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Brown Eyed Blues

Ben Harper

OtherMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
D××○
C×○○
G○○○
F
G#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Verse 
 
A               D 
If I knew being here with you today, 
      C           D         A 
Would mean being alone tomorrow. 
A                           D 
I would gladly trade all of my tomorrows away 
      C   D       A 
For a moment with you. 
 
 
A     G    D   A 
Brown eyed blues 
        A               G     D  A/C 
You can find yourself another fool. 
      F     G     A 
I say yeah, yeah, yeah 
 
Verse 
         A                    D 
Can you look, can you look into my eyes 
    C                    D                  A 
Or has your heart, said has your heart gone blind? 
         A                   D 
Can you look, can you look into your own 
      C        D            A 
And find the safe place to hide. 
 
 
A     G    D   A 
Brown eyed blues 
        A               G     D  A/C 
You can find yourself another fool. 
      F     G     A 
I say yeah, yeah, yeah 
 
 
Solo: G G# A 
 
 
Verse 
 A                  D 
Why, why be with strangers 
      C      D            A 
When you can be with your friend. 
      A 
If you're ever lonely 
          D 
You know I'm lonely too 
           C                     D          A 
And I will stay lonely until I'm again with you. 
 
 
A     G    D   A 
Brown eyed blues 
        A               G     D  A/C 
You can find yourself another fool. 
      F     G     A 
I say yeah, yeah, yeah

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Chord set

A · D · C · G · F · G#

Practice tip

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