'Blue Eyes' by John Elton - Guitar Tutorial

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Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 17:59:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French 
Subject: blue_eyes.crd

Title:     Blue Eyes
Composer:  Elton John

Arrangement:  Doug French,  [email protected]

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Note: G/B means play a G chord using a B in the bass.
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4/4:

  C/C = x3201x                      G/B = x2003x    G/Bb = x1003x
  Blue eyes,                                Baby's  got        blue
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  Am/A = x0221x
  eyes                                        Like a deep      blue
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  F/F = 13321x                      C/E = 03201x
  sea                                         On a blue,       blue
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  G/G = 32003x                                      G/A     G/B
  day.
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |




  C/C = x3201x                      G/B = x2003x    G/Bb = x1003x
  Blue eyes,                                Baby's  got        blue
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  Am/A = x0221x
  eyes.                                     When the morn  -  ing
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  F/F = 133211
  comes                                     I'll be far         a-
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  D7/F# = 20021x                    B7/B = 221202
  way.                              And  I  say  ...
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |




6/4:

  Em/E = 022000                   Em+ = 022010
        Blue eyes holding back the tears
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


                  G/G
  Holding back  the pain.
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


4/4:

  G/B = x2003x    G/Bb = x1003x     Am/A
          Baby's  got        blue   eyes                      and she's a-
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  F/F                               D7+/D           D/D
  lone                                                          a-
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


 2/4:

  G/G
  gain.
| +   .   +   . |


5/4:
  F   D#  D#  C#  C#  C   C   A#  A#  F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


4/4:
  F/F = 133211
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |




4/4:

(Use chords and rhythm/timing from first two stanzas.)

Blue eyes,
Baby's got blue eyes
Like a clear, blue sky
Watching over me.



Blue eyes
Oooo I love blue eyes
When I'm by her side
Where I long to be.  I will see ...




6/4:

  Em/E                            Em+ =  022010
        Blue eyes laughing in the sun,
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


                  G/G
  Laughing in the rain.
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


4/4:

  G/B = x2003x    G/Bb = x1003x     Am/A
          Baby's  got        blue   eyes                      and I am
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  F/F                                D+7/D          D/D
  home,                                      and I am home      a-
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


6/4:

  Em/E                            Em+ = 022010
  gain. Blue eyes laughing in the sun,
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


                  G/G
  Laughing in the rain.
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


4/4:

  G/B = x2003x    G/Bb = x1003x      Am/A
          Baby's  got        blue    eyes                      and I am
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


  F/F                                D+/D            D/D
  home,                                                         a-
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   | +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


2/4:

  G/G
  gain.
| +   .   +   .   |


5/4:

  F   D#  D#  C#  C#  C   C   A#  A#  F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


4/4:

  F/F
| +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .   |


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