Watchhouse (Mandolin Orange) – Your Cryin Eyes (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
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Chords
A few comments: To this day I am uncertain whether the studio recording of this song uses two guitars
or just an enormous amount of crosspicking on one guitar. Either way, not easy to replicate. The other
thing to note about this song is all the little embellishments (mostly hammer-ons within chord shapes) and
passing notes. I won't write them all down as they differ throughout the song, instead I encourage you to
play around for yourself and see what you like.
Special chords used:
D* 554030 (Dadd9add11/A, technically speaking)
Am/B x20210 (Amadd11/B, I think? Could also be some kind of G, function-wise)
[Lead Up]
(first measure of verse)
e|------------------------|------ ...
B|------------------------|------ ...
G|------------------------|------ ...
D|------------------------|------ ...
A|------------------------|------ ...
E|--------------0----2----|-3---- ...
q q q
(this lead up riff is played before all the verses, but not the first instrumental)[Verse 1]
G G/F# Em You say you killed ten thousand men Am Am/B C Beneath the rising sun G G/F# Em But why take on ten thousand when Am C G your quarrel lies with one?
[Chorus]
C G Dry your cryin' eyes D Am enough so they may see Em D/F# G Heartbreak has broken you down Am G/B C In its wake maybe true love is found D* G true love is found
[Verse 2]
G G/F# Em You say you sailed the seven seas Am Am/B C and circled the world wide G G/F# Em And just to meet your bitter (?) need Am Am/B C G to turn inside the face of god
[Chorus]
C G Dry your cryin' eyes D Am enough so they may see Em D/F# G Heartbreak has broken you down Am G/B C In its wake maybe true love is found D* G true love is found
[Instrumental 1]
(verse chords)
| G | G G/F# | Em | Em |
| Am | Am Am/B | C | C |
| G | G/F# | Em | Em |
| Am | Am Am/B | C | G |
[Verse 3]
G G/F# Em The sun's come up and sons go down Am Am/B C And so many have passed G Dm/F Em Oh my my, I guess now you'll stop time Am G/B C And, believe me, you're the first to try
[Instrumental 2]
(chorus chords)
| C | C |
| C | C | G | G |
| D | D | Am | Am |
| Em | D/F# | G | G |
| Am | G/B | C | C | C | C |
| D* | D* | D* | D* |
[Chorus]
C G Dry your cryin' eyes D Am enough so they may see Em D/F# G Heartbreak has broken you down Am G/B C In its wake maybe true love is found D* G true love is found [Ending] (listen to the record for exact timing) e|------------------------|-3------------------------| B|------------------------|-0------------------------| G|-0--------------0-------|-0------------------------| D|-0------------0---0-----|-0------------------------| A|-2--------2h3-------3---|-2------------------------| E|-3----------------------|-3------------------------|
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