A Pair of Brown Eyes
The Pogues
One[G] summer evening drunk to hell I [Am] sat there nearly [C] lifeless,
An [G] old man in the corner sang where the [C] water lilies [Am] grow,
And [G] on the juke box Johnny sang[Am] about a thing called [C] love,
And it's [G] how are you [Am] kid, [C] what’s your [G] name,
And [C] how would you bloody [Am] know.
In [G] blood and death 'neath the screaming sky,
I [Am] lay down on the [C] ground,
And the [G] arms and legs of other men,
Were [C] scattered all a[Am]round,
Some [G] cursed some prayed some [C] prayed then [G] cursed,
Then [C] prayed and bled some [Am] more,
And the [G] only thing that [Am] I could [C] see,
Was a [G] pair of brown [Am] eyes that were [C] looking at [G] me,
But when we got [Am] back labelled [C] parts one to [G] three,
[G] There was no [Am] pair of brown eyes [C] waiting for [G] me.
[G] And a rovin' a [Am] rovin' a [C] rovin' I'll [G] go,
For a [C] pair of brown [Am] eyes
Chorus:
And [G] a rovin, a [Am] rovin a [C] rovin I'll [G] go
And [G] a rovin, a [Am] rovin a [C] rovin I'll [G] go
And [G] a rovin, a [Am] rovin a [C] rovin I'll [G] go
for a [C] pair of brown [Am] eyes,
For a [C] pair of [D] brown [G] eyes
Instrumental: [C] [C] [Am] [C] [C][C] [D] [G]
I [G] looked at him he looked at me,all I [Am] could do was [C] hate him,
While [G] Ray and Philomena sang of [C] my elusive [Am] dreams,
I [G] saw the streams the rolling hills, [Am] where his brown eyes were [C] waiting,
And I [G] thought[Am] about a[C] pair of brown [G] eyes that [C] waited once for[Am] me.
So [G] drunk to hell I left the place sometimes [Am] crawling sometimes[C] walking,
A [G] hungry sound came across the breeze so I[C] gave the walls a [Am] talking.
And I [G] heard the sound of long ago, [Am] from the old [C] canal,
And the[G] birds were[Am] whistling[C] in the[G] trees,
Where[C] the wind was gently[Am] laughing.
Chorus:
Instrumental: [C] [C] [Am] [C]
Chorus:
Outro:
[G] [Am] [C] [G] x2
[C] [C] [Am] [C] x2
OneG summer evening drunk to hell I Am sat there nearly C lifeless,
An G old man in the corner sang where the C water lilies Am grow,
And G on the juke box Johnny sangAm about a thing called C love,
And it's G how are you Am kid, C what’s your G name,
And C how would you bloody Am know.
In G blood and death 'neath the screaming sky,
I Am lay down on the C ground,
And the G arms and legs of other men,
Were C scattered all aAmround,
Some G cursed some prayed some C prayed then G cursed,
Then C prayed and bled some Am more,
And the G only thing that Am I could C see,
Was a G pair of brown Am eyes that were C looking at G me,
But when we got Am back labelled C parts one to G three,
G There was no Am pair of brown eyes C waiting for G me.
G And a rovin' a Am rovin' a C rovin' I'll G go,
For a C pair of brown Am eyes
Chorus
And G a rovin, a Am rovin a C rovin I'll G go
And G a rovin, a Am rovin a C rovin I'll G go
And G a rovin, a Am rovin a C rovin I'll G go
for a C pair of brown Am eyes,
For a C pair of D brown G eyes
Instrumental C C Am C CC D G
I G looked at him he looked at me,all I Am could do was C hate him,
While G Ray and Philomena sang of C my elusive Am dreams,
I G saw the streams the rolling hills, Am where his brown eyes were C waiting,
And I G thoughtAm about aC pair of brown G eyes that C waited once forAm me.
So G drunk to hell I left the place sometimes Am crawling sometimesC walking,
A G hungry sound came across the breeze so IC gave the walls a Am talking.
And I G heard the sound of long ago, Am from the old C canal,
And theG birds wereAm whistlingC in theG trees,
WhereC the wind was gentlyAm laughing.
Chorus
Instrumental C C Am C
Chorus
Outro
G Am C G x2
C C Am C x2