The Lilac Time - American eyes

^CHere is a story of three young people ^CA girl and two boys, she's got American eyes, Am^F/Gerican eyes ^{C C}They left school for fame and fortune ^CBut she was the one, the girl with the stars in her eyes ^{F G}Stars and stripes in her eyes

^CI was one of the boys, oh how I loved her ^CBut she wouldn't see me, She shut her apple pie eyes ^F As b^Glue as Jamaica skies ^{C C}Oh unrequited love quite often grows, a^Fnd never quit^Ge goes ^CCho doh doh doh , Ohh Ohh^F (Amer^Gican eyes)

^CHe was one of the boys, he joined the army ^GHe sailed from American shores, ^Fto fight the^G foreigners' war ^C

^FBaby shut your eyes up tight, I swear th^Fe world won't end tonigh^Gt And when ^Fwe die our spirits f^Gly, into th^Fe light above the s^Gky ^COhh ohh ohh ohh ^{F G}American eyes ^C