Intro  D5 (slide to) E5    x4
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Verse 1
    Em                       D
I'm lying in a hospital,  I'm pinned against the bed
  C                            Bm
A stethoscope upon my heart, a hand against my head
        Em                            D
They're peeling off the bandages, I'm wincing in the light
    C                                  Bm
The nurse is looking anxious and she's quivering in fright
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Chorus 1
    Em              G    Am         C    Em              G    Am        C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
    Em              G    Am         C    Em              Em   C         D
    Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Em  Em  C  Em    D
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Verse 2
    Em                          D
The doctors are avoiding me, my vision is confused
  C                            Bm
I listen to my earphones and I catch the evening news
  Em                            D
A murderer's been killed and he donates his sight to science
    C                             Bm
I'm locked into a private ward, I realise that I must be...
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Chorus 1
    Em              G    Am         C    Em              G    Am        C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
    Em              G    Am         C    Em              Em   C         D
    Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Middle 8  Em  Em  C  D   x3   Em
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Chorus 2
    Em              G    Am         C    Em              G    Am        C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
    Em              G    Am         C    Em              G    Am        C
    Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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Verse 3
  Em                                D
I smash the light in anger, push my bed against the door
  C                                 Bm
I close my lids across the eyes and wish to see no more
    Em                            D
The eye receives the messages and sends them to the brain
   C                             Bm
No guarantee the stimuli must be perceived the same...
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Chorus 2
     Em              G    Am         C    Em              G    Am        C
When looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
     Em              G    Am         C    Em              G    Am        C
     Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
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     Em              Em   C         D     Em              Em   C         D
     Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes, looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
     Em              Em  C       D    Em       Em            C      D     Em
     Gary don't need his eyes to see, Gary and his eyes have parted company