Fantastic new song from Travis from the album The Boy With No Name. You'll struggle to
a better live band.
I messed about on my guitar for about half an hour and came up with this. I'm pretty
this is about right. It sounds a wee bit like 'Side'.
Capo 3rd Fret
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0-|
Emadd9: 0-2-4-0-0-0----------|
C: x-3-2-0-1-0-|
D: x-x-0-2-3-2-|
G: 3-2-0-0-3-3-|
G/f#: 2-x-0-0-3-3-|
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-3-|
INTRO:
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 4)
Verse 1:
EmEmadd9EmEmadd9
All these visions in my head
EmEmadd9DEm
Should've gone to bed before the watershed
EmEmadd9EmEmadd9
Some are live and some are dead
EmEmadd9DEm
makes no diferrence when they're in your head
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)
Verse 2:
EmEmadd9EmEadd9
Keep the door open a crack
EmEmadd9DEm
so I can see them when they attack
EmEmadd9EmEmadd9
some are white and some are black
EmEmadd9DEm
makes no difference when they're on your back
CHORUS:
CDEm
And I can't stop crying.
CDEm
And I can't stop trying.
C D G G/f# Em7
Cuz the day is dying, dying, dying
CDEm
With my Eyes Wide Open
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)
Verse 3:
EmEmadd9EmEadd9
Count the sheep jumping the fence
EmEmadd9DEm
so I can see (something!) when I'm feeling tense
EmEmadd9EmEmadd9
dis-believe hung with suspense
EmEmadd9DEm
I die down with my own defence
CHORUS:
CDEm
And I can't stop crying.
CDEm
And I can't stop trying.
C D G G/f# Em7
Cuz the day is dying, dying, dying
CDEm
With my Eyes Wide Open
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 2)
Verse 4:
EmEmadd9EmEmadd9
All these visions in my head
EmEmadd9DEm
Should've gone to bed before the watershed
EmEmadd9EmEmadd9
Some are live and some are dead
EmEmadd9DEm
makes no diferrence when they're in your head
CHORUS:
CDEm
And I can't stop crying.
CDEm
And I can't stop trying.
C D G G/f# Em7
Cuz the day is dying, dying, dying
CDEm
With my Eyes Wide Open
OUTRO
Em, Emadd9 (x 3) then D, Em (repeat this x 4)