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Cant Take My Eyes Off You
Manic Street Preachers
Text File
I Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Track 4 - Australia Single No. 1
Chords
C Cmaj7 C7 Fm C#
(type 2)
e 3 0 0 1 1
B 1 0 1 1 2
G 0 0 3 1 1
D 2 2 2 3 3
A 3 3 3 3
E
The song uses three guitars: No. #1 is an acoustic which plays chords
No. #2 is a distorted electric which plays
the lead and fills in the verses
No. #3 is a heavily muted electric which
picks the chords in the second
and third verses
Intro
This line is played by guitar 2 over a C(type 2) chord which is played
by guitar 1
C(type2)
e-|-----|----8\-|-8-8-|-8-8-|
B-|-----|-------|-----|-----|
G-|-----|----5\-|-5-5-|-5-5-|
D-|-----|-------|-----|-----|
Verse 1
Lead Line
The lead line is played by guitar 2
C Cmaj7 C7 F Fm
e-|-8-8-|-8-8-|-7-7-|-7-7-|-6-6-|-6-6-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-4-4-|-4-4--|
B-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
G-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
D-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-3-3-|-3-3-|-3-3-|-3-3--|
A-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
C D C# C
e-|-3-3-|-3-3-|-5-5-|-4-4-|-3-3-|-3-3-|
B-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D-|-----|-----|-7-7-|-6-6-|-5-5-|-5-5-|
A-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Chords
The chords are played by guitar 1
C
Your just too good to be true
Cmaj7
I can't take my eyes off you
C7
You feel like heaven to touch
F
I wanna hold you so much
Fm
At last love has arrived
C
And I thank god I'm alive
D C#
Your just too good to be true
C
I can't take my eyes off you
Verse 2
The fill at the end of the second and third verses is played guitar 2
instead of the lead line. Guitar 3 also enters in verse 2
Fill 1
D C# C
e-|----10---10---10\-|----9---9---9\-|----------|----8----8~~~-|
B-|-/7----7----7-----|-/6---6---6----|-/5-----5-|-/8----8------|
G-|------------------|---------------|-----5----|--------------|
D-|------------------|---------------|----------|--------------|
C
Pardon the way that I stare
Cmaj7
There's nothing else to compare
C7
The sight of you makes me weak
F
There are no words left to speak
Fm
Darlin' you feel like I feel
C
Now that we know that it's real
(fill 1)
D C#
Your just so good to be true
C
I can't take my eyes off you
Pre-Chorus
|Dm |G |C |C |
|Dm |G |C |Am7 | |
Chorus
Chords played by guitars 1 and 2
Dm7
I love you baby
G
And if it's wrong or right
Em
I love you baby
Am
To want the lonely night
Dm7
I love you baby
G C Am
Trusting me when I stay
Dm7
Oh pretty baby
G
Don't bring me down I pray
Em
Oh pretty baby
Am
Now that I've found this day
F
So let me love you baby
G
Let me love you
Verse 3: Repeat Verse 1 including fill 1
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
The song ends with a C chord