• Song:

    Cover Your Eyes

  • Artist:

    Straylight Run

  • Album:

    The Needles The Space

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe




Intro: G - Am - C-- x4


Verse 1:
G
Cover your eyes and 
      Am
reach into your ears
     G
Pull out what you've heard
                 Am
and replace with anything
G
Add to your body
   Am
or take some away
G
Cut it and fill it 
       Am
in whatever it takes


Verse 2:
G         F
ohh To be some 
        G
sort of beautiful
F         G
phony and frightening
F            G
some sort of beautiful
F         G
phony and frightening


Verse 3:
G
Oh we must care for 
      Am
these little ones 
   G
we must keep them safe 
         Am
from the horrible ideas
and the people 
    G
who have them
        F             G
They're too young for wondering
F             G
Too young for wishing to be
          Am
something other than 
               G
what they were meant to be
F                 G
Tell them they're beautiful 
    F         G
and perfectly placed
F                 G
Tell them they're beautiful 
    F         G
and perfectly placed



Verse 5:
G
Love and be loved
         Em
Take air into 
your lungs and 
G
Turn it into the most 
          Am
beautiful sound you can make


Interlude: G--F x2 G


Verse 6:
G
Cover your eyes and 
Am
reach into your ears
G
Pull out what you've heard
                    Am
and replace it with anything
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