Brown Eyed Blues Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays606

Brown Eyed Blues by Ben Harper is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, C, G, A/C, F and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 

A               D 
If I knew being here with you today, 
      C           D         A 
Would mean being alone tomorrow. 
A                           D 
I would gladly trade all of my tomorrows away 
      C   D       A 
For a moment with you. 

 
A     G    D   A 
Brown eyed blues 
        A               G     D  A/C 
You can find yourself another fool. 
      F     G     A 
I say yeah, yeah, yeah 

Verse 
         A                    D 
Can you look, can you look into my eyes 
    C                    D                  A 
Or has your heart, said has your heart gone blind? 
         A                   D 
Can you look, can you look into your own 
      C        D            A 
And find the safe place to hide. 


A     G    D   A 
Brown eyed blues 
        A               G     D  A/C 
You can find yourself another fool. 
      F     G     A 
I say yeah, yeah, yeah 


Solo: G G# A 


Verse 
 A                  D 
Why, why be with strangers 
      C      D            A 
When you can be with your friend. 
      A 
If you're ever lonely 
          D 
You know I'm lonely too 
           C                     D          A 
And I will stay lonely until I'm again with you. 

 
A     G    D   A 
Brown eyed blues 
        A               G     D  A/C 
You can find yourself another fool. 
      F     G     A 
I say yeah, yeah, yeah  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante