Beautiful South – Prettiest Eyes chords

    My acoustic version of this superb song, make sure to stick the capo
    on the second fret, and listen for the timings and pauses used 
    throughout

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                            PRETTIEST EYES
                        **** CAPO 2nd FRET ****

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 D          G            D                    E           G        DLine one,   Is the time,   That  you,   You first stayed over at mine
         E               G        D      A      G       DAnd we drank our first bottle of wine,         And we cried
 D     G             D                  E         G         DTwo,    We're away,   And we both,  We both had nowhere to stay
          E             G     D      A       G            D    DWell the bus shelters always okay,          When you're young
             D                       G            D                    GNow you're older and I look at your face, Every wrinkle is so easy to place
       D                            Bm                  A      AAnd I only write them down just in case,      That you die
              A             D             Bm      G                       AJust take a look at these crows feet Just look, Sitting on the prettiest eyes
  D                     Bm           G                  ASixty twentyfifth of Decembers,   Fiftynine Fourth of July's
 G                            A               D                        BmNot through the age or the failure children, Not through the hate or despise
 D                         Bm           A                       DTake a good look at these crows feet, Sitting on the prettiest eyes  *RIFF*
 D            G         D                    E               G          DLine three,   I forget,   But I think,   I think it was our first ever bet
          E                   G         D     A      G     DAnd the horse we backed was short of a leg,         Nevermind
  D     G         D                        E                G          DFour,  In a park,  And the things,   The things that people do in the dark
         E                 G            D      A     G       D   DI could hear the faintest beat of your heart,       Then we did
             D                       G            D                    GNow you're older and I look at your face, Every wrinkle is so easy to place
        D                           Bm                    A     AAnd I only write them down just in case,      You should die
             A             D               Bm     G                       AJust take a look at these crows feet Just look, Sitting on the prettiest eyes
 D                     Bm            G                  ASixty twentyfifth of Decembers,   Fiftynine Fourth of July's
     G                   A                        D                   BmYou can't have too many good times children, You can't have too many lines
 D                         Bm           A                       DTake a good look at these crows feet, Sitting on the prettiest eyes  *RIFF*
         D                G            DWell my eyes look like a map,  Of the town
         D                G                    DAnd my teeth are either yellow,   Or they're brown
             G              A          D                  BmBut you'll never hear the crack of a frown  when you are here
         G              A             D    G        D     G         DYou'll never hear the crack,   Of a frown,    Of a frown,    Of a frown