Song: “If I Had Eyes (Acoustic)”
Artist: Jack Johnson
Tabbed by: Robb rlsjaws@gmail.com
This is the solo, acoustic version that Jack performed during his performance for BBC Radio.
He uses barre chords for basically the entire song and plays in a lower key than his
versions, but you can use standard chords and it’ll sound fine.
Barre Chords
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Intro (barre chords)
(x2)
Verse (barre chords)
If I had eyes in the back of my head
I would tell you that you looked good as I walked away
If you could've tried to trust the hand that fed
You would've never been hungry but you never really be
The more of this or less of this or is there any difference
or we just holding onto things that we don't have anymore
Chorus (standard or barre)
Sometimes time doesn't heal no not at all
It just stands still while we fall
In or out of love again I doubt
I'm gonna win you back when you got eyes like that
They won't let me in
Always looking out
A lot of people spend their time just floating
We were victims together but lonely
You got hungry eyes that just can't look forward
Can't give them enough but we just can't start over
Building with bent nails we're falling but holding
I don't wanna take up anymore of your time
Time time time
Sometimes time doesn't heal no not at all
It just stands still while we fall
In or out of love again I doubt
I'm gonna win you back when you got eyes like that
They won't let me in
Always looking out...oooooooooh
Always looking out...oooooooooh
Always looking out