Bright Eyes chords

by Art Garfunkel

Bright Eyes was written by Mike Batt and recorded by Art Garfunkel.
Released in 1979 and featured in the movie soundtrack of the adventure film, Watership Down
The song was also included on Art's album, Fate for Breakfast.
Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at 112 bpm (♩)
Chords: G, C, Em, D, D7, Am, Am7, B, B7, Bm, C#dim7

Chart Legend

Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note

Bright Eyes

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              G           Em           D7 
Intro: 4/4 |     |  𝄎  |      |  𝄎  |     |  𝄎  |
              C           G                     
           |     |  𝄎  |      |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |

   G                 C        G     G
1. Is it a kind of a drea  -  eam |     |
   Em                   C    G
   Float-ing out on the ti - ide |  𝄎  |
    D                       G          C
   Fol-low-ing the river of death down-stream
       Am7     D
   Oh, is it a dream?

 D7          G                 C  G
2. There's a fog a-long the ho-ri-zon
     Em                  C     G
   A strange glow in the sky - y |  𝄎  |
       D                      G         C
   And no-bo-dy seems to know where you go
                    B
   And what does it mean?
 C#dim7   G     D7      G
   Oh  -  oh    Is it a dream?

               Bm     C             D7
Chorus: Bright eyes   Burn-ing like fire
               Bm    C                     Am
        Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? |  𝄎  |
        B7          Em         D7        G
        How can the light that burned so bright-ly
        C                  Am
        Sud-den-ly burn so pale?
        D7     G             Em          C 
        Bright eyes |  𝄎  |     |  𝄎  |     |  𝄎  |

   G                 C     G
3. Is it a kind of a sha - dow |  𝄎  |
   Em                 C    G
   Reach-ing into the ni - ight |  𝄎  |
   D                    G        C
   Wan-de-ring over the hills un-seen
       Am7     D         D7
   Or, is it a dream? |      |

             G                C      G
4. There's a high wind in the tree - ees
     Em                C   G
   A cold sound in the a - air |  𝄎   |
       D                   G       C
   And no-bo-dy ever knows when you go
                    B
   And where do you start?
   C#dim7   G    D7        G
   Oh   -   oh   In-to the dark

               Bm     C             D7
Chorus: Bright eyes   Burn-ing like fire
               Bm    C                     Am
        Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? |  𝄎  |
        B7          Em         D7        G
        How can the light that burned so bright-ly
        C                  Am
        Sud-den-ly burn so pale?
        D7     G
        Bright eyes |  𝄎  |

               Bm     C             D7
Chorus: Bright eyes   Burn-ing like fire
               Bm    C                     Am
        Bright eyes, how can you close and fail? |  𝄎  |
        B7          Em         D7        G
        How can the light that burned so bright-ly
        C                  Am
        Sud-den-ly burn so pale?
        D7     G                   G
        Bright eyes |  𝄎  |  𝄎  |     |...

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