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Shield Your Eyes

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[Verse 1]
EThere was a sun once
It lit the whole damn sky
It kept F#meverything
DEverything alEive
EAnd there was a man once
He looked it straight in the eye
He saw F#meverything
DEverything
He went Eblind
[Chorus]
BThe truth burns Ebright
BThere's too much Ethere sometimes
BThe sun it Eshows, the sun it F#blindsD  
BBest to Ekeep your eyes
BStare at the Esidewalk lines
BLet lies Elie, don't let them F#mshine
...let them Dshine, don't let them Eshine
[Verse 2]
EThe blind man staggers
And he grabs at his eyes
He can't do F#manything
DEverything is a Elie
ENow he sits around
And he stares at the walls
He can't do F#manything
DAnything at Eall
[Chorus]
BThe truth burns Ebright
BThere's too much Ethere sometimes
BThe sun it Eshows, the sun it F#blindsD  
BBest to Ekeep your eyes
BStare at the Esidewalk lines
BLet lies Elie, don't let them F#mshine
...let them Dshine, don't let them Eshine
F#mShield your eyes from Dall this misery
   F#mDon't belong, Ddon't belong

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Shield Your Eyes

by Jawbreaker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

There was a sun once

It lit the whole damn sky

F#m

It kept everything

D E

Everything alive

And there was a man once

He looked it straight in the eye

F#m

He saw everything

Everything

He went blind

[Chorus]

B E

The truth burns bright

B E

There's too much there sometimes

B E F# D

The sun it shows, the sun it blinds

B E

Best to keep your eyes

B E

Stare at the sidewalk lines

B E F#m

Let lies lie, don't let them shine

D E

...let them shine, don't let them shine

[Verse 2]

The blind man staggers

And he grabs at his eyes

F#m

He can't do anything

D E

Everything is a lie

Now he sits around

And he stares at the walls

F#m

He can't do anything

D E

Anything at all

[Chorus]

B E

The truth burns bright

B E

There's too much there sometimes

B E F# D

The sun it shows, the sun it blinds

B E

Best to keep your eyes

B E

Stare at the sidewalk lines

B E F#m

Let lies lie, don't let them shine

D E

...let them shine, don't let them shine

F#m D

Shield your eyes from all this misery

F#m D

Don't belong, don't belong

About Shield Your Eyes Chords by Jawbreaker

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