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Fantastic new song from Travis from the album The Boy With No Name. You'll struggle to 
a better live band.
I messed about on my guitar for about half an hour and came up with this. I'm pretty 
this is about right. It sounds a wee bit like 'Side'.
Capo 3rd Fret
Em:     0-2-2-0-0-0-|
Emadd9: 0-2-4-0-0-0----------|
C:      x-3-2-0-1-0-|
D:      x-x-0-2-3-2-|
G:      3-2-0-0-3-3-|
G/F#:   2-x-0-0-3-3-|
Em7:    0-2-2-0-3-3-|
INTRO:
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 4)
Verse 1:
         EmEmadd9     EmEmadd9
All these visions in my head
                EmEmadd9             D  Em  
Should've gone to bed before the watershed
       EmEmadd9          EmEmadd9
Some are live and some are dead
        EmEmadd9                        D  Em  
makes no diferrence when they're in your head
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)
Verse 2:
       EmEmadd9    Em  Eadd9  
Keep the door open a crack
           EmEmadd9        D  Em  
so I can see them when they attack
       EmEmadd9            EmEmadd9
some are white and some are black
       EmEmadd9                         D  Em  
makes no difference when they're on your back
CHORUS:
And I cCan't sDtop cEmrying.
And I Ccan't sDtop tEmrying.
Cuz the dCay iDs dyGing, dG/F#ying, Em7dying
With my ECyes WDide EmOpen
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)
Verse 3:
        EmEmadd9          Em  Eadd9  
Count the sheep jumping the fence
            EmEmadd9                      D  Em  
so I can see (something!) when I'm feeling tense
  EmEmadd9          EmEmadd9
dis-believe hung with suspense
        EmEmadd9          D  Em  
I die down with my own defence
CHORUS:
And I cCan't sDtop cEmrying.
And I Ccan't sDtop tEmrying.
Cuz the dCay iDs dyGing, dG/F#ying, Em7dying
With my ECyes WDide EmOpen
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)
Verse 4:
         EmEmadd9     EmEmadd9
All these visions in my head
                EmEmadd9             D  Em  
Should've gone to bed before the watershed
       EmEmadd9          EmEmadd9
Some are live and some are dead
        EmEmadd9                        D  Em  
makes no diferrence when they're in your head
CHORUS:
And I cCan't sDtop cEmrying.
And I Ccan't sDtop tEmrying.
Cuz the dCay iDs dyGing, dG/F#ying, Em7dying
With my ECyes WDide EmOpen
OUTRO
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 4)

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Eyes Wide Open

by Travis

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

Eadd9

Fantastic new song from Travis from the album The Boy With No Name. You'll struggle to

a better live band.

I messed about on my guitar for about half an hour and came up with this. I'm pretty

this is about right. It sounds a wee bit like 'Side'.

Capo 3rd Fret

: 0-2-2-0-0-0-|

Emadd9: 0-2-4-0-0-0----------|

: x-3-2-0-1-0-|

: x-x-0-2-3-2-|

: 3-2-0-0-3-3-|

G/F#

: 2-x-0-0-3-3-|

Em7

: 0-2-2-0-3-3-|

INTRO:

Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 4)

Verse 1:

Em Em

Emadd9 Emadd9

All these visions in my head

Em D Em

Emadd9

Should've gone to bed before the watershed

Em Em

Emadd9 Emadd9

Some are live and some are dead

Em D Em

Emadd9

makes no diferrence when they're in your head

Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)

Verse 2:

Em Em Eadd9

Emadd9

Keep the door open a crack

Em D Em

Emadd9

so I can see them when they attack

Em Em

Emadd9 Emadd9

some are white and some are black

Em D Em

Emadd9

makes no difference when they're on your back

CHORUS:

C D Em

And I can't stop crying.

C D Em

And I can't stop trying.

C D G G/F# Em7

Cuz the day is dying, dying, dying

C D Em

With my Eyes Wide Open

Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)

Verse 3:

Em Em Eadd9

Emadd9

Count the sheep jumping the fence

Em D Em

Emadd9

so I can see (something!) when I'm feeling tense

Em Em

Emadd9 Emadd9

dis-believe hung with suspense

Em D Em

Emadd9

I die down with my own defence

CHORUS:

C D Em

And I can't stop crying.

C D Em

And I can't stop trying.

C D G G/F# Em7

Cuz the day is dying, dying, dying

C D Em

With my Eyes Wide Open

Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)

Verse 4:

Em Em

Emadd9 Emadd9

All these visions in my head

Em D Em

Emadd9

Should've gone to bed before the watershed

Em Em

Emadd9 Emadd9

Some are live and some are dead

Em D Em

Emadd9

makes no diferrence when they're in your head

CHORUS:

C D Em

And I can't stop crying.

C D Em

And I can't stop trying.

C D G G/F# Em7

Cuz the day is dying, dying, dying

C D Em

With my Eyes Wide Open

OUTRO

Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 4)

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