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Cold Eye

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 3Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard, Capo on 2nd fret.
chords with a little extra bit, which is at the end of the verse in the chorus "you tell
night we are through", just before you say the word "through" and switch to the C chord, 
finger on the third fret, then pluck the B again with your first/index finger still on 
first fret, then go to the C chord. Listen for timing. That and some careful strumming 
e| C0    Fmaj70    Dm71
B| 1    1    1
G| 0    2    2
D| 2    3    0
A| 3    0    0
E| 0    0    0
In the Ccold eyes oFmaj7f criminals, I drank in the wild laughter
Isn't that Cmy laughter that I'm laughing now?
And Cin the coFmaj7ld eyes a terrible storm reaches with wild thunder
Isn't thaCt the thunder that I call my home?
But Dm7go tell Fmaj7the night, you Ctell the night we are through
And Dm7go tell Fmaj7the night, yCou tell the night when we are through
And in the Cold dives of pFmaj7arallels, I stirred in the waitress’s wonder
Oh what’s Cthe waitress wondering about?
And in the Cold dives of paFmaj7rallels, I stood on a stage of tables
Aren’t thoCse the tables I’m diving from?
But Dm7go tell Fmaj7the night, yCou tell the night when we are through
And under Dm7cold candlelighFmaj7t, I wait Chere to be rescued
And Dm7go tell the Fmaj7night, you tCell the night when we are through
And under Dm7cold candlelighFmaj7t, I wait here to be rescCued.

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Cold Eye

by The Cave Singers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Dm7

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Tuning: Standard, Capo on 2nd fret.

chords with a little extra bit, which is at the end of the verse in the chorus "you tell

night we are through", just before you say the word "through" and switch to the C chord,

finger on the third fret, then pluck the B again with your first/index finger still on

first fret, then go to the C chord. Listen for timing. That and some careful strumming

C Fmaj7 Dm7

e| 0 0 1

B| 1 1 1

G| 0 2 2

D| 2 3 0

A| 3 0 0

E| 0 0 0

C Fmaj7

In the cold eyes of criminals, I drank in the wild laughter

Isn't that my laughter that I'm laughing now?

C Fmaj7

And in the cold eyes a terrible storm reaches with wild thunder

Isn't that the thunder that I call my home?

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

But go tell the night, you tell the night we are through

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

And go tell the night, you tell the night when we are through

C Fmaj7

And in the old dives of parallels, I stirred in the waitress’s wonder

Oh what’s the waitress wondering about?

C Fmaj7

And in the old dives of parallels, I stood on a stage of tables

Aren’t those the tables I’m diving from?

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

But go tell the night, you tell the night when we are through

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

And under cold candlelight, I wait here to be rescued

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

And go tell the night, you tell the night when we are through

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

And under cold candlelight, I wait here to be rescued.

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