Western Eyes Chords by Portishead

Tempo:
69.25 bpm
Chords used:

Em

E

Bm

G

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Western Eyes chords
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[Em] [G]
[Em] [F#]
[E] forgotten [F#] throes of another's [E] life the [F#] heart of love is a [Bm] lonely [Em] life
faithless [F#] greed's [Bm] consolidated
[Em] holding down [G] sweet [Bm] charity
[F] with western eyes and serpents breath
[B] we lay our own [A] conscience to rest
[E] but i'll make [Em] [G] it at [E] the funeral
[Em] [G] [E]
yes i'm breaking [F#] at the seams just [E] like you
[Em] [G]
[E] [F#] we have value for the service of [Bm] others
[E] the [G] innocent became a hallowed way
[E] to [F#] crucify and [D] validate [Em] him
turning to [Bm] this honest dead
[F] with western eyes and serpents breath
[B] they lay their own [Bm] conscience to rest
[F] but then they lie and then they dare to be
[B] hidden heroes, [G#] candleless [E] while naked
[Em] [G]
[E] [Em] [Bm] yes [E] i'm breaking [F#] at [Bm] the seams [E] just like you
[Em] [Bm]
[F]
[B] i [Em] feel so cold
all the [C] girls and gents
[E] [Am] [B] this mess [Em] we're in
[G] [Em]
[B] [D]
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
F#
134211112
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To learn Portishead - Western Eyes chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, G, E, Em, F#, E, B, Bm and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 34 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 69. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] forgotten [F#] _ throes of another's [E] life the [F#] heart of love is a [Bm] lonely [Em] life
faithless [F#] greed's [Bm] consolidated _
[Em] _ holding down [G] sweet [Bm] charity _
[F] with western eyes and serpents breath
[B] we lay our own [A] conscience to rest
[E] but i'll make [Em] _ [G] it _ at [E] the funeral
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E]
yes i'm breaking [F#] at the seams just [E] like you
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#] we have value for the service of [Bm] others _
[E] the [G] innocent became a hallowed way
[E] to [F#] crucify and [D] validate [Em] him
turning to [Bm] this honest dead
[F] with western eyes and serpents breath
[B] they lay their own [Bm] conscience to rest
[F] but then they lie and then they dare to be
[B] _ hidden heroes, [G#] _ candleless [E] while naked
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] yes _ [E] i'm breaking [F#] at [Bm] the seams [E] just like you
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ i [Em] feel so _ cold
all the [C] girls and gents _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] this mess [Em] we're in
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _

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