Heavy Eyes chords by
Zach Bryan (Official Version)

2022Country5.4K views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Verse 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
Remember when David dashed
G G 
 
A twelve pack of Budweiser heavy
Am7 Am7 
 
for the road?
F F 
 
C C 
 
Two kids in the back, drunk off their ass
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Screamin' in an old Bronco

Pre-chorus 1
F F 
 
And I  recall what she said
C C 
 
That she wanted me dead
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
But there ain't no grave deep enough
F F 
 
Remember all the nights we had?
C C 
 
You said: "It ain't so bad"
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Keep those heavy eyes looking   up

Interlude 1

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Verse 2
F F 
 
Remember when Mary brought
C C 
 
her own Jane?
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Lucas thought he was gonna die
F F 
 
'Cause stars started fallin' out
C C 
 
of a night cloud
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
From a clear Midwestern sky

Pre-chorus 2
F F 
 
I  recall what she said
C C 
 
Screamin' that the sky is red
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
It's burned into a younger man's mind
F F 
 
Remember all the days we had?
C C 
 
I'd said: "It ain't so bad"
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Keep those heavy eyes soft and   kind

Chorus 1
F F 
 
C C 
 
Oh, when I'm old, I will recall
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
All the nights we spent outlaws
F F 
 
It's getting cold
C C 
 
But that sun is crestin'
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And heavy eyes ain't born for restin'

Solo 1

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Verse 3
F F 
 
Who's gonna drive us home?
C C 
 
The boys and me
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Our walking staggered vision blurred
F F 
 
One thing you'll come to know
C C 
 
G G 
 
The boys back home live for things
Am7 Am7 
 
like dead man's curve

Pre-chorus 3
F F 
 
I  recall what he said,
C C 
 
he'd rather be gone and dead
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Than livin' like those sad folks in    town
F F 
 
I  can't take this soul with me
C C 
 
If I go, I'm goin' quickly
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Keep those heavy eyes free and   proud

Chorus 2
F F 
 
C C 
 
Oh, when I'm old, I will recall
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
All the nights we spent outlaws
F F 
 
It's getting cold
C C 
 
But that sun is crestin'
G G 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
And heavy eyes ain't born for restin'

Solo 2

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Fsus2

C

G

Am7

Chorus 3
F F 
 
C C 
 
Oh, when I'm old, I will recall
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
All the nights we spent outlaws
F F 
 
It's getting cold
C C 
 
But that sun is crestin'
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
And heavy eyes ain't born for restin'

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsFsus2 C G Am7 F...

Chords

Fsus2
C
G
Am7
F
Am

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Heavy Eyes by Zach Bryan, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Heavy Eyes the way Zach Bryan intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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