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The Head and the Heart – See You Through My Eyes Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of See You Through My Eyes by The Head and the Heart on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C Am
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
G F
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Verse 1]
C/G
A heart-shaped tree standing in between
Am
Human nature, and the nature was seen
G
Wouldn’t you know it now?
Fmaj7
Life’s got a funny way of showing us how
C/G
I see you standing there, listening in the leaves
Am
Looking down, shining on me
G
Tryna show me how, just takes a while
Fmaj7
You should know this by now

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Until you learn to love yourself
Em (Fmaj7)
The door is locked to someone else
Fmaj7
I’m just as damaged as you are
Dm
Scattered to pieces with you gone
Am
Without the dark, there is no light
Em (Fmaj7)
But don’t give the dust an instant night
Fmaj7
I saw the signs you were leaving
Dm
But I didn’t wanna believe it

[Chorus]
C/G
This could be so easy
F C/G G
If you could see you through my eyes
I tell myself not to let it go
G F
Hold on to something so beautiful
C/G
This could be so easy
F C/G G
If you could see you through my eyes
I tell myself not to let it go
G F
Hold on to something so beautiful

[Post-Chorus]
C/G Am
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
G Fmaj7
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Verse 2]
C/G
It’s been a few years since I watched you leave
Am
And there’s still so much of you left in me
G
But as time would show us
Fmaj7
No one ever stops the wind from blowing
C/G
I was waiting on you
Am
You were waiting on me to
G
Change into something, baby
Fmaj7
Change is a beautiful thing

[Bridge]
F C G
If you find some place to rest
C G Fmaj7
Then you should take it
C G C G Fmaj7
Some way to replace the time that we have wasted
G
You should take it, take it

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Until you learn to love yourself
Em (Fmaj7)
The door is locked to someone else
Fmaj7
I saw the signs you were leaving
Dm
But I didn’t wanna believe it

[Post-Chorus]
C/G Am
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
G
Your magic does something to me
Fmaj7
Ah-ah-ah-oh, ah-ah-ah-oh-oh

[Outro]
C/G Am
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
G Fmaj7
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

How to play See You Through My Eyes: key, chords and progression

See You Through My Eyes by The Head and the Heart is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: C, Am, G, F, C/G, Fmaj7, Em and Dm.

The backbone of the song is C/G – Am – G – Fmaj7 (I – vi – V – IVmaj7 in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.