The Smile – Wall Of Eyes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Smile – Wall Of Eyes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD#CmGmG#FAmEmCDmGA#Bm

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[Intro]
D#

[Verse 1]
D#              Cm
  Down a peg or two
      Gm   G#
 we all go
G#                Cm    F
  Behind a wall of eyes
F              Cm  F
  Of my own device
F              Am    Em
  Is that still you?
Em               C    Dm
  With a heart of ice
Dm                Am
  Changed to black and
       Gm Em
 white
Em              C   G Dm
  Strap yourself in

[Chorus]
A# Gm D# Gm

D#             Em
  I try, but it don't go away
D#             Em
  I try, but it don't go away
D#             Em
  I try, but it don't
         D#
go away


[Verse 2]
D#                 Cm    Gm
  Let us raises our glasses
 G#               Cm      F
to what we don't deserve
F                      Cm  F
  What we're not worthy of
F            Am    Em
  So rich and wide
Em             C        Dm
  To the grains of sand
Dm                   A#
  Slipping through our
     C G A# Cm G
hands

[Chorus]
D#             Em
  I try, but it don't
go away (one, two,
three, four, five)
D#             Em
  I try, but it don't
go away (one, two, three,
 four, five)
D#             Em
  I try, but it don't
go away (one, two,
three, four, five)

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Outro]
Am
  Is that still you?
(one, two, three,
              Em
four, five)
Em              C
  Through hollow eyes
 (one, two, three,
 four, five)
                Am
Changed to black and
white (one, two, three,
                Em
four, five)
C                    Dm
  So strap yourself in
(one, two, three,
             A# G Bm
 four, five)
A# Bm Gm A# Cm Bm

Watch: The Smile - Wall Of Eyes (Official Video)

From The Smile on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Wall Of Eyes: key, chords and progression

These are Wall Of Eyes chords by The Smile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Wall Of Eyes by The Smile is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 12 chords: D#, Cm, Gm, G#, F, Am, Em, C, Dm, G, A# and Bm.

The backbone of the song is Am – Em – C – Dm (iii – vii – V – vi in F major). In solfa, that is mi – te – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, F, D, F#m, C#m, A, Bm, E (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 42% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Wall Of Eyes chords: questions

What key is Wall Of Eyes in?

Wall Of Eyes by The Smile is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Wall Of Eyes?

Wall Of Eyes uses 12 chords: D#, Cm, Gm, G#, F, Am, Em, C, Dm, G, A#, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Wall Of Eyes?

The main progression is Am – Em – C – Dm (iii – vii – V – vi).

Is Wall Of Eyes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, F, D, F#m, C#m, A, Bm, E (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 42% without a capo).

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