Living eyes (1981)    (video)

 

    Am - Em - F - E     - Am - B7 - E

 

       Dm                                  Bb                                          Dm

1. Would you believe me if I told you your tomorrow is my yesterday?

             F

    but  be alive, I know that we will,

              E                                       F

    the world keeps on moving, but I’m holding still.

 

    Dm                                Bb                                          Dm 

2. In the beginning, I was far away and praying for my destiny

               F

    that would arrive, the moment you’re born,

           E                                       F

    for we will be here when the miracle comes.

 

            A                 D                             A

Living eyes, when under the sun don’t cry,

        D                            Dm

no war in my mind, the state of my heart.

            A                 D                          A

Living eyes, when out in the rain will fall,

         D                  Dm

the day I deny the face of my love.

 

     Bb                                                                 F

+       We are of age, we are in time, we are forever,

               F                   Gm         Dm

    right now when the power is mine.

Bb                                                                           F 

    I leave you heaven and the earth, I leave you never,

           F           Gm            A                Dm

    and living to love is the reason we shine !

 

     Dm                                            Bb

3. Well, I’ve been over, I’ve been under,

                                        Dm                F

    I don’t own a dream to analyse, but living eyes.

               F                      E                                      F

    You know that I do believe in the soul and the magic of you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            A                 D                             A

Living eyes, when under the sun don’t cry,

        D                            Dm

no war in my mind, the state of my heart.

            A                 D                          A

Living eyes, when out in the rain will fall,

         D                  Dm

the day I deny the face of my love.

 

     Bb                                                                 F

+       We are of age, we are in time, we are forever,

               F                   Gm         Dm

    right now when the power is mine.

Bb                                                                           F 

    I leave you heaven and the earth, I leave you never,

           F           Gm             A                Dm

    and living to love is the reason we shine !

 

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 1st here)

 

+  CHORUS (2x) ….

 

 

    (The Bee Gees)