Eyes of the World
EYES OF THE WORLD - Rainbow
From "Down To Earth" 1979 LP
Written by Richie Blackmore and Roger Glover
Cool song but a lot harder than I thought. Almost pseudo-classical.
Intro is keyboard solo approximately similar to Mars from the Planets Suite.
00:00 to 00:23 is ringing Gb
Then
GDCAAGb
Gb Db C A Ab Gb Db C (play this twice)
GDCAAGDCGGDCGGb
AFDAAACDE
A
I see the innocent victim fighting to get to his door
A G A
No chain of events can shackle him down he's not man anymore
A G A
Evil moves evil ways with his back to the wall
A D
Evil mind looking down without seeing at all
D A
You ain't got a lot to say
A G
Judging by the things you do
G
If only you could feel the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
ABCDECBABCD
ABCDECBAGFE
A
Dust to dust by the million broken dreams in the ground
A G A
Aching hearts in the back streets of home where the spirit is gone
A G A
Evil takes evil kills with no shame or concern
A G A D
Killing me killing you watch the end of the burn
D A
Maybe you don't understand
A G
We don't need you anymore
G
If only you could see the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
ABCDECBABCD
ABCDECBAGFE
GUITAR SOLO (04:00-04:30)
Play B and A
GUITAR SOLO (04:31-04:54)
Play B and E
Then A short burst Gb A D A Gb G Gb A D E
KEYBOARD SOLO (05:01-05:14)
E x4
G x 4
B x2
D x 2
E x 12
A
And in the name of religion for we gave him our soul
A G A
Hold on tight every second my whore for he's taking his toll
A G A
Evil moves evil ways with his back to the wall
A G A E D C D
Evil mind looking down without seeing at all.....(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
Don't wanna don't wanna cry no more.......(eyes of the world)
A E D C D
In the eyes......(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
You ain't got a lot to say.......(eyes of the world)
A E D C D
But he's got to feel his way......(eyes of the world)
D E D C A
Oh oh oooooh........(eyes of the world)
A E D C G
We don't need you anymore....(eyes of the world)
G
If only you could feel the tears and pain in the eyes of the world
Nice 1950s style detective series type ending! : A Bb G A D C A Bb G A