Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C majorC
Difficulty: Novice
Flicker in My Eye - Hotel Lights
Intro:
C majorC x2
Verse 1:
C majorC
G+G A minorAm
loves ashes
FF C majorC
cinders burning
G+G
these arms that once held you
A minorAm FF C majorC
like a sunset and the sea
G+G A minorAm
like a sneaky thief
FF C majorC
like the gulls flapping wings
G+G
how quickly we've ended up
A minorAm FF
strangers
Chorus:
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
just a flicker in my eye
C majorC
Verse 2:
C majorC
G+G A minorAm
like smoke from a fire
FF C majorC
a child in a chair
G+G
your clever eyes
A minorAm FF C majorC
your long brown hair
G+G A minorAm
as the shopkeepers closed
FF C majorC
crowds passed us by
G+G
time has no patience
A minorAm FF
as we say goodbye
Chorus:
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
just a flicker in my eye
Bridge:
FF
G+G C majorC FF
and the rainy pavement's glimmering
G+G C majorC FF
like a hundred sparks gone white
G+G C majorC FF
and in your heart you feel it don't you
G+G C majorC FF
when it is all over
G+G C majorC FF
it is all over
G+G C majorC FF
it is all over
Verse 3:
C majorC
G+G A minorAm
and so i teased you
FF C majorC
to ease the air
G+G
when sadness is stinging
A minorAm FF
when there's no reply
Chorus:
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Just a flicker in my eye
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Just a flicker in my eye
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
(Just a flicker in my eye)
(I added that thrid refrain just 'cause it feels better than trying to replicate the ending on the recording.)