Dead Eye
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F#
Intro: G
Ebm Db Ab F# x2
Eb Ebm
A place you’ve never been to, people you don’t know
Bbm
It’s not your hole to be in, easy to let it go
Ebm
But deep down at the bottom, in the back of your mind
Bbm
The saddest sense of being, finds you every night
Db
And everyone you love is already gone
Ebm
I dreamt that I was drowning in the middle of the sea
Bbm
But things like that don’t happen, to people like me
Db
And that’s just what you tell yourself
Ebm
The dead eye leave in the background
Db
The dead eye leave in the day
Ab
The dead eye leave in the background
F#
The dead eye leave in the day
Ebm
You can’t escape the feeling, it’s in everything you do
Bbm
Consider yourself lucky that you have as much to lose
Db
And try not to waste your life, thinking about the end
Ebm
The message and the meaning, well you knew it all along
Bbm
The thing about forever it goes on and on and on
Db
Sometimes I wish I would give it all back
Ebm
The dead eye leave in the background
Db
The dead eye leave in the day
Ab
The dead eye leave in the background
F#
The dead eye leave in the day
Bbm
F#
Where you been hiding all your demons
Ab
F#
How can you look me in the eye
Bbm
Db Eb
If you can tell me, when can you tell me why
Ebm Db Ab F# x2
Em
The dead eye leave
Db
The dead eye leave
Ab
The dead eye leave
F#
The dead eye leave in the day
Em
The dead eye leave
Db
The dead eye leave
Ab
The dead eye leave
F#
The dead eye leave in the day
End on: Ebm
How to play Dead Eye
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.