Rolling Stones - Far Away Eyes

“far away eyes” ( mick jagger/keith richards )
from the album “some girls” ( 1978 ) by the rolling stones

chords for guitar and piano interpreted by sidney p . salgado ( sid_9000@msn . com )

intro :
F F/G A#/A A# C
F F/G A#/A A#

A# C F
i was driving home early sunday morning through bakersfield
F/G A#/A A#
listening to gospel music on the colored radio station
C
and the preacher said ,
F F/G A#/A
“you know you always have the lord by your side”
A# C
and i was so pleased to be informed of this
F F/G A#/A A#
that i ran twenty red lights in his honor
F C F F/G A#/A
thank you jesus , thank you lord
A# C F
i had an arrangement to meet a girl , and i was kind of late
F/G A#/A
and i thought by the time i got there she’d be off
A# C F
she’d be off with the nearest truck driver she could find
F/G A#/A A#
much to my surprise , there she was sittin in the corner
C F F/G A#/A A#
a little bleary , worse for wear and tear
F C F F/G A#/A
was a girl with far away eyes

chorus :
A# C
so if you’re down on your luck
F F/G A#/A A#
and you can’t harmonize
F C F F/G A#/A
find a girl with far away eyes
A# C
and if you’re downright disgusted
F F/G A#/A A#
and life ain’t worth a dime
F C F F/G A#/A A#
get a girl with far away eyes

guitar solo chords :
A# C F F/G A#/A
A# F C F F/G A#/A

A# C
well the preacher kept right on saying that

all i had to do was
F F/G A#/A A#
send ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of jesus
C
located somewhere in los angeles , california
F
and next week they’d say my prayer on the radio
F/G A#/A A#
and all my dreams would come true
C F F/G A#/A A# F
so i did , the next week , i got a prayer with a girl
C F F/G A#/A A#
well , you know what kind of eyes she got

chorus :
A# C
so if you’re down on your luck
F F/G A#/A A#
i know you all sympathize
F C F F/G A#/A A#
find a girl with far away eyes
A# C
and if you’re downright disgusted
F F/G A#/A A#
and life ain’t worth a dime
F C F F/G A#/A A#
get a girl with far away eyes
A# C
so if you’re down on your luck
F F/G A#/A A#
i know you all sympathize
F C A# F A# F end
get a girl with far away eyes