Fill My Eyes Chords

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 28, 2020

Chords

Emadd9
D
Cadd9
Em
A
F#m
Bm
G
Bm/A
F#
Bsus4
E
D/F#

Strumming

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The Emadd9 chord is optional, but it's played like this
Emadd9   0240xx
 
 
[Intro]
Riff (you can strum a D major chord while playing the riff)
     D
e|---2---2--2-2-5-2-0-3-0--|
B|---3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|  x4
D|---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
D                            Cadd9    Em  Emadd9  Em
And in the morning when you fill my eyes
A            F#m            Bm
I knew that day I couldn't do,
  G        A              D
Ahh, no wrong, I couldn't do.
 
 
[Instrumental]
(play intro riff twice)
D
 
 
[Verse]
 
D                           Cadd9    Em  Emadd9  Em
And so my mind begins to memorize
A                 F#m            Bm
'Cause time will never seem the same,
  G       A             D
Ahh, no more, never again.
 
 
[Instrumental] (pre-chorus riff)
     D                       (let ring)
e|---2---2--2-2-5-2-0-3-0-----2------------|
B|---3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3------------|
G|---2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2------------|
D|---0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0--4--0--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G            A              D     F#m   Bm   Bm/A
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't go,
G            A                 F# Bsus4
My legs are weak my heels are low.
G            A              D     F#m   Bm   Bm/A
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't roll.
G                              D
Can't make no headway on this road.
 
 
[Instrumental]
(play intro riff four times)
D
 
 
[Verse]
 
D                       Cadd9    Em   Emadd9  Em
There's an empty space inside me now,
A            F#m              Bm
A wasteland deep beneath the snow,
G    A                D
So cold, nothing'll grow.
 
 
[Instrumental]
(pre-chorus riff)
D
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G            A              D     F#m   Bm   Bm/A
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't go,
G            A                 F# Bsus4
My legs are weak my heels are low.
G            A              D     F#m   Bm   Bm/A
I'm just a coaster but my wheels won't roll.
G                              E          A        D                G
Can't make no headway on this road. What road? oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh
 
D/F# Em    A
 
 
[Instrumental]
(play intro riff four times)
D
 
 
[Verse]
 
D                            Cadd9    Em  Emadd9  Em
And in the morning when you fill my eyes
A            F#m            Bm
I knew that day I couldn't do,
  G        A              D
Ahh, no wrong, I couldn't do.
 
 
[Outro]
 
(play intro riff twice, then...)
D
X
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Fill My Eyes – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
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4 comments
Pr0digalS0n
Afraid not, close... (no offense) The riff is this: E---5-----2-2---3---0---2-------------------- B-------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------- D---0-----0-0---0---0---0---------------- A-------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------
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