Prettiest Eyes
The Beautiful South
My acoustic version of this superb song make sure to stick the capo on the second fret and listen for the timings and pauses used throughout IF YOU LIKED IT RATE IT ! - flatwound - PRETTIEST EYES **** CAPO 2nd FRET **** * RIFF * Played at *RIFF* markings also as intro e|--2-----0--2--------0--2-------0--2-----2--0--| B|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3-------3--------| G|--2-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Line one Is the time That you You first stayed over at mine And we drank our first bottle of wine And we cried Two We’re away And we both We both had nowhere to stay Well the bus shelters always okay When you’re young Now you’re older and I look at your face Every wrinkle is so easy to place And I only write them down just in case That you die Just take a look at these crows feet Just look Sitting on the prettiest eyes Sixty twentyfifth of Decembers Fiftynine Fourth of July’s Not through the age or the failure children Not through the hate or despise Take a good look at these crows feet Sitting on the prettiest eyes *RIFF* Line three I forget But I think I think it was our first ever bet And the horse we backed was short of a leg Nevermind Four In a park And the things The things that people do in the dark I could hear the faintest beat of your heart Then we did Now you’re older and I look at your face Every wrinkle is so easy to place And I only write them down just in case You should die Just take a look at these crows feet Just look Sitting on the prettiest eyes Sixty twentyfifth of Decembers Fiftynine Fourth of July’s You can’t have too many good times children You can’t have too many lines Take a good look at these crows feet Sitting on the prettiest eyes *RIFF* Well my eyes look like a map Of the town And my teeth are either yellow Or they’re brown But you’ll never hear the crack of a frown when you are here You’ll never hear the crack Of frown Of frown Of frown