Chords for the everly brothers ebony eyes
Tempo:
102.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [B] A
[F#m] [E]
week in past I wouldn't have had time [B] to get home and [G#m] marry that [B] baby [F#m] of [E] mine.
So I went to the chaplain [A] and he authorized [E] me to send for [B] my [E] ebony eyes.
[A] My ebony eyes [E] was coming to me [A] from out of the skies [E] on flight
[B] 1203.
[E] In an hour or two I [A] would whisper I do to [E] my beautiful [B]
ebony [E] eyes.
The plane was way over due so I went inside to the [B] airlines desk.
I said, sir I wonder why 1203 is so late.
He said, oh [E] they probably took off late or they may have run into [A] some turbulent weather and had to alter the course.
[E] I went back [B] outside and I waited at the gate and [E] I watched the beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through the dark ebony skies as if it were searching [B] for
[E]
[A] And then came the announcement over the loud [E] speaker.
Would those having [A] relatives or friends on flight number 1203 [E] please report to the chapel across [B] the street at once.
Then [E] I felt a burning break deep inside [B] and I knew the heavenly [G#m] ebony skies [E] had taken my life's [A] most wonderful prize.
[E] My [B] beautiful [E] ebony eyes.
[A] If I ever get [E] the
[A] first angel I'll [E] recognize.
[A] She'll smile at me and [E] I know she will be [B] my beautiful ebony [E]
eyes.
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
week in past I wouldn't have had time [B] to get home and [G#m] marry that [B] baby [F#m] of [E] mine.
So I went to the chaplain [A] and he authorized [E] me to send for [B] my [E] ebony eyes.
[A] My ebony eyes [E] was coming to me [A] from out of the skies [E] on flight
[B] 1203.
[E] In an hour or two I [A] would whisper I do to [E] my beautiful [B]
ebony [E] eyes.
The plane was way over due so I went inside to the [B] airlines desk.
I said, sir I wonder why 1203 is so late.
He said, oh [E] they probably took off late or they may have run into [A] some turbulent weather and had to alter the course.
[E] I went back [B] outside and I waited at the gate and [E] I watched the beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through the dark ebony skies as if it were searching [B] for
[E]
[A] And then came the announcement over the loud [E] speaker.
Would those having [A] relatives or friends on flight number 1203 [E] please report to the chapel across [B] the street at once.
Then [E] I felt a burning break deep inside [B] and I knew the heavenly [G#m] ebony skies [E] had taken my life's [A] most wonderful prize.
[E] My [B] beautiful [E] ebony eyes.
[A] If I ever get [E] the
[A] first angel I'll [E] recognize.
[A] She'll smile at me and [E] I know she will be [B] my beautiful ebony [E]
eyes.
[F#m] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
F#m
G#m
E
B
A
[A] _ _ _ [B] A _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ week in past I wouldn't have had time [B] to get home and [G#m] marry that [B] baby [F#m] of [E] mine.
So I went to the chaplain [A] and he _ authorized [E] me to send for [B] my [E] ebony _ eyes.
_ [A] My _ ebony eyes [E] was coming to me [A] from out of the skies [E] on flight _
[B] _ 1203. _ _
[E] In an hour or two I [A] would whisper I do to [E] my beautiful [B] _
ebony [E] _ _ _ eyes.
_ _ The _ plane was way over due so I went inside to the [B] airlines desk.
I said, sir I wonder why 1203 is so late.
He said, oh [E] they probably took off late or they may have run into [A] some turbulent weather and had to alter the course.
_ [E] I went back [B] outside and I waited at the gate and [E] I watched the beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through the dark ebony skies as if it were searching _ [B] for_ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ And then came the announcement over the loud [E] speaker. _ _
Would those having [A] relatives or friends on flight number 1203 [E] please report to the chapel across [B] the street at once.
Then [E] I felt a burning break deep inside [B] and I knew the heavenly _ [G#m] ebony _ skies [E] had taken my life's [A] most wonderful _ prize.
[E] My [B] beautiful _ [E] ebony _ eyes.
_ [A] If I ever get [E] the _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ first angel I'll [E] _ recognize.
_ _ _ _ [A] She'll smile at me and [E] I know she will be [B] my beautiful _ _ ebony [E]
eyes.
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ week in past I wouldn't have had time [B] to get home and [G#m] marry that [B] baby [F#m] of [E] mine.
So I went to the chaplain [A] and he _ authorized [E] me to send for [B] my [E] ebony _ eyes.
_ [A] My _ ebony eyes [E] was coming to me [A] from out of the skies [E] on flight _
[B] _ 1203. _ _
[E] In an hour or two I [A] would whisper I do to [E] my beautiful [B] _
ebony [E] _ _ _ eyes.
_ _ The _ plane was way over due so I went inside to the [B] airlines desk.
I said, sir I wonder why 1203 is so late.
He said, oh [E] they probably took off late or they may have run into [A] some turbulent weather and had to alter the course.
_ [E] I went back [B] outside and I waited at the gate and [E] I watched the beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through the dark ebony skies as if it were searching _ [B] for_ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ And then came the announcement over the loud [E] speaker. _ _
Would those having [A] relatives or friends on flight number 1203 [E] please report to the chapel across [B] the street at once.
Then [E] I felt a burning break deep inside [B] and I knew the heavenly _ [G#m] ebony _ skies [E] had taken my life's [A] most wonderful _ prize.
[E] My [B] beautiful _ [E] ebony _ eyes.
_ [A] If I ever get [E] the _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ first angel I'll [E] _ recognize.
_ _ _ _ [A] She'll smile at me and [E] I know she will be [B] my beautiful _ _ ebony [E]
eyes.
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _