Ebony Eyes

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THE EVERLY BROTHERS: EBONY EYES (Loudermilk) 3/4 - 106
To play in the Original E-key recording, place a Capo on the 2nd Fret.
|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 3-Counts.
/ : Breaks
G A A7 D
Intro: Backing Choir: (| | |) | |./.
Verse-1:
D A
| |./. |./. |./. | |./.
ON A WEEKEND PASS, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TIME, TO GET HOME AND MARRY,
A7 D D7 G
|./. | | | | |./.
THAT BABY OF MINE. SO I WENT TO THE CHAPLAIN, AND HE AUTHO-RIZED,
D A7 D D7
| | | |
ME TO SEND FOR MY EBONY EYES.
Chorus:
G D G
| |./. | |./. | |./.
MY EBONY EYES, WAS COMING TO ME, FROM OUT OF THE SKIES,
D A A7 D D7
| | | | |
ON FLIGHT TWELVE - O – THREE. IN AN HOUR OR TWO,
G D A7 D
| |./. | | | |./. |
I WOULD WHISPER: "I DO", TO MY BEAUTIFUL EBONY EYES.
Spoken with Backing Choir:
D
|./. |./. |./.
THE PLANE WAS WAY OVER-DUE. SO I WENT INSIDE TO THE
A
| |./. |./. |
AIRLINES DESK AND I SAID: "SIR, I WONDER WHY 1203 IS SO LATE"?
A7 D D7
| |
HE SAID: "OH, THEY PROBABLY TOOK OFF LATE, OR THEY MAY HAVE RUN
G
| |./. |
INTO SOME TURBULENT WEATHER, AND HAD TO ALTER THEIR COURSE".
D A7
| |
I WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND I WAITED AT THE GATE AND I WATCHED THE
D
|./. |
BEACON LIGHT FROM THE CONTROL TOWER AS IT WHIPPED THROUGH THE DARK
G A7 D D7
./. |./. | | | | |
EBONY SKIES AS IF IT WERE SEARCHING FOR, MY E - BO – NY EYES.
G D
|./. | |
THEN CAME THE AN-NOUNCEMENT OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER:
G
./. | |./.
"WOULD THOSE HAVING RELATIVES OR FRIENDS ON FLIGHT NUMBER 1203,
D A7
| |
PLEASE RE-PORT TO THE CHAPEL ACROSS THE STREET AT ONCE".
Verse-2:
D A
| |./. |./. |./. | |./. |
THEN I FELT A BURNING BREAK DEEP IN-SIDE, AND I KNEW THE HEAVENLY
A7 D D7 G
./. | | | | |./.
E- BO-NY SKIES. HAD TAKEN MY LIFE'S MOST WONDERFUL PRIZE,
D A7 D D7
| | | |
MY BEAUTIFUL E-BO-NY EYES.
Outro:
G D G D D7
| |./. | |./. | |./. | | |
IF I EVER GET TO, HEAVEN I'LL BET, THE FIRST ANGEL I'LL RECOG-NIZE.
G D
|./. | |./.
SHE'LL SMILE AT ME AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE,
/ (No Chords ) /
A A7 D A7 D D
| | ( )
MY BEAUTIFUL E-BO-NY E-YES.
DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands).
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THE EVERLY BROTHERS: EBONY EYES (Loudermilk) 3/4 - 106
To play in the Original E-key recording, place a Capo on the 2nd Fret.
|./.   |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 3-Counts.
/       : Breaks
Intro: Backing Choir: (|G   |A  A7|) |D   |./.
Verse-1:
Chorus:
Spoken with Backing Choir:
Verse-2:
Outro:
             /     (No Chords  )  /
DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands).
FREE* Originals and Backing Tracks on:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music
https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat

Ebony Eyes Chords by The Everly Brothers

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