Little Eyes


------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little Eyes - Yo La Tengo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jeff Intro: Keyboard plays a repeated C6 note or e|-8------- e|---------| B|--------- B|---------| G|--------- then there's a synth or gtr drone on C3 or G|---------| D|--------- D|---------| A|--------- A|--3------| E|--------- E|---------| intro and verse bass: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0---5--7--3------(repeat)--0--3-3---0--3-3-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse gtr w/ a bit of overdrive, wah, and reverb: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------8\5---------8\5------------5------------------| G|----------------------5----5h7---------5h7----------5-7--7--------------------| D|--5---7/10\----5---7----------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------8\5------------8\5----------------------| G|--------------------------5----5h7------------5h7------------7\5-------------| D|--5--7p5h7/10-----5---7------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse: Took a walk alone last night Slept inside your head It was raining hard again, crawled back into bed Tried to catch up to you But you moved too fast Thought about a million things Fell asleep at last Got up again last night Tore all over town Skidding tires screeching brakes Barely make a sound We were on a winding road Going 65 Slid along an icy stretch, made it back alive chorus: drone changes to a D3: e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|--5----------| E|-------------| chorus gtr w/ a bit of overdrive, wah, and reverb: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------5-5------5-----------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5---7--------7------7--5----------5------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7p5h7----------(repeat)---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Little eyes are open but they don't see very far You can only hurt the ones you love Not the ones you're thinking of Little eyes are open but they're sinking back again Don't you know you're sleeping much too long Wake up little eyes solo: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8-----8--8-8/11---11--11-10h11p10----------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------10--9-----etc.------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: Moving but not gaining any ground Climbing up the escalator as it takes you down e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9--9\7---7---5----5--5-5-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse then chorus: Last night I heard this sound Echoed everywhere Like a buzzing amplifier Burning through the air It's still raining hard, you said Have you any clue? Is it ever gonna stop? I guess that's up to you Little eyes are open but they don't see very far You can only hurt the ones you love Not the ones you're thinking of Little eyes are open but they're sinking back again Don't you know you're sleeping much too long Wake up little eyes | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================