If I Had Eyes Acoustic Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays337

If I Had Eyes Acoustic by Jack Johnson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G2, F, Dm7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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  			Barre Chords 

        C 
e |---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
B |---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
G |---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
D |---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
A |---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
E |---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 

        G2 
e |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-| 
B |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-| 
G |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-| 
D |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-| 
A |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---| 
E |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---| 

        F 
e |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---| 
B |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---| 
G |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---| 
D |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---| 
A |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---| 
E |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---| 

        Dm7 
e |---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
B |---|---|---|---|-x-|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
G |---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---| 
D |---|---|---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---| 
A |---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
E |---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 

        G 
e |---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
B |---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
G |---|---|-x-|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
D |---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
A |---|---|-x-|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
E |---|---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 


Intro (barre chords) 
C G2 F Dm7 (x2) 


Verse (barre chords) 
C                    G2 
If I had eyes in the back of my head 
        F                                  Dm7           C   
 F  Dm7 
I would tell you that you looked good as I walked away 
C                                  G2 
If you could've tried to trust the hand that fed 
             F                         Dm7               C   
 F  Dm7 
You would've never been hungry but you never really be 
    C                               G2 
The more of this or less of this or is there any difference 
F                       Dm7                          G 
or we just holding onto things that we don't have anymore 


Chorus (standard or barre) 
          C            Dm7  F         C 
Sometimes time doesn't heal no not at all 
   C           Dm7   F        C 
It just stands still while we fall 
C     Dm7         F       C 
In or out of love again I doubt 
          C       Dm7               F         C 
I'm gonna win you back when you got eyes like that 
                  G 
They won't let me in 
               C  G2  F  Dm7 
Always looking out 


C                           G2 
A lot of people spend their time just floating 
F               Dm7 
We were victims together but lonely 
C                        G2 
You got hungry eyes that just can't look forward 
      F                       Dm7 
Can't give them enough but we just can't start over 
C                              G2 
Building with bent nails we're falling but holding 
F                     Dm7             G 
I don't wanna take up anymore of your time 
G 
Time time time 


          C            Dm7  F         C 
Sometimes time doesn't heal no not at all 
   C           Dm7   F        C 
It just stands still while we fall 
C     Dm7         F       C 
In or out of love again I doubt 
          C       Dm7               F         C 
I'm gonna win you back when you got eyes like that 
                  G 
They won't let me in 
               C     G2  F  Dm7 
Always looking out...oooooooooh 
               C     G2  F  Dm7 
Always looking out...oooooooooh 
              C 
Always looking out 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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