Big Thief - Forgotten Eyes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Forgotten Eyes" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Forgotten Eyes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Big Thief

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Forgotten Eyes" smoothly on your guitar.

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D#             D#/G#         D#/G     A#
Forgotten eyes are the ones which we lose
D#             D#/G#          D#/G      A#
Forgotten hands are the ones which we choose
       D#/A#     G#maj7 Cm          A#
To let go of, but it is no less a bruise
       D#        D#/G#            D#/G     A#
On the collective arm keeping us high and gone

Forgotten dance is the one left at birth
Forgotten plants in the fossils of earth
And they've long passed but they are
no less the dirt
Of the common soil keeping us dry and warm

Chorus:
    D#       D#maj7 D#7
The wound has no direction
           G#          D#/G            Fm
Everybody needs a home and deserves protection‚
    A#
hmm-mm

Hollow-eyed on Eddie Street‚ no sirens to hear
Just trash and soiled needles clawing the veneer
And no crying but it is no less a tear
On the common cheek with which we smile

Hollow-eyed on Eddie‚ is it they or is it I?
Is it me who is more hollow as
I'm quickly passing by?
And the poison is killing them, but then so am I
As I turn away

Chorus:
The wound has no direction
Everybody needs a home and deserves protection,
hmm-mm

Forgotten tongue is the language of love
Forgotten tongue is the language of love
Forgotten tongue is the language of love
Forgotten tongue


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Forgotten Eyes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Forgotten Eyes" by Big Thief.