Eyes Wide Shut
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Part 1: slow
verse 1
Gm F Bb F Gm
Turn off your TV, and how do you feel,
Bb C Gm D Gm
I tell you to be bored, our life is just too short.
Gm F Bb F Gm
Turn off your phone, and how do you feel,
Bb C
If you don’t know what to do,
Gm D Gm F
There are people right in front of you.
[Refrão]Chorus
Bb F Gm F
So, try to remember,
Bb F Bb F
The dreams that we forgot,
Bb F Gm F
Cause hope is not the answer,
Bb F* Gm F Gm F
If you keep your eyes wide shut, your eyes wide shut.
verse 2
Gm F Bb F Gm
Oh, rip down your routines, and where will you be?
Bb C Gm D Gm
Like your rivers flow you will know which way to go.
Gm F Bb F Gm
Oh, leave your city, and who will you be?
Bb C Gm D Gm F
Be young, all alone, you will find your own reality.
[Refrão]Chorus
Bb F Gm F
So, try to remember,
Bb F Bb F
The dreams that we forgot,
Bb F Gm F
Cause hope is not the answer,
Bb F* Gm F Gm
If you keep your eyes wide shut, your eyes wide shut,
F Gm F Gm F* pause
Your eyes wide shut, your eyes wide shut.
Part 2: faster and louder
F* Gm
Your eyes wide shut.
verse 3
Gm F Bb F Gm
Turn off your TV, and how do you feel,
Bb C Gm D Gm
I tell you to be bored, our life is just too short.
Gm F Bb F Gm
Turn off your phone, and how do you feel,
Bb C
If you don’t know what to do,
Gm D Gm F
There are people right in front of you.
[Refrão]
Chorus
Bb F Gm F
So, try to remember,
Bb F Bb F
The dreams that we forgot,
Bb F Gm F
Cause hope is not the answer,
Bb F* Gm F Gm F
If you keep your eyes wide shut, your eyes wide shut.
verse 4
Gm F Bb F Gm
Oh, rip down your routines, and where will you be?
Bb C Gm D Gm
Like your rivers flow you will know which way to go.
Gm F Bb F Gm
Oh, leave your city, and who will you be?
Bb C Gm D Gm F
Be young, all alone, you will find your own reality.
[Refrão]Chorus
Bb F Gm F
So, try to remember,
Bb F Bb F
The dreams that we forgot,
Bb F Gm F
Cause hope is not the answer,
Bb F* Gm F Gm
If you keep your eyes wide shut, your eyes wide shut,
F Gm F Gm
Your eyes wide shut, your eyes wide shut.
How to play Eyes Wide Shut
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. 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.