BLIND EYE

THIS IS WHAT THE OFFICIAL URIAH HEEP WEB SITE SAYS ABOUT THIS SONG:

Blind Eye - A wonderful acoustic piece, this is a fine example of the way Ken's technique of modulating from minor to major keys with great effect. Grade: A+

Available on the album:

The Magician's Birthday
"THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY"


           BLIND EYE (Hensley)

intro:

| Am | G | F | G | Am | G | F | G | Am...(drums fill in) 

Double lead guitar theme:

   Am            G       Am            D
E|-----0-3---2-0-2-----------0-3----7--5-------------|
B|-1h3-------------3-----1h3--------------7----------|
G|-------------------4-------------------------------| 1st lead 
D|---------------------------------------------------| guitar
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5----------------------5---8--7-------------|
G|---4-5-----7-5-7-4--------4-5-----------7----------|  
D|-7-----------------5----7--------------------------| 2nd lead
A|---------------------------------------------------| guitar
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   Am            G       Am      E       Am E Am      E       Am 
E|-----0-3---2-0-2---------------2-3------------------2-3-------|
B|-1h3-------------3-----5-3p1p0-----5-3------5-3p1p0-----5-3-1-|
G|-------------------4-------------------5-4--------------------| 1st lead 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| guitar
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------------4-5------------------4-5-------|
G|---4-5-----7-5-7-4-----5-4p2p0-----5-4-2----5-4p2p0-----5-4-2-|  
D|-7-----------------5---------------------2--------------------| 2nd lead
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| guitar
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

verse:
Am
Stranger than the sunrise

Darker than the night
Am-D            Am
Fiercer than a rainstorm
G              Am
This is man's delight
G              Am
This is man's delight

verse:
Weaker than a moment
And hot as any fire
Blinder than the blind eye
This is man's desire
This is man's desire

bridge:
   A                    Bm
I ran to a place in the open sea
          D
Where I pledged
                G
My life to the sun
        A
It was good for a while
         Bm
I could laugh, I could smile
            D
But when I woke up one day
     E        Am
The sun had gone

Play the dbl lead guitar theme twice here!

bridge:
   A                    Bm
I ran to a place in the open sea
          D
Where I pledged
                G
My life to the sun
        A
It was good for a while
         Bm
I could laugh, I could smile
            D
But when I woke up one day
     E        Am
The sun had gone

verse:
     Am
So what of my meaning

What am I trying to say
  Am-D      Am
What of my caution
       G      Am
I'm a man anyway
       G      Am
I'm a man anyway

fade to the very first part of the dbl guitar theme!

  

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Reproduced with permission of Uriah Heep and Ken Hensley
© Tabs created by Per Rannug