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Brown Eyed Handsome Man - 1963 Album Version chords by
Buddy Holly
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Arrested on charges of unemployment

He was sitting in the witness stand
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G

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The judge's wife called up

the district attorney

Said free that brown eyed man

You want your job you better

free that brown eyed man
Verse 2
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Flying across the desert in a TWA

I saw a woman walking across the sand
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She been a- walkin' thirty

miles en route to Bombay
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To reach a brown eyed handsome man
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Her destination was a brown
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eyed handsome man
Verse 3
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Way back in history three thousand years

Back ever since the world began

There's been a whole lot of
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good women shedding tears
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For a brown eyed handsome man
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A lot of trouble, was a brown eyed
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handsome man
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Well the beautiful daughter couldn't

make up her mind

Between a doctor and a lawyer man

Her mother told her darling
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go out and find yourself
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A brown eyed handsome man
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That's what your daddy is
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a brown eyed handsome man
Verse 5
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Well DeMilo's Venus was a beautiful lass

She had the world in the palm of her hand
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But she lost both her arms

in a wrestling match
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To win a brown eyed handsome man
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She fought and won herself a
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brown eyed handsome man
Verse 6
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Well, two, three the count with nobody on

He hit a high fly into the stand
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Rounding third he was headed for home
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It was a brown eyed handsome man
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That won the game,
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it was a brown eyed handsome man
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Brown Eyed Handsome Man - 1963 Album Version by Buddy Holly is E major.

The primary chords used in Brown Eyed Handsome Man - 1963 Album Version are E, A, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Brown Eyed Handsome Man - 1963 Album Version is approximately 194 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Brown Eyed Handsome Man - 1963 Album Version using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Buddy Holly.

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