Binoculars Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays460

Binoculars by Bombadil is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C/B, C/A, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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16
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  			Intro: C    C/B    C/A    G     (x4) 


Verse: 1 
C                  C/B 
People look right, people look left 
C/A                          G 
People look right when they look their best 

C    C/B    C/A    G 

C                  C/B 
People look down, people look up 
 C/A                        G                C      C/B 
People looking down to the bottom of the cup 
 C/A                        G 
People looking down to the bottom of the cup 


  F            C   G 
  I raise up my  binoculars 
         F         C         G         Am 
  And I see everything everywhere 
F        C          G 
  I see d-etail of that I'm sure 
        F          C            G 
  But I  don't see me and that hurts the most 

C    C/B    C/A    G   (x2) 


Verse: 2 
 C                C/B 
People look far, people look close 
 C/A                       G 
People look severe and a little morose 

C    C/B    C/A    G 

C                  C/B 
People look down, people look up 
C/A                        G             C        C/B 
People looking down are a little abrupt 
C/A                        G 
People looking down are a little abrupt 


  F            C   G 
  I raise up my  binoculars 
         F         C         G         Am 
  And I see everything everywhere 
F        C          G 
  I see d-etail of that I'm sure 
        F          C            G 
  But I  don't see me and that hurts the most 


F   C     G 
F   C     G      Am 
F   C     G 
F   C     G 


Bridge 
G          C 
  I can't see me 
G          C       Am     G 
  I can't see you too 
G          C 
  I can't see me 
G          C       Am     G 
  I can't see you too 

C    C/B    C/A    G 
C    C/B    C/A    G 

C            C/B 
People look, people look 
C/A                G 
People look everywhere but up 
C            C/B 
People look, people look 
C/A                G 
People look everywhere but up 

 
NC 
  I raise up my  binoculars 
                             G         Am 
  And I see everything everywhere 
F        C          G 
  I see d-etail of that I'm sure 
        F          C            G 
  But I  don't see me and that hurts the most 

C    C/B    C/A    G 
C    C/B    C/A    G 


Ending 
C            C/B 
People look, people look 
C/A                G 
People look everywhere but up 
C            C/B 
People look, people look 
C/A                G             C 
People look everywhere but up 
    	

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100 BPM Andante