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Good Eye

Bruce Springsteen

RockEasy for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
C×
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              G 
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! 
G 
I was standing by the river 
Where the cold black water runs 
      C 
I was standing by the river 
                           G 
Where the cold black water runs 
         D 
I had my good eye to the dark 
                        G 
And my blind eye to the sun 
 
  
G 
I had all of the riches 
I had each and every one 
      C 
I had all of the riches 
                     G 
I had each and every one 
         D 
I had my good eye to the dark 
                        G 
And my blind eye to the sun 
 
 
Solo: 
    C G C G C G C G  
 
 
G 
Well I swore you were my darling 
Yeah, you were the only one 
        C 
Since I swore you were my darling 
                  G 
You were the only one 
       D 
Had my good eye to the dark 
                        G 
And my blind eye to the sun 
 
  
Solo: 
    C G C G C G C G  
 
G 
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! 
          
 

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Chord set

G · C · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.