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The Camera Eye by Rush

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Tuning: Standard (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE)

Chords:
Chord diagramAb7sus4Ab7sus4 xx6679
Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2 x333xx
Chord diagramC majorC xx555x
C* x755xx (alternate shape)
Chord diagramC5C5 x35xxx
Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 x855xx
Chord diagramDbDb x866xx
Chord diagramDb5Db5 x46xxx
Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 x966xx
Chord diagramFF xx3211
Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4 xx3311
Chord diagramG+G xx543x

Intro 1:

N.C.
|1+2+3+4+| x17(?)

Intro 2:

 Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2
|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+| x8
 Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4  Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2
|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+| x3

Intro 3:

 Chord diagramDb5Db5                 Chord diagramC5C5
|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+| x2

  Chord diagramDb5Db5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|----------------|-6---4------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|-4----------4---|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|

  Chord diagramDb5Db5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|----------------|-6---4------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|-4----------4---|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|

  Chord diagramDb5Db5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|-9--7-------6---|----------------|-9--7-------6---|
Chord diagramG+G|-6----------6---|----------------|-6----------6---|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----6-----------|----------------|----6-----------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5----------5---|-5----------5---|-5----------5---|-5----------5---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|----3-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Intro 4:

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Verse 1:
1st part - strummed chords:

Chord diagramC majorC
Grim-faced and forbidding, their faces closed tight,
  Chord diagramFF
An angular mass of New Yorkers,
Chord diagramC majorC
Pacing in rhythm, race the oncoming night.
   Chord diagramFF
They chase through the streets of Manhattan.
Chord diagramC majorC
Head-first humanity pause at a light
   Chord diagramFF
Then flow through the streets of the city.

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------|--------------------|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

  Chord diagramDb5Db5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|----------------|-6---4------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|-4----------4---|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|

Verse 1:
2nd part - arpeggiated chords:

Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb   Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
      They seem ob-li-vious   to a
C*  Chord diagramCsus4Csus4   C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4  C*   Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
Soft spring rain, like an English rain.
Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb   Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb  Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
    So light, yet end - less, from a
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
leaden  sky.
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb      Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4    Chord diagramDbDb    Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
                     The buildings are lost in their limitless rise.
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C*      Chord diagramCsus4Csus4     C*    Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
   My feet catch the pulse and the purposeful stride.

  Chord diagramDbDb   Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4  Chord diagramDbDb   Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4  Chord diagramDbDb   Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4  Chord diagramDbDb   Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-8-8-----9-9-----|-8-8-----9-9-----|-8-8-----9-9-----|-8-8-----9-9-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  C*   Chord diagramCsus4Csus4   C*   Chord diagramCsus4Csus4   C*   Chord diagramCsus4Csus4   C*   Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7-7-----8-8-----|-7-7-----8-8-----|-7-7-----8-8-----|-7-7-----8-8-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:

Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4  Chord diagramDbDb    Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb  Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
I feel the sense of possi - bili-ties.
Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramCsus4Csus4  Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramCsus4Csus4  Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
I feel the wrench of hard re-al-ities.

  Chord diagramDbDb                Chord diagramAb7sus4Ab7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|-9----9---------|-9-----9---------|---------9-------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|-7----7---------|-7-----7---------|---------7-------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-6----6---------|-6-----6---------|---------6-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|-6----6---------|-6-----6---------|---------6-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                The  fo - cus  is  sharp in  the  ci -  ty.

 Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2      Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4  Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4  Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2
|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|

  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4  Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2
e|----------1-----|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-5---3----1-----|----------------|------------5---|
Chord diagramG+G|-5---4----3-----|-3--------------|-----3---5------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5---5----3-----|-3----------3---|--5-------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-3------3-------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4      Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2
e|----------------|-1--------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-5-------3------|-1--------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-------4------|-3--------------|-3-------5--3---|----3-5---3-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5-------5------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-5----------5---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramFsus4Fsus4  Chord diagramBbsus2Bbsus2
e|----------1-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-5---3----1-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5---4----3-----|-3--------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5---5----3-----|-3--------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-3--------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Chord diagramDb5Db5                 Chord diagramC5C5
|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|

  Chord diagramDb5Db5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|----------------|-6---4------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|-4----------4---|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|

  Chord diagramDb5Db5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|----------------|-6---4------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|-4----------4---|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|

  Chord diagramC5C5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|----1-------3---|
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|-5-----5--5-----5-5-|-5-----5---5-5-5-5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|-7-----5--8-----5-5-|-7-----5---7-8-8-5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Verse 2:
1st part - strummed chords:

Chord diagramC majorC
Wide-angle watcher on life's ancient tales,
Chord diagramFF
Steeped in the history of London.
Chord diagramC majorC
Green and gray washes in a wispy white veil,
Chord diagramFF
Mist in the streets of Westminster.
Chord diagramC majorC
Wistful and weathered the pride still prevails,
 Chord diagramFF
Alive in the streets of the city.

Verse 2:
2nd part - arpeggiated chords:

Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb  Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
      Are they obli-vious   to this
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
quality?     Chord diagramA augmentedA quality
Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb  Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
    of light unique  to   every
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
city   street.
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb      Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4      Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
                       Pavements may teem with intense energy,
C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 C*   Chord diagramCsus4Csus4   C*    Chord diagramCsus4Csus4  C* Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
   But the city is calm in this violent sea.

Solo:

 Chord diagramDbDb                 Chord diagramC majorC
|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+|1+2+3+4+| x4

Chorus:

Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4  Chord diagramDbDb    Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb  Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4 Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramDbsus4Dbsus4
I feel the sense of possi - bili-ties.
Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramCsus4Csus4  Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramCsus4Csus4  Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramCsus4Csus4 Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramCsus4Csus4
I feel the wrench of hard re-al-ities.

  Chord diagramDbDb                Chord diagramAb7sus4Ab7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|-9----9---------|-9-----9---------|---------9-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------|----------------|-7----7---------|-7-----7---------|---------7-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------|----------------|-6----6---------|-6-----6---------|---------6-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-6---4------3---|-6----6---------|-6-----6---------|---------6-------|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4----------4---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----4-----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                The  fo - cus  is  sharp in  the  ci -  ty.

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