Chords for It took a Carpenter ╬ Randy Matthews - (Eyes to the sky)
Tempo:
121.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate.
[N]
Mr.
Gorbachev.
Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
It took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I put my eyes to the sky.
And then [D] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [C] to tear [G] down [F] my [C] walls.
Well, [G] I was living from night [C] to night.
Just [G] getting high, getting lame, [C] right?
[Bm]
I was building [Em] up walls, yeah, [D] yeah.
I was dancing higher [A] than a [D] brungal light.
Well, [G] I was sleeping in the summer shade.
He was watching everybody.
[C] [Bm]
In my house on [Em] the hill, yeah, [D] yeah.
You know [A] I'd be [D] less ill if I [G] would.
It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then I [G]
realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [C] my walls.
[F]
[C]
I [G] was a fortress, I was [C] made of stone.
[G] In a house that never was my home.
[Bm] He kept chipping [Em]
away, yeah, [A] until he made me see
The stone was clay, [G] he made me see.
It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
[C] It put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then [F] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [F] my walls.
[D] It took a carpenter [G] to tear down my walls.
It [D] took a stronger [E] hand [A] than mine.
And [D] when he looked at me, you [F#] know he made [Bm] me see
[A] I was blind.
[D] [G]
[D] [E] [A]
Gorbachev, open this gate.
[N]
Mr.
Gorbachev.
Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
It took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I put my eyes to the sky.
And then [D] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [C] to tear [G] down [F] my [C] walls.
Well, [G] I was living from night [C] to night.
Just [G] getting high, getting lame, [C] right?
[Bm]
I was building [Em] up walls, yeah, [D] yeah.
I was dancing higher [A] than a [D] brungal light.
Well, [G] I was sleeping in the summer shade.
He was watching everybody.
[C] [Bm]
In my house on [Em] the hill, yeah, [D] yeah.
You know [A] I'd be [D] less ill if I [G] would.
It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then I [G]
realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [C] my walls.
[F]
[C]
I [G] was a fortress, I was [C] made of stone.
[G] In a house that never was my home.
[Bm] He kept chipping [Em]
away, yeah, [A] until he made me see
The stone was clay, [G] he made me see.
It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
[C] It put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then [F] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [F] my walls.
[D] It took a carpenter [G] to tear down my walls.
It [D] took a stronger [E] hand [A] than mine.
And [D] when he looked at me, you [F#] know he made [Bm] me see
[A] I was blind.
[D] [G]
[D] [E] [A]
Key:
C
G
D
F
Am
C
G
D
_ _ Mr.
Gorbachev, open this gate. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
Gorbachev. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ It took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, _ yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I put my eyes to the sky.
And then [D] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [C] to tear [G] down [F] my [C] walls.
_ _ _ Well, [G] I was living from night [C] to night.
Just [G] getting high, getting lame, [C] right?
_ _ _ [Bm] _
I was building [Em] up walls, yeah, [D] yeah.
I was dancing higher [A] than a [D] brungal light.
Well, [G] I was sleeping in the summer shade.
_ He was watching everybody.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
In my house on [Em] the hill, yeah, [D] yeah.
You know [A] I'd be [D] less ill if I [G] would.
_ It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, _ _ yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then I [G] _
_ realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [C] my walls.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [G] was a fortress, I was [C] made of stone.
_ [G] In a house that never was my home.
_ _ [Bm] _ He kept chipping [Em]
away, yeah, [A] until he made me see
The stone was clay, [G] he made me see.
It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
_ _ _ [C] It put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then [F] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [F] my walls.
_ [D] It took a carpenter [G] to tear down my walls.
It [D] took a stronger [E] hand [A] than mine.
And [D] when he looked at me, you [F#] know he made [Bm] me see
[A] I was blind. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
Gorbachev, open this gate. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mr.
Gorbachev. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ It took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, _ yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I put my eyes to the sky.
And then [D] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [C] to tear [G] down [F] my [C] walls.
_ _ _ Well, [G] I was living from night [C] to night.
Just [G] getting high, getting lame, [C] right?
_ _ _ [Bm] _
I was building [Em] up walls, yeah, [D] yeah.
I was dancing higher [A] than a [D] brungal light.
Well, [G] I was sleeping in the summer shade.
_ He was watching everybody.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
In my house on [Em] the hill, yeah, [D] yeah.
You know [A] I'd be [D] less ill if I [G] would.
_ It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, _ _ yeah.
It [C] put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then I [G] _
_ realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [C] my walls.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [G] was a fortress, I was [C] made of stone.
_ [G] In a house that never was my home.
_ _ [Bm] _ He kept chipping [Em]
away, yeah, [A] until he made me see
The stone was clay, [G] he made me see.
It [C] took a carpenter [F] to tear down my walls.
It [C] took a stronger [D] hand [G] than mine.
And [C] when he looked at me, you [E] know he made [Am] me see
[G] I was blind, yeah.
_ _ _ [C] It put my feet on the ground.
I [F] put my eyes to the sky.
[C] And then [F] I [G] realized,
It [C] took a [Am] carpenter [G] to tear down [F] my walls.
_ [D] It took a carpenter [G] to tear down my walls.
It [D] took a stronger [E] hand [A] than mine.
And [D] when he looked at me, you [F#] know he made [Bm] me see
[A] I was blind. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _