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Ebony Eyes Released in UK as a double ‘A’ side single with Walk Right Back in 1961, this became a massive UK number 1 for legends The Everly Brothers. Tab by bass50611. This Everly’s classic was originally banned by men in grey suits at the BBC as they felt the lyrics were too upsetting to play on the radio. Didn’t stop it going to #1 though. Not exact but very close to original upright bassline. Intro: G|---------------|--------| D|--CHOIR START--|--------| A|---------------|-7----7-| E|---------------|--------| Verse 1: On a weekend pass, I wouldn’t have time, to get home and marry that baby G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----7----------------7------------------------------------9------------| E|------------0---------------------0---------7-----------------------7--| Of mine...So I went to the Chaplin and he authorised me to send for my G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------7----------------------| A|---------5---7-------------7-------------------------------7---------| E|---7--9-------------------------------5------------------------------| Ebony Eyes.....My Ebony Eyes was coming to me, from out of the skies, on G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------4--5--7------7---------------------------7----------7-------| A|------7--7------------------------7--------7----------------------------| E|-7----------------------------------------------------------------------| Flight Twelve-03......In an hour or two, I would whisper “I Do” to my G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------7---------7--------| A|-7------------------------5---7-------7-------------------------------| E|----------------7---7--9----------------------------------------------| Beautiful Ebony Eyes... G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7----------------7--------5--7------| E|------------7---------7--9---------7-| Spoken Bit: ..The plane was way overdue.....So I went inside to the airlines desk and G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------7--------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------7------------------------------------7------| I said Sir, I wonder why 1203 is so late?...He said Oh they probably took G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------9---------------------------------------------5---7---------------| E|-------------------------7-------------------7---9----------------------| Late...Or they may have run into some turbulent weather...And had to alter G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------7---| A|---7--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------5--------------------------------| Their course...I went back outside and I waited at the gate and I watched G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------7-------------------------------| The beacon light from the control tower as it whipped through the dark G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---7--------------------------------------------------------------7---| E|----------------------------------7-----------------------------------| Ebony Skies...as if it were reaching for my E-bony Eyes.........Then came G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------7--9------------5--7--------| A|---------------------------------------------------7---7--9-------------| E|-------------7----------------------------------------------------------| The an-nouncement over the loudspeaker....Would those having relatives or G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------7----------7---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Friends on flight number 1203 please re-port to the chapel across the G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7------------------------7--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------7-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Street at once G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-----------5--| E|--7----9------| Verse 2: Then I felt a burning break deep in-side, and I knew the heavenly G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--------------------7-----------------------------------9------| E|--------------0----------------------0-----------7---------------| Ebony skies...Had taken my life’s most wonderful prize...My beautiful G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------7-------------------| A|--------------5---7--------7---------------------------------7-------| E|-7-------7--9--------------------------5-----------------------------| Ebony Eyes....If I ever get to heaven I’ll bet the first Angel I’ll G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------5--7-----7---------------------------7-----------7---| A|------7---7--9-----------------7-----------7------------------------| E|-7------------------------------------------------------------------| Recognise........She’ll smile at me and I know she will be my G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------4--5--7---------------7----------------------------| A|--7------7---------------------------------7------------7-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Beautiful Ebony Eyes (END) G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|------------4--5--7--------------| E|-7-------7---------------------0-|