Sabrina Carpenter - Eyes Wide Open Chords

Chord reference C, G, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [G] [C] [G] [Em]Everybody [C]loves to tell me, [G]I was born an old soul [Em]Better keep my [C]eyes wide open, [G]there’s so much that I don’t know [Em]Just another [C]hotel room, [G]never felt so all alone [Em]I think about my [C]granddad’s eyes, [G]and they always send me home

[C] [G]I can almost hear him now, [C]I gotta [G]make him proud I keep my [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open, bless this [Em]ground [C] [G]unbroken [Em]I’m about to [C]make my way, [G]heaven help me, keep my faith, my [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open

[C] [G] [C] [G] [Em]I can’t see two [C]steps ahead of me, [G]when the fog comes rolling in [Em]I never thought I’ll [C]miss the rain, [G]Lord knows how long it’s been [Em]This dream [C]burns inside of me, [G]and I can’t just let it go There’s [Em]still so much that [C]I don’t know [G]

I keep my [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open, bless this [Em]ground [C] [G]unbroken [Em]I’m about to [C]make my way, [G]heaven help me, keep my faith, my [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open

[C] [G]All I have is just this moment, [C] [G]and I don’t wanna miss a second [C] [G]’Cause it could all be gone in an instant, [C]yeah, in an [G]instant

I keep my [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open, bless this [Em]ground [C] [G]unbroken [Em]I’m about to [C]make my way, [G]heaven help me, keep my faith, my [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open [Em]I’m about to [C]make my way, [G]heaven help me, keep my faith My [Em]eyes [C]wide [G]open, keep [Em]my [C]eyes [G]wide [Em]open [C] [G]

Artist Sabrina Carpenter

Album Eyes Wide Open

Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop

Year 2015

Key C

How to play Eyes Wide Open on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Sabrina Carpenter - Eyes Wide Open on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0

Guitar G chord diagram To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3

To play the starting chord C; Place index finger on B string fret 1. Place middle finger on D string fret 2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
To move from C to G; Move index finger from B string fret 1 to A string fret 2.
Move middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3. Move ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.

2. G → Em chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0

To move from G to Em; Lift ring finger.
Keep index finger on A string fret 2. Move middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

3. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C; Move index finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 1.
Keep middle finger on D string fret 2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.