Key: D
Introduction:
D5(slide E5
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verse 1
Em D
I'm lying in a hospital, I'm pinned against the bed
C Bm
A stethoscope upon my heart, a hand against my head
Em D
They're peeling off the bandages, I'm wincing in the light
C Bm
The nurse is looking anxious and she's quivering in fright
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Em G Am C Em G Am C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Em G Am C Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Em C Em D
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verse 2
Em D
The doctors are avoiding me, my vision is confused
C Bm
I listen to my earphones and I catch the evening news
Em D
A murderer's been killed and he donates his sight to science
C Bm
I'm locked into a private ward, I realise that I must be...
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Em G Am C Em G Am C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Em G Am C Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Em C D Em
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Em G Am C Em G Am C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Em G Am C Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Em D
I smash the light in anger, push my bed against the door
C Bm
I close my lids across the eyes and wish to see no more
Em D
The eye receives the messages and sends them to the brain
C Bm
No guarantee the stimuli must be perceived the same...
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Em G Am C Em G Am C
When looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Em G Am C Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Em C D Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Em C D Em C D Em
Gary don't need his eyes to see, Gary and his eyes have parted company