If I Had Eyes Jack Johnson
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 itâ??ll sound fine.
Barre Chords
[C]
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[Dm7]
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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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