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Black Eyes

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[Intro]    C     G    F   G  C  
[Verse 1]
it's that Cold recurring dream where you're dGrowning 
flailing your arFms out, fearful and fCrantic 
and black waves are curling and pouGnding 
down onto your hFead somewhere in the AtGlantic 
through the fCathoms below you a shGadow 
is gliding up toFwards you with singular purCpose 
and hundreds of thousands of galGlons 
of ocean Ffroth and foam as it breaks the sGurface 
[Chorus 1] Fingerpick
                      Am           F  C*
its black eyes find you almost at once 
                      Am           F  C*
its black eyes find you almost at once 
you can't hiAmde, swim awFay or take aCir into your lungs 
Amto screFam for help that won't cCome 
   C     G    F   GC-2xs
[Verse 2]
and oCftentimes I am awGoken 
at three in the mForning by screams in the atCtic 
I'll run upstairs, wrench the door oGpen 
call out a warFning (and try not to sound panGicked) 
but my haCmmering heart hears the vGoices 
of spirits that temFpt us, the scorn that they've spoCken 
I'll remCember the sad frightened nGoises 
of an old friend who drFeamt once of storms on the oGcean 
[Chorus-strum]
and black eAmyes looking uFp from bCelow
and black eAmyes looking uFp from bCelow
and black eAmyes looking uFp from bCelow
and black eAmyes looking uFp from bCelow
[Outro]  Am   F  C  

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Black Eyes

by David Wirsig

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G F G C

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C G

it's that old recurring dream where you're drowning

F C

flailing your arms out, fearful and frantic

and black waves are curling and pounding

F G

down onto your head somewhere in the Atlantic

C G

through the fathoms below you a shadow

F C

is gliding up towards you with singular purpose

and hundreds of thousands of gallons

F G

of ocean froth and foam as it breaks the surface

[Chorus 1] Fingerpick

Am F C

its black eyes find you almost at once

Am F C

its black eyes find you almost at once

Am F C

you can't hide, swim away or take air into your lungs

Am F C

to scream for help that won't come

C G F G

C-2xs

[Verse 2]

C G

and oftentimes I am awoken

F C

at three in the morning by screams in the attic

I'll run upstairs, wrench the door open

F G

call out a warning (and try not to sound panicked)

C G

but my hammering heart hears the voices

F C

of spirits that tempt us, the scorn that they've spoken

C G

I'll remember the sad frightened noises

F G

of an old friend who dreamt once of storms on the ocean

[Chorus-strum]

Am F C

and black eyes looking up from below

Am F C

and black eyes looking up from below

Am F C

and black eyes looking up from below

Am F C

and black eyes looking up from below

Am F C

[Outro]

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