WE CLOSE OUR EYES Cox & Drummie Go West
| C /// | Eb /// | //// | C /// | //// | Eb /// | Bb /// |
C Em7 Am7
| In side ee ee | // every one | hides one desire ee | //// |
C Em7 Am7
| Out side ee ee | // no^one would^know.| w^w ww // | //// |
C Em7 Am7
||: Dan ger rr rr | // (close to the) | edge of the knife | //// |
||: No show ww ww | // (Wednes day girl) | waits with the wine | //// |
||: He roes ss ss | // (nev er give) | in to the night | //// |
C Em7 Am7 C
| Saf er // | // not^to let^go.| o^o / ~ ^and while^we.| e miss ^chan ces ~ ^you.|
| She knows // | // just^what to^say.| y^y / ~ while ^no. | o one ^lis tens ~ ^you.|
| He knows // | / ~ ^how far^he can^run.| n^n / ~ ^and as^he. | e sur ^rend ers ~ ^you.|
Dm7 C Bb
| uu can almost t^hear.| rr time slipping away.| yy y^y yy y^y.| yy y^y yy / |
| uu can almost t^hear.| rr time slipping away.| yy y^y yy y^y.| yy y^y yy / |
| uu can almost t^hear.| rr time slipping away.| yy y^y yy y^y.| yy y^y yy / | to 3. below
C F Em7 Am C F
| ~ ^We close^our ^ey es ^we | nev er^lose e^a game | ~ ^i magi nation never |
Em7 Am C F Em7 Am
| lets us take the^blame.| e^We close^our ^ey es ^to | see the final frame |
C F Bb
1. | ~ ^We close^our eyes but^time’s | slipping away yy yy.| yy yy // |
C Eb C Eb Bb
| //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// :||
C F C Bb
2. | ~ ^We close^our eyes^and we^can | talk to^stran n^gers ss | // ~ ^We are^burn.|
F7 Bb C Bb
| nn ing with the^spark.| k^k / ~ ^and we^can | walk^on n^wat t^er rr |
F7 Bb
| // ~ ^We are^ti.| ii gers in the^dark.| kk /// | ~ ^We are^burn nn ing |
C Eb C Eb Bb
| //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// :||
C F Em7 Am C F
3. ||: ~ ^We close^our ^ey es ^we | nev er^lose e^a game | ~ ^i magi nation never |
Em7 Am C F Em7 Am
| lets us take the^blame.| e^We close^our ^ey es ^to | see the final frame |
C F Bb
| // We^close our^eyes.| ss ss // :|| repeat to fade
About this song:
We Close Our Eyes is performed by Go West and written by Cox & Drummie.
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