Big Eyes

artist:  Cheap Trick 
author:  Rick Nielsen 
title:   Big Eyes 
album:   In Color and in Black and White/At Budokan 
tuning:  Standard   E A D G B E 
 
Guitar Tablature by John Dissinger 
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--INTRO-- 
 
   spoken: big eyes! 
 
E-------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------0-------3------| 
G--------------------------0-----0-------3--------| 
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4---------|  x2 
A---------------1-------2-------------------------| 
E-12----------2-----------------------------------| 
   slide------------------------------------------| 
 
   D    B 
E----------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------| 
G---7----4-------------------------------| 
D---7----4-------------------------------|  x2 
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------| 
E---------------------3-0----------------| 
 
--VERSE ONE-- 
 
        G 
     It's not the way you look 
     It's not the way you walk 
        C 
     Your eyes are somethin' good 
     You know they're clear and bright 
     It's not the color of your hair 
 
   G rock shuffle        C 
E------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------6--------| 
G------------------------5--------5--------| 
D------------------------5--------5--------| 
A--5--5--7--5------------3--------3--------| 
E--3--3--3--3-etc...--------then-----------| 
 
 
--CHORUS ONE-- 
 
     D   B 
    Big eyes, I keep falling for those 
    Big eyes, they keep calling my name 
    (repeat) 
 
    D    B 
E----------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------| 
G---7----4-------------------------------| 
D---7----4-------------------------------|  x2 
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------| 
E---------------------3-0----------------| 
 
--VERSE TWO-- 
 
 
      You're such a losing cause 
      Why don't you go and get lost 
      Who says you write the laws 
      You're such a losing cause 
      Go on, get outta here 
 
 
guitar 1 plays same pattern as verse one, guitar 2 plays following lead fill 
repeatedly 
 
 
      1/2 
E------------3----| 
B----------3------| 
G-----5^----------| 
D-----------------| 
A-----------------| 
E-----------------| 
      b 
 
--CHORUS TWO-- (same as chorus one, except it is played only once) 
 
--BRIDGE-- 
 
E------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------0----------| 
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------1------------| 
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0---2---------------| 
E--------------------2-3-------------------------------------------| 
 
E------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-------------------------------------------------------------0----| x2 
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------0-----1------| 
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0----1-----2--------| 
E--------------------2-3--------------------------2----------------| 
 
--SOLO-- 
 
      ain't doin it 
 
--VERSE THREE-- 
 
      lyrics: repeat verse two, then verse one 
 
      guitar: plays stock verse pattern twice, second time with palm muting 
 
--CHORUS THREE-- 
 
      same as chorus two 
 
--VARIATION ON INTRO-- 
 
 
E----------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------0-----------| 
G--------------------------0-----0-------------| 
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4-vib--|  x3 
A---------------1-------2----------------------| 
E--------------2-------------------------------| 
 
E----------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------0-------3---| 
G--------------------------0-----0-------3-----| 
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4------|  x1 
A---------------1-------2----------------------| 
E--------------2-------------------------------| 
 
 
--CHORUS FOUR-- 
 
 
    lyrics: same as chorus one 
 
 
    D    B 
E---------------------------| 
B---------------------------| 
G---7----4------------------| 
D---7----4------------------|  x1 
A---5----2---1-2-1-0--------| 
E---------------------3-0---| 
 
    D    B 
E------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------| 
G---7----4---------------------------------| 
D---7----4---------------------------------|  x1 
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------| 
E---------------------3-0-------------3-0--| 
 
    D    B 
E---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---7----4------------------------------------------------------| 
D---7----4------------------------------------------------------|  x1 
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0----------------| 
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0-----------| 
 
    D    B 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------|  x1 
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-vib-------| 
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0----------------| 
 
 
--OUTRO-- 
 
   guitars 1, 2 and bass guitar: noise and palm muted strumming centered 
around B chord 
   then a single strum of B5 
 
   lyrics: Big eyes 
 
E------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------| 
D------------------------------------|  x1 
A------1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------| 
E---------------3-0-------------3-0--| 
 
 
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FROM: GLEN NORMAN PAVAN  
 
ARTIST:  CHEAP TRICK 
TITLE:  BIG EYES 
ALBUM:  IN COLOR/AT BUDAKAN 
TUNING:  STANDARD   E A D G 
 
 
12 STRING BASS ARRANGED FOR FOUR STRING BASS   HA HA 
 
 
GUITAR INTRO 
 
 
G-------------------------4------3-7--------------------------4-----3-7---| 
D---------------1-5---2-5------4--------------------1-5---2-5-----4-------| 
A----1-5------2----------------------------1-5----2-----------------------| 
E--2-------------------------------------2--------------------------------| 
 
 
BASS INTRO 
 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------5-6-7-| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
(GUITAR AND BASS TOGETHER HEREAFTER, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED) 
 
CHORUS 
 
A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0-----| 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-| 
 
 
VERSE 
 
     (G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LOOK ?????? 
     (G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WALK 
     (C) YOUR EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD 
     (C) YOU KNOW THEY'RE CLEAR AND BRIGHT 
     (G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0--------| 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----| 
BIG EYES            I K F I F T   (I KEEP FALL-ING FOR THOSE) 
 
REPEAT CHORUS 
 
VERSE TWO 
 
     (G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE 
     (G) WHY DON'T YOU GO GET LOST 
     (C) WHO SAYS YOU WRITE THE LAWS 
     (G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE GO ON GET OUTTA HERE 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
BRIDGE 
 
G---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--2-1-2----------------------------2-1-2-------------1-5-------------| 
A--------2-3-2-0---------2-5--------------2-3-2-0---2-----------------| 
E--------------------2-3----------------------------------------------| 
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--2-1-2-------------------------2-1-2-----------------------1-5---| 
A--------2-3-2-0--------2-5------------2-3-2-0-------1-5---2-------| 
E-------------------2-3----------------------------2---------------| 
 
 
BASS PLAYS THE BRIDGE THROUGH TWICE 
GUITAR PLAYS THE BRIDGE ONCE AND SOLOS THE SECOND TIME 
 
 
THIRD VERSE (BASS ONLY) 
 
     (G) OH... IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LOOK 
     (G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WALK 
     (C) YOU EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD 
     (G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
INTRO  (BOTH GUITAR AND BASS) TWICE 
 
 
OUTRO 
 
A----------------------1-2-1-0--------------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-----| 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-------3-0-| 
   BIG EYES,           I K F I F T  BIG EYES            T K C I M NAME 
 
A----------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0--------------------| 
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0---------3-0---------3-0-0--------------|_______(HOLD) 
 
 
A CAPPELLA 
     BIG EYES 
 
 
A--1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----| 
E----------3-0---------3-0-| 
 
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