Chords for The Night has Opened My Eyes (The Smiths)
Tempo:
153.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In a river, a calm where I'll live
[A] Two [E] words, a baby's [A]
head
[B] That word, [C#m] love in the heat of the world
Don't mind your [A] step, [E] girl
[A]
[B] [F#m] This night has [C#] opened my [C#m] eyes
And [A] I [E]
[B] [C#m] keep chasing and riding like a pony child
[A] [E] Growing up [A] twenty-five
[B] Oh, he's [C#m] sandy, killer of the hills
But he didn't mean it, [A] I will
[E] [A]
[B] [F#m]
Sandy, you're [C#m] a liar
Cause you've [B] only got one
The [A] [E] dream's gone, but the baby's [C#] real
[A] Why you did that to [F#m] me?
[A]
[B] Could have been [A] a boy, [E]
or it could have been [B] a girl
[A]
Why you did [F#m] that to me?
[A] [B] And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A]
sad
[B]
[C#m] Cause she was a child on a swing
[A]
Trying [E] to love you, not to love [A] you
[B] She took away your [C#m] troubles
Oh, the better girl, but she's got to [A] pay
[E]
[A] [B]
[F#m] Oh, please, Sandy, [C#m] you're a liar
Cause you've [B] only got one
The [A] dream's [E] gone, but the [B] baby's real
[A] Why you did that to [F#m] me?
[C#m] [G#m] She could have been [A] a boy, [E] or she could have been a [B] girl
[A] Oh, you [F#m] did that to me
[A] [B]
And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A] sad
[B]
[C#m]
[N]
[G] [D]
[Am] [E]
Tell me this, tell me [F#m] that
[G#] Because of [A] where you came [E] from
You [B]
know where [A] it's at
[E]
Show me this, show me [F#m] that
[G#] No matter [A] how the pain [E] grows
[B] It's still a [A] flag
Another march [E] in celebration
[F#m]
[A] Time and time again, it's [E] been a girl
[F#m]
[A] Very little [E] dedication
[F#m] [A]
To everything that's [E] [C#] fun
It's
[A] gonna take [E] some
[C#m] dedication
[A]
It's gonna take some [C#m] dedication
[E] She [A]
[E]
told me this, told me [F#m]
that
[G#] No matter [A] where you came [E] from
You [B] know where [A] it's at
[E]
Show me this, show me [F#m] that
[G#] No matter [A] how round it [E] feels
[B] It's still a [A] flag
It's [C#m] still a [A] flag
Another cosmic [E] demonstration
[F#m]
[A] Stars colliding in the [E] sun
[F#m]
[A] Doesn't take your [E] imagination
[F#m] [A]
Stress and the way that it's [E] thought was done
[F#m] [A]
You're in a [E]
meditation
[F#m] [A] [N]
[A] Two [E] words, a baby's [A]
head
[B] That word, [C#m] love in the heat of the world
Don't mind your [A] step, [E] girl
[A]
[B] [F#m] This night has [C#] opened my [C#m] eyes
And [A] I [E]
[B] [C#m] keep chasing and riding like a pony child
[A] [E] Growing up [A] twenty-five
[B] Oh, he's [C#m] sandy, killer of the hills
But he didn't mean it, [A] I will
[E] [A]
[B] [F#m]
Sandy, you're [C#m] a liar
Cause you've [B] only got one
The [A] [E] dream's gone, but the baby's [C#] real
[A] Why you did that to [F#m] me?
[A]
[B] Could have been [A] a boy, [E]
or it could have been [B] a girl
[A]
Why you did [F#m] that to me?
[A] [B] And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A]
sad
[B]
[C#m] Cause she was a child on a swing
[A]
Trying [E] to love you, not to love [A] you
[B] She took away your [C#m] troubles
Oh, the better girl, but she's got to [A] pay
[E]
[A] [B]
[F#m] Oh, please, Sandy, [C#m] you're a liar
Cause you've [B] only got one
The [A] dream's [E] gone, but the [B] baby's real
[A] Why you did that to [F#m] me?
