If I Had Eyes Jack Johnson
Song: ?If I Had Eyes (Acoustic)?
Artist: Jack Johnson
Tabbed by: Robb rlsjaws@gmail.com
This is the solo, acoustic version that Jack performed during his performance for BBC Radio.
He uses barre chords for basically the entire song and plays in a lower key than his
versions, but you can use standard chords and it?ll sound fine.
Barre Chords
[C]
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[F]
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[Dm7]
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[G]
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Intro (barre chords)
C G2 F Dm7 (x2)
Verse (barre chords)
[C]If I had eyes in the [G2]back of my head
[F] [Dm7] [C]
I[F] wo[Dm7]uld tell you that you looked good as I walked away
[C]If you could've tried to trust the [G2]hand that fed
[F] [Dm7] [C]
Y[F]ou [Dm7]would've never been hungry but you never really be
The [C]more of this or less of this or [G2]is there any difference
[F]or we just holding onto [Dm7]things that we don't have any[G]more
Chorus (standard or barre)
Sometimes [C]time doesn't [Dm7]heal [F]no not at [C]all
It [C]just stands [Dm7]still [F]while we [C]fall
[C]In or [Dm7]out of love [F]again I [C]doubt
I'm gonna [C]win you [Dm7]back when you got [F]eyes like [C]that
They won't let me [G]in
Always looking [C]out[G2] [F] [Dm7]
[C]A lot of people spend their [G2]time just floating
[F]We were victims [Dm7]together but lonely
[C]You got hungry eyes that [G2]just can't look forward
Can't [F]give them enough but we [Dm7]just can't start over
[C]Building with bent nails we're [G2]falling but holding
[F]I don't wanna take up [Dm7]anymore of your [G]time
[G]Time time time
Sometimes [C]time doesn't [Dm7]heal [F]no not at [C]all
It [C]just stands [Dm7]still [F]while we [C]fall
[C]In or [Dm7]out of love [F]again I [C]doubt
I'm gonna [C]win you [Dm7]back when you got [F]eyes like [C]that
They won't let me [G]in
Always looking [C]out...[G2]oooo[F]ooo[Dm7]ooh
Always looking [C]out...[G2]oooo[F]ooo[Dm7]ooh
Always looking[C] out
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