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- Brown Eyes, Why
Are You Blue?
- Words by Alfred
Bryan, Music by George W. Meyer - 1925
- Nick Lucas recording
charted at #2 in January 1926
| Verse: |
| G |
F9 |
G |
F9 |
| G G+ |
E7 |
Am |
E7 |
| Am |
G9 |
Am |
G9 |
| A7 |
- |
D7 |
- |
| Chorus: |
| G |
Ddim |
D7 |
- |
| G |
Eb7 |
A7 |
- |
| D7 |
- D+ |
G |
B7 Em |
| A7 |
- |
D7 |
- |
| G |
Ddim |
D7 |
- |
| G7 |
- G+ |
C |
- |
| - |
- |
- |
Cm |
| G |
- G7 |
A7 |
Gdim |
| G |
Ddim |
E7 |
- |
| Am Ddim |
D7 |
G |
- (D7 to chorus) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- Verse:
- Teardrops in the light,
in your eyes so bright,
Just like raindrops in the windowpane.
When your eyes are blue, something's wrong with you,
Let me kiss the lovelight back again.
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- Chorus:
- Brown eyes, why are you
blue?
Brown eyes, what can I do?
Don't keep the sunshine out of your eyes,
Say, if you are wise, you'll stop your crying.
- Brown eyes, look up and
smile,
Smiling is always in style.
Tears only add to your blues and troubles,
Troubles will float away just like bubbles,
You know, honest and true,
Brown eyes should never be blue.
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- Performer Links:
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- Listen to Eddie Peabody
perform "Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue?" (mp3)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
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- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com