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Ebony Eyes

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eb|-------------------------0----------------0------------|
Bb|-------------------------1----------------0------------|
Gb|---------------2-0-------2----------------0------------|
Db|---------0h2h3----2------2----------------2------------|
Ab|--------------------2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2------------|
Eb|----------------------3-------------------0------------|
[Riff]
N.C.        Am     Emx4
[Verse]
Well, have you Amseen that girl in the Emcorner?
I'd like to Amtake her out of her cEmhains
'Cause if I Amhad my way with you Embaby
I would be Dmchanging your life AmtodayG  
[Chorus]
  G    CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close AmtonightG  
  CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close Amtonight
[Riff]
N.C.       Am     Emx2
[Verse]
She was the Amsame as a hundred Emladies
But when my Ameyes looked at her I Emlearned
that she was Amkeeping a secret Emfire
and if I Dmgot real close I'd Amburn
[Verse]
So it Amlooked like I'd have to move Emslowly
Just like a Amcat at night in the Emtrees
'cause I was Amwaiting for her to Emshow me
The way that Dmshe liked her love to Amfeel
[Chorus]
  G    CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close AmtonightG  
  CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close Amtonight
     Bm      A  GEbony Eyes
     Bm      A  GEbony Eyes
Bm   A   G
[Riff]
N.C.           Am    EmN.C.  Am  
    Ebony Eyes       Ebony Eyes, ahhhhh....
[Chorus]
  CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close AmtonightG  
  CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close AmtonightG  
  CYour eyes got me Fdreamin'
  CYour eyes got me Fblind
  CYour eyes got me Fhopin'
That I'll be Eholding you close Amtonight
(fade out)

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Ebony Eyes

by Bob Welch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

eb|-------------------------0----------------0------------|

Bb|-------------------------1----------------0------------|

Gb|---------------2-0-------2----------------0------------|

Db|---------0h2h3----2------2----------------2------------|

Ab|--------------------2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2------------|

Eb|----------------------3-------------------0------------|

[Riff]

Am Em

N.C. x4

[Verse]

Am Em

Well, have you seen that girl in the corner?

Am Em

I'd like to take her out of her chains

Am Em

'Cause if I had my way with you baby

Dm Am G

I would be changing your life today

[Chorus]

G C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am G

That I'll be holding you close tonight

C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am

That I'll be holding you close tonight

[Riff]

Am Em

N.C. x2

[Verse]

Am Em

She was the same as a hundred ladies

Am Em

But when my eyes looked at her I learned

Am Em

that she was keeping a secret fire

Dm Am

and if I got real close I'd burn

[Verse]

Am Em

So it looked like I'd have to move slowly

Am Em

Just like a cat at night in the trees

Am Em

'cause I was waiting for her to show me

Dm Am

The way that she liked her love to feel

[Chorus]

G C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am G

That I'll be holding you close tonight

C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am

That I'll be holding you close tonight

Bm A G

Ebony Eyes

Bm A G

Ebony Eyes

Bm A G

[Riff]

Am Em Am

N.C. N.C.

Ebony Eyes Ebony Eyes, ahhhhh....

[Chorus]

C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am G

That I'll be holding you close tonight

C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am G

That I'll be holding you close tonight

C F

Your eyes got me dreamin'

C F

Your eyes got me blind

C F

Your eyes got me hopin'

E Am

That I'll be holding you close tonight

(fade out)

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