EBONY EYES: THE EVERLY BROTHERS (Loudermilk) 3/4 - 106
(To play the Original recording, in: E, place a Capo on the 2nd Fret)
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( BACKING CHOIR: G A A7 )|D |./.
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|D |./. |./. |./. |A |./.
ON A WEEKEND PASS, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TIME, TO GET HOME AND MARRY,
|./. |A7 |D |D7 |G |./.
THAT BABY OF MINE. SO I WENT TO THE CHAPLAIN, AND HE AUTHO-RIZED,
|D |A7 |D |D7
ME TO SEND FOR MY EBONY EYES.
=====================================================================CHORUS:
|G |./. |D |./. |G |./.
MY EBONY EYES, WAS COMING TO ME, FROM OUT OF THE SKIES,
|D |A |A7 |D |D7
ON FLIGHT TWELVE - O – THREE. IN AN HOUR OR TWO,
|G |./. |D |A7 |D |./. |
I WOULD WHISPER: "I DO", TO MY BEAUTIFUL EBONY EYES.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++SPOKEN with BACKING CHOIR:
D |./. |./. |./.
THE PLANE WAS WAY OVER-DUE, SO I WENT INSIDE TO THE
|A |./. |./. |
AIRLINES DESK, AND I SAID: "SIR, I WONDER WHY 1203 IS SO LATE".
A7 |D |D7
HE SAID: "OH, THEY PROBABLY TOOK OFF LATE, OR THEY MAY HAVE RUN
|G |./. |
INTO SOME TURBULENT WEATHER, AND HAD TO ALTER THEIR COURSE".
D |A7 |
I WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND I WAITED AT THE GATE AND I WATCHED THE
D |./. |
BEACON LIGHT FROM THE CONTROL TOWER AS IT WHIPPED THROUGH THE DARK
( Backing Vocals )
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EBONY SKIES AS IF IT WERE SEARCHING FOR, MY E - BO – NY EYES.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++SPOKEN with BACKING CHOIR:
G |./. |D |
THEN CAME THE AN-NOUNCEMENT OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER:
./. |G |./.
"WOULD THOSE HAVING RELATIVES OR FRIENDS ON FLIGHT NUMBER 1203,
|D |A7
PLEASE RE-PORT TO THE CHAPEL ACROSS THE STREET AT ONCE".
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|D |./. |./. |./. |A |./. |
THEN I FELT A BURNING BREAK DEEP IN-SIDE, AND I KNEW THE HEAVENLY
./. |A7 |D |D7 |G |./.
E- BO-NY SKIES. HAD TAKEN MY LIFE'S MOST WONDERFUL PRIZE,
|D |A7 |D |D7
MY BEAUTIFUL E-BO-NY EYES.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++OUTRO:
|G |./. |D |./. |G |./. |D |D7 |
IF I EVER GET TO, HEAVEN I'LL BET, THE FIRST ANGEL I'LL RECOG-NIZE.
G |./. |D |./.
SHE'LL SMILE AT ME AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE,
/ N.C. /
|A |A7 ( D A7 D ) D
MY BEAUTIFUL E-BO-NY E-YES.
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and may differ from the original.
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