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Cross-Eyed Bear

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Cross-Eyed Bear - by Damien Rice
Capo on 5th fret
Chords:
          G355340
D*        554030
       C/G332010
       C/B020010
      Am7002010 
Like most of Damo's stuff, there are a lot of hammer-ons in the song on the
G string for G chords and on the D string for C and D chords.  Also, here's
the gist of how he plays the lead, relative to the capo obviously:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-5-7-7-----7/9-7-5-7-----7/9-7-5-4-2-0--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
I broke your doll,           G    D  C/G  
It was cross eyed, that's all,G  D  C/G  
I only wanted it to help it Gsee DstraiC/Gght,
But likC/Be a haAm7lf broken moon,
DSooner than soon,
Am7I was up on your wall,
DSmaller than small,
Am7In a half painted frame,
DThe wood wouldn't stain,
Am7And I hope that reminds you, 
DOf the part you couldn't change in me,G  D  C/G  
Chorus:
If you push me I'll fall,G  D  C/G  
If you pull me I'll drown,G  D  C/G  
If you're gonna be nailin' me down,G  D  C/G  
I C/Bwon't rAm7ise againD  
Verse 2:
I scratched your car,
Where the bird left a stain,
But I only wanted to help you see straight,
But like a half broken moon,
Sooner than soon,
I was up on your wall,
Smaller than small,
In a half painted frame, 
Where the wood wouldn't stain,
And I hope that reminds you, 
Of the part you couldn't change in me,
Chorus:
If you push me I'll fall,
If you pull me I'll drown,
If you're gonna be nailin' me down,
I won't rise again
I won't rise again
Outro:
GI'm noDt God, C/GI'm not God,
I love you but I'm not God...

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Cross-Eyed Bear

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

C/B

Am7

Cross-Eyed Bear - by Damien Rice

Capo on 5th fret

Chords:

355340

* 554030

C/G

332010

C/B

020010

Am7

002010

Like most of Damo's stuff, there are a lot of hammer-ons in the song on the

G string for G chords and on the D string for C and D chords. Also, here's

the gist of how he plays the lead, relative to the capo obviously:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----4-5-7-7-----7/9-7-5-7-----7/9-7-5-4-2-0--------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Verse 1:

G D C/G

I broke your doll,

G D C/G

It was cross eyed, that's all,

G D C/G

I only wanted it to help it see straight,

C/B Am7

But like a half broken moon,

Sooner than soon,

Am7

I was up on your wall,

Smaller than small,

Am7

In a half painted frame,

The wood wouldn't stain,

Am7

And I hope that reminds you,

D G D C/G

Of the part you couldn't change in me,

Chorus:

G D C/G

If you push me I'll fall,

G D C/G

If you pull me I'll drown,

G D C/G

If you're gonna be nailin' me down,

C/B Am7 D

I won't rise again

Verse 2:

I scratched your car,

Where the bird left a stain,

But I only wanted to help you see straight,

But like a half broken moon,

Sooner than soon,

I was up on your wall,

Smaller than small,

In a half painted frame,

Where the wood wouldn't stain,

And I hope that reminds you,

Of the part you couldn't change in me,

Chorus:

If you push me I'll fall,

If you pull me I'll drown,

If you're gonna be nailin' me down,

I won't rise again

Outro:

G D C/G

I'm not God, I'm not God,

I love you but I'm not God...

About Cross-Eyed Bear Chords by Damien Rice

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