[C#m] [G#m] She could have been [A] a boy, [E] or she could have been a [B] girl
[A] Oh, you [F#m] did that to me
[A] [B]
And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A] sad
[B]
[C#m]
[N]
[G] [D]
[Am] [E]
Tell me this, tell me [F#m] that
[G#] Because of [A] where you came [E] from
You [B]
know where [A] it's at
[E]
Show me this, show me [F#m] that
[G#] No matter [A] how the pain [E] grows
[B] It's still a [A] flag
Another march [E] in celebration
[F#m]
[A] Time and time again, it's [E] been a girl
[F#m]
[A] Very little [E] dedication
[F#m] [A]
To everything that's [E] [C#] fun
It's
[A] gonna take [E] some
[C#m] dedication
[A]
It's gonna take some [C#m] dedication
[E] She [A]
[E]
told me this, told me [F#m]
that
[G#] No matter [A] where you came [E] from
You [B] know where [A] it's at
[E]
Show me this, show me [F#m] that
[G#] No matter [A] how round it [E] feels
[B] It's still a [A] flag
It's [C#m] still a [A] flag
Another cosmic [E] demonstration
[F#m]
[A] Stars colliding in the [E] sun
[F#m]
[A] Doesn't take your [E] imagination
[F#m] [A]
Stress and the way that it's [E] thought was done
[F#m] [A]
You're in a [E]
meditation
[F#m] [A] [N]
Key:
A
E
B
F#m
C#m
A
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In a river, _ a calm where I'll live _ _ _ _
[A] Two _ [E] words, a baby's [A]
head
_ [B] _ That word, [C#m] love in the heat of the world
_ _ _ Don't mind your [A] step, [E] girl
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] This _ _ _ _ night _ _ _ has [C#] opened my [C#m] _ _ eyes
And [A] I _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ keep chasing and _ riding like a pony _ child
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ Growing up [A] twenty-five
[B] _ Oh, he's [C#m] sandy, _ killer of the _ hills
_ But he didn't mean it, [A] I will
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sandy, you're [C#m] a liar
_ Cause you've [B] only got one _
The [A] _ [E] dream's gone, but the baby's [C#] real
_ _ [A] Why you did that to [F#m] me?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ Could have been [A] a boy, [E]
or it could have been [B] a girl
_ [A] _
Why you did [F#m] that to me? _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A] _
sad
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Cause she was a child on a swing
_ _ _ [A]
Trying [E] to love you, not to love [A] you _
[B] She took away your [C#m] _ troubles
_ _ Oh, the better girl, but she's got to [A] pay
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ please, _ Sandy, [C#m] you're a _ liar
Cause you've [B] only got one
_ The [A] _ dream's [E] gone, but the [B] baby's real
_ [A] Why you did that to [F#m] me? _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] She could have been [A] a boy, [E] or she could have been a [B] girl
_ [A] Oh, you [F#m] did that to me
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B]
And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A] _ sad
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Tell _ me _ this, _ tell me [F#m] _ _ that _
_ _ _ [G#] Because of [A] where you came [E] _ from
You [B]
know where [A] it's at _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Show me _ this, _ show me _ [F#m] _ that _ _
_ _ [G#] No matter [A] how the pain _ [E] grows
_ [B] It's still a _ [A] flag _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Another _ march [E] in _ celebration
_ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Time and time again, it's [E] been a girl
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Very little _ [E] _ dedication
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ To everything _ that's [E] _ _ [C#] fun
It's _
[A] _ _ gonna take [E] some _
[C#m] _ _ dedication
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ It's gonna take some [C#m] dedication
_ _ _ _ _ [E] She [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ told me _ this, _ told me [F#m] _ _
that
_ _ _ [G#] No matter [A] where you came [E] _ from
You [B] know where [A] it's at
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Show me _ this, _ show me [F#m] _ that
_ _ _ [G#] No matter [A] how round it [E] _ feels
[B] It's still a [A] flag _ _ _
_ _ It's [C#m] _ still a _ _ [A] _ flag _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Another _ cosmic _ [E] _ demonstration
_ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Stars colliding in the [E] sun
_ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Doesn't take your _ _ [E] imagination
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Stress and the way that it's [E] thought was done
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ You're in a [E] _
meditation
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In a river, _ a calm where I'll live _ _ _ _
[A] Two _ [E] words, a baby's [A]
head
_ [B] _ That word, [C#m] love in the heat of the world
_ _ _ Don't mind your [A] step, [E] girl
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] This _ _ _ _ night _ _ _ has [C#] opened my [C#m] _ _ eyes
And [A] I _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ keep chasing and _ riding like a pony _ child
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ Growing up [A] twenty-five
[B] _ Oh, he's [C#m] sandy, _ killer of the _ hills
_ But he didn't mean it, [A] I will
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sandy, you're [C#m] a liar
_ Cause you've [B] only got one _
The [A] _ [E] dream's gone, but the baby's [C#] real
_ _ [A] Why you did that to [F#m] me?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ Could have been [A] a boy, [E]
or it could have been [B] a girl
_ [A] _
Why you did [F#m] that to me? _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A] _
sad
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Cause she was a child on a swing
_ _ _ [A]
Trying [E] to love you, not to love [A] you _
[B] She took away your [C#m] _ troubles
_ _ Oh, the better girl, but she's got to [A] pay
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ please, _ Sandy, [C#m] you're a _ liar
Cause you've [B] only got one
_ The [A] _ dream's [E] gone, but the [B] baby's real
_ [A] Why you did that to [F#m] me? _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] She could have been [A] a boy, [E] or she could have been a [B] girl
_ [A] Oh, you [F#m] did that to me
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B]
And I'm [F#m] not happy and I'm not [A] _ sad
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Tell _ me _ this, _ tell me [F#m] _ _ that _
_ _ _ [G#] Because of [A] where you came [E] _ from
You [B]
know where [A] it's at _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Show me _ this, _ show me _ [F#m] _ that _ _
_ _ [G#] No matter [A] how the pain _ [E] grows
_ [B] It's still a _ [A] flag _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Another _ march [E] in _ celebration
_ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Time and time again, it's [E] been a girl
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Very little _ [E] _ dedication
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ To everything _ that's [E] _ _ [C#] fun
It's _
[A] _ _ gonna take [E] some _
[C#m] _ _ dedication
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ It's gonna take some [C#m] dedication
_ _ _ _ _ [E] She [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ told me _ this, _ told me [F#m] _ _
that
_ _ _ [G#] No matter [A] where you came [E] _ from
You [B] know where [A] it's at
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Show me _ this, _ show me [F#m] _ that
_ _ _ [G#] No matter [A] how round it [E] _ feels
[B] It's still a [A] flag _ _ _
_ _ It's [C#m] _ still a _ _ [A] _ flag _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Another _ cosmic _ [E] _ demonstration
_ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Stars colliding in the [E] sun
_ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Doesn't take your _ _ [E] imagination
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Stress and the way that it's [E] thought was done
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ You're in a [E] _
meditation
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _