooking at the people
EbWouldn't it be nice if they were F#6always Absmiling, smiling
AbOpen up your eyes, Bbmlooking at the people

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Open Up Your Eyes

by The Hollies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#6

Am7

Ebm

Bbm7

Bbm

Hollies - Open Up Your Eyes

## NOTE: = XX3231 ##

F#6

## = XX4342 ##

CHORUS:

G Am

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

D F6 G

Wouldn't it be nice if they were always smiling

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

D F6 G

Wouldn't it be nice if they were always smiling, smiling

Dm Am7

Wake in the morning, look out of my window

Down on the street as the people pass by

Dm Am7

Wonderful faces, awake but asleep

Rushing around with appointments to keep

Dm Am7

Bald-headed banker, with bowler on head

Credit for debit but still in the red

Dm Am7

School girl in pigtails and freckly nose

Trying to remember her Latin prose

CHORUS:

G Am

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

D F6 G

Wouldn't it be nice if they were always smiling

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

D F6 G

Wouldn't it be nice if they were always smiling, smiling

BRIDGE:

Am D F6 G

Open up your eyes, open up your eyes

Am D F6 G

Open up your eyes, open up your eyes

C G Ab

Isn't it surprising what you'll find____?

**Key Change - Up 1 Semitone**

Ebm Bbm7 Ebm Bbm7

INSTRUMENTAL:

BRIDGE:

Ab Bbm Eb F#6 Ab

Open up your eyes, open up your eyes

Ebm Bbm7

What are they thinking? What's on their minds?

Are they all looking for something to find?

Ebm Bbm7

Decreasing circles, running around

Searching for something they've already found

CHORUS:

Ab Bbm

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

Eb F#6 Ab

Wouldn't it be nice if they were always smiling

Bbm

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

Eb F#6 Ab

Wouldn't it be nice if they were always smiling, smiling

Ab Bbm

Open up your eyes, looking at the people

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