Look Away Chords
Look Away by Hootie and the Blowfish is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, D, D/F#, G/D, Cadd9, Gadd9, C and C11. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(riff-see tab)
Saw her standing there
Tears upon her cheeks told me something was wrong
I asked her what it was
She looked away and said, "My daddy's home"
(riff)
I knew what that meant
It meant that I can never see you again
I had seen this once before
I didn't wanna deal with it anymore
G Em
"Look away", she said
D D/F# G
As she turned a-way from me
Em
And I tried to hold her
D D/F# G
Couldn't let her be
Em D D/F#
Let her be, let her be
(riff)
I said "Why,
Why do you make me cry"
She said, "I love you so
Look away, I don't wanna know"
(riff)
I saw her standing there
Tears upon her cheek told me something's wrong
I said, "What baby"
She looked away and said, "My daddy's home"
"Look away", she said
As she turned away
My God, I know I loved her, couldn't let her be
Let her be, let her be
(riff)
Look away
Look away
She said, "I love you so
Look away"
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The following is the main riff played by both electric and acoustic guitar
(chords shown are for the benefit of bass/keyboard players)
Em G/D Cadd9 Gadd9 Cadd9 Em G/D Cadd9 G C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----0-------3---|-----3-3---------|-----0-------3---|-----------------|
|-0-2---0---0---0-|---2---0---------|-0-2---0---0---0-|-----0-----------|
|---------2-------|-0---------------|---------2-------|---0-------------|
|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-2-----3---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em G/D Cadd9 G C Em G/D Cadd9 D C11
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----0-------3---|-----------------|-----0-------3---|-3-----3---------|
|-0-2---0---0---0-|-----0-----------|-0-2---0---0---0-|-2-----0---------|
|---------2-------|---0-------------|---------2-------|-0-----3---------|
|-----------------|-2-----3---------|-----------------|-------3---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
............