Manic Street Preachers - Cant take my eyes off you
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I Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Track 4 - Australia Single No. 1
Chords
(tyCpe 2) Cmaj7 C7 Fm C#
e 3 0 0 1 1
B 1 0 1 1 2
G 0 0 3 1 1
D 2 2 2 3 3
A 3 3 3 3
E
The song uses three guitars: No. #1 is an acoustic which plays chords
No. #2 is a distorted electric which plays
the lead and fills in the verses
No. #3 is a heavily muted electric which
picks the chords in the second
and third verses
Intro
This line is played by guitar 2 over a C(type 2) chord which is played
by guitar 1
C(type2)
e-|-----|----8\-|-8-8-|-8-8-|
B-|-----|-------|-----|-----|
G-|-----|----5\-|-5-5-|-5-5-|
D-|-----|-------|-----|-----|
Verse 1
Lead Line
The lead line is played by guitar 2
e-|-C8-8-|-8-8-|-Cmaj77-7-|-7-7-|-C76-6-|-6-6-|-F5-5-|-5-5-|-Fm4-4-|-4-4--|
B-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
G-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
D-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-3-3-|-3-3-|-3-3-|-3-3--|
A-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
e-|-C3-3-|-3-3-|-D5-5-|-C#4-4-|-C3-3-|-3-3-|
B-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G-|-5-5-|-5-5-|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D-|-----|-----|-7-7-|-6-6-|-5-5-|-5-5-|
A-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Chords
The chords are played by guitar 1
Your just too Cgood to be true
I can't take my Cmaj7eyes off you
You feel like C7heaven to touch
I wanna Fhold you so much
At last Fmlove has arrived
And I thank Cgod I'm alive
Your just too Dgood to be true C#
I can't take my Ceyes off you
Verse 2
The fill at the end of the second and third verses is played guitar 2
instead of the lead line. Guitar 3 also enters in verse 2
Fill 1
D C# C
e-|----10---10---10\-|----9---9---9\-|----------|----8----8~~~-|
B-|-/7----7----7-----|-/6---6---6----|-/5-----5-|-/8----8------|
G-|------------------|---------------|-----5----|--------------|
D-|------------------|---------------|----------|--------------|
Pardon the Cway that I stare
There's nothing Cmaj7else to compare
The sight of C7you makes me weak
There are no Fwords left to speak
Darlin' you Fmfeel like I feel
Now that we Cknow that it's real
(fill 1)
Your just so Dgood to be true C#
I can't take my Ceyes off you
Pre-Chorus
|Dm |G |C |C |
|Dm |G |C |Am7 | |
Chorus
Chords played by guitars 1 and 2
I love you Dm7baby
And if it's Gwrong or right
I love you Embaby
To want the Amlonely night
I love you Dm7baby
GTrusting me when I Cstay Am
Oh pretty Dm7baby
Don't bring me Gdown I pray
Oh pretty Embaby
Now that I've Amfound this day
So let me Flove you baby
Let me Glove you
Verse 3: Repeat Verse 1 including fill 1
Pre-Chorus: Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Repeat Chorus
The song ends with a C chord