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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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IN YOUR EYES -----------------JEFFREY GAINES
[Tuning] Standard
[Note]
Everytime you play a D chord, play this:
e|-0---0-0-0h2-2---3-3-3-3p2----|
B|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----|
G|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----|
D|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----|
E|------------------------------|
[Intro]    Bm    A      DRepeat 4x
BmLoveA  D  
BmI get so lost, AsometGimes
BmDays pass   A     Dand this
Bmemptiness fills Amy hGeart
BmWhen I want to Arun Daway
BmI drive off Ain mGy car
BmBut whichever Away I Dchoose
BmI come back to the place yAou Gare
AAll my instincts, Gthey return
AAnd the grand facade, Gso soon will burn
AWithout a noise, Gwithout my pride
AI reach out from the GinsideG  
GOhhh Ohhh Ohhhh, GOhhh Ohhh Ohhh,
GIn your Eeyes
EThe light, the heat
DI am complete
EI see the doorway
Dto a thousand churches
EThe resolution
Dof all my fruitless
Esearches
DOh, I see the light and the Eheat
D                      E            (next part very quiet)
Yes, I want to be that complete
I want to touch Dthe light
The heat I see in Eyour eyesE  
   Bm      A   Dx2
BmLoveA  D  
I don't Bmlike to see so much ApaGin
BmSo much AwaDsted and eacBmh moment keeps slippinAg awaGy
BmI get so Atired Dof working so Bmhard for our AsurGvival
BmI look to thAese timeDs with you, to kBmeep me awake and AalGive
AAnd all my instinctsG, they return
AAnd the grand facadeG, so soon will burn
AWithout a noiseG, without my pride
AI reach out from the Ginside
GOhhh Ohhh Ohhhh, GOhhh Ohhh Ohhh,
(Chorus Played Quietly)
GIn your Eeyes
EThe light, the heat
DI am complete
EI see the doorway
Dto a thousand churches
EThe resolution
Dof all my fruitless
Esearches
DOh, I see the light and the Eheat
DYes, I want to be that complEete
EI want to Dtouch the light
The heat I see in Eyour eyesE  
EOhh in your eyes,
EOhh in your eyes
END

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The story behind the song

Jeffrey Gaines's rendition of "In Your Eyes" captures a feeling of profound completeness found in another person's gaze. The lyrics speak to a return, a coming back to a place where one feels whole, suggesting that the presence of this person makes everything right. This song, which Gaines has recorded in both live and studio versions, became a notable hit for him on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chart in 2001. It plays like an embrace, a quiet affirmation of belonging and deep connection.

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In Your Eyes

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IN YOUR EYES -----------------JEFFREY GAINES

[Tuning] Standard

[Note]

Everytime you play a D chord, play this:

e|-0---0-0-0h2-2---3-3-3-3p2----|

B|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----|

G|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----|

D|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----|

A|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----|

E|------------------------------|

Bm A D

[Intro] Repeat 4x

Bm A D

Love

Bm A G

I get so lost, sometimes

Bm A D

Days pass and this

Bm A G

emptiness fills my heart

Bm A D

When I want to run away

Bm A G

I drive off in my car

Bm A D

But whichever way I choose

Bm A G

I come back to the place you are

A G

All my instincts, they return

A G

And the grand facade, so soon will burn

A G

Without a noise, without my pride

A G G

I reach out from the inside

G G

Ohhh Ohhh Ohhhh, Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh,

G E

In your eyes

The light, the heat

I am complete

I see the doorway

to a thousand churches

The resolution

of all my fruitless

searches

D E

Oh, I see the light and the heat

D E (next part very quiet)

Yes, I want to be that complete

I want to touch the light

E E

The heat I see in your eyes

Bm A D

Love

Bm A G

I don't like to see so much pain

Bm A D Bm A G

So much wasted and each moment keeps slipping away

Bm A D Bm A G

I get so tired of working so hard for our survival

Bm A D Bm A G

I look to these times with you, to keep me awake and alive

A G

And all my instincts, they return

A G

And the grand facade, so soon will burn

A G

Without a noise, without my pride

A G

I reach out from the inside

G G

Ohhh Ohhh Ohhhh, Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh,

(Chorus Played Quietly)

G E

In your eyes

The light, the heat

I am complete

I see the doorway

to a thousand churches

The resolution

of all my fruitless

searches

D E

Oh, I see the light and the heat

D E

Yes, I want to be that complete

E D

I want to touch the light

E E

The heat I see in your eyes

Ohh in your eyes,

Ohh in your eyes

END

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