Windblown Eyes

by Jack Johnson

349
[Intro]
Cmaj7
 
[Verse 1]
           Cmaj7
Well, the anchor has been tested
 
I guess we’ll stay put for awhile
           F
I put the fire where it wanted
            Fm
Watched the water become dry
     Em
Once more, I was lost in thoughts that were not mine
        G                   G7
When I looked up, they were lost upon the tide
     Cmaj7
And now I’m just an island in these systems of silence
     F                            Fm
And as I drift around, I’m still bound to find the frowns
        Em                 Am             Em        G     G7
On the faces of my friends,    until the metronome ends.....
 
[Chorus]
F                 Em
  These windblown eyes
Dm                    C
  Finding it hard to see
F                      Em
  There’s no straight lines
Dm                  C
  Out on this open sea
F              Em
  No way back home
Dm               C
  Only places to be
F                  Em
  It’s a wondrous world
Dm                          C
  But it’s got the best of me
 
[Post-Chorus]
                 F    Em   Dm    C
Got the best of,   oh-oh, oh-oh..
                 F    Em    Dm  Cmaj7
Got the best of,   oh-oh, oh-oh......
 
[Break]
Cmaj7
 
[Verse 2]
    Cmaj7
As if it was a given, I let the rhythm ease my mind
              F                                     Fm
I pulled the cold out of the dark and I poured the darkness on the light
             Em
But I wanted more
 
Don’t we all dissolve into the night
         G
Only to wake up
          G7
In the morning untied?
    Cmaj7
And all the blessed pieces
 
Well, they have been dust now for some time
         F
And the rest, it carries on
     Fm
All imperfect and just fine
               Em
Another season gone
               Am
Do I belong to them, or they to me?
          Em
Do the reflections
              Am
Belong to the stars or to the sea?
          Em
How do I let go
          G                 G7
Of yesterday and yet to be?..
 
[Chorus]
F                 Em
  These windblown eyes
Dm                    C
  Finding it hard to see
F                      Em
  There’s no straight lines
Dm                  C
  Out on this open sea
F              Em
  No way back home
Dm               C
  Only places to be
F                  Em
  It’s a wondrous world
Dm                          C
  But it’s got the best of me
 
[Outro]
            Cmaj7
Well, the anchor has been lifted
 
I won’t be back here for a while
           F
I put his ashes where he wanted
      Fm
And I kept some by my side
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              Well, the anchor has been tested
I guess we'll stay put for awhile
I put the fire where it wanted
Watched the water become dry
Once more, I was lost in thoughts that were not mine
When I looked up, they were lost upon the tide

And now I'm just an island in these systems of silence
And as I drift around, I'm still bound to find the frowns
On the faces of my friends
Until the metronome ends

These windblown eyes
Finding it hard to see
There's no straight lines
Out on this open sea
No way back home
Only places to be
It's a wondrous world
But it's got the best of me
Got the best of
Got the best of

As if it was a given, I let the rhythm ease my mind
I pulled the cold out of the dark and I poured the darkness on the light
But I wanted more
Don't we all dissolve into the night
Only to wake up
In the morning untied?

And all the blessed pieces
Well, they have been dust now for some time
And the rest, it carries on
All imperfect and just fine
Another season gone
Do I belong to them, or they to me?
Do the reflections
Belong to the stars or to the sea?
How do I let go
Of yesterday and yet to be?

These windblown eyes
Find it so hard to see
There's no straight lines
Out on this open sea
No way back home
Only places to be
It's a wondrous world
But it's got the best of me
Got the best of
It's got the best of

Well, the anchor has been lifted
I won't be back here for a while
I put his ashes where he wanted
And I kept some by my side              
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