Cocaine Eyes Chords
by Neil Young
Cocaine Eyes by Neil Young is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A, G, C, D, E, B, C#m and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em A Em A (w/RIFF each time)
Em A Em A
Ain't a day goes by I don't burn a little bit of my soul
Em A Em A
Ain't a day goes by I don't burn a little bit of my soul
G A G A
Scored some friends along the way, did what I did, said what I had to say
G A
And I'd do it all again if I had to today
C D Em A Em A (w/RIFF each time)
When all is said and done, I'm the one
It's a long hard road when you're tryin' to find peace of mind
It's a long hard road when your friends start dropping like flies
Some might go for poison, some go for too much love
Some just go to sleep at night and forget to wake up
Em A 4 TIMES (w/RIFF)
CHORUS (barre chords):
E B C#m A
Cocaine eyes won't hide your face
E B C#m A B Em A Em A
It's no surprise, you'll lose the race again, my old friend
REPEAT FIRST VERSE (add extra "I'm the one" at the end)
CHORUS
Em A
Cocaine eyes
Em A
Won't hide your face
Em A
Cocaine eyes
Em A
Won't hide your face
Em
Cocaine eyes
The RIFF:
Em Em7 A
E ^ | ^ | ^ (<-this is a lame attempt to show up & down strums)
B | | | | |
G | | | | |
D | | | | | 2 4 5 5 4 2
A | v | v |
E 